Example sentences of "but [pers pn] [is] often [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Heading and axis labels are entered during the production of the graph , but it is often useful to be able to add a little extra explanatory text or graphic . |
| 2 | In the theatre , stage lighting varies in brightness , but it is often sufficient for video recording purposes , even if only as an aid to rehearsals . |
| 3 | They fry can be left with the parents until they attain anything up to one inch in length , but it is often advisable to remove the parents long before this . |
| 4 | A chance finding , outside the mainstream of scientific research , can sometimes be very valuable , but it is often difficult to see its potential . |
| 5 | But it is often difficult to judge . |
| 6 | By changing the excitation frequency we can probe the upper-state vibrational levels , but it is often difficult to identify the ν'=; 0 level , which may have low probability of excitation or emission . |
| 7 | Other places were also hit savagely from time to time , but it is often difficult to tell from the registers which particular disease was responsible for an unusually high number of deaths . |
| 8 | Not only is the evidence scarce , but it is often undependable . |
| 9 | Physical power is absent from most organisations ( except the prison service and the armed forces ) , but it is often evident as an undercurrent in industrial relations ( eg violence on the picket line or bullying on the shop floor ) . |
| 10 | But it 's often difficult to see for yourself how much is in your account . |