Example sentences of "are still [adj] but " in BNC.

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1 In Britain these principles are still present but meaningless , their very irrelevance making their upholders all the more determined and aggressive .
2 The 36MHz SuperSparcs are still available but the lower cycles will be phased out .
3 Ipswich tickets are still available but the game against Blackburn has sold out .
4 The numbers attending are still disappointing but I believe that it is fully justified if for no other reason than that it provides us with the best — and most cost effective — corporate publicity we are likely to obtain .
5 True demi-caractère dancers with a sense of comedy are still rare but they are to be found .
6 Her mum and dad are still jet-lagged but she seems fine .
7 At this stage , members of the group are still tolerant but are signalling , verbally and non-verbally , that the deviation must cease .
8 These aspects of political choice are still important but less so now than in the past .
9 Now , the signs of that beauty are still discernible but tend to be offset by the layers of crumbling stucco , stone or woodwork resulting from too many years of neglect .
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