Example sentences of "but [is] [prep] no " in BNC.
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| 1 | A contemporary noted that the school curriculum was ‘ subordinated to that literary instruction which makes for academic culture , but is of no practical utility , to the classes for whom the local authorities should principally cater ’ . |
| 2 | If assistance is not granted the Commissioner may inform the applicant of the reasons for the decision , but is under no obligation to do so . |
| 3 | Denis Smith says it 's not going to be an easy job because they 're in a poor league position … he may change players by wheeling and dealing but is under no pressure to sell |
| 4 | The authority is in a better position to achieve ( if its legitimacy is acknowledged ) what the individual has reason to but is in no position to achieve . |
| 5 | With the values used , the frequency is several kilohertz but is in no way critical for this present purpose . |
| 6 | Its subject , the writer , traveller and Arabist Freya Stark , celebrates her 100th birthday on its publication , but is in no mental condition to read it . |