Example sentences of "but [conj] it is [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am not arguing therefore that metaphors should not change , but that it is impossible for us to change them organically unless we understand them in the first place . |
| 2 | The suggestion that conventionalism reduces surprise must assume , then , not that surprise is unfair but that it is undesirable for some other reason : that it is inefficient , for example , or imposes unnecessary risks , or frightens people , or is otherwise not in the general interest . |
| 3 | The point is not that we in any way deliberately do down the intelligence of animals — although we do this as well — but that it is hard for us to imagine the workings of forms of intelligence that have evolved to cope with environmental circumstances different from our own . |
| 4 | To ensure that each person has a turn , but that it is difficult for those playing to predict when their number is coming up , I have a system of calling the numbers out . |
| 5 | Canadian labour education is by no means a model of good practice , but if it is possible for unions with far weaker traditions of political affiliation and shopfloor militancy than in Britain to stray beyond the circumscribed perimeters of the workplace in their training , then it is harder still to accept the myopic parochialism of much current British practice . |
| 6 | I can not at present be more specific about when I shall be able to deliver the items to you , but if it is important for you to have a specific time , could I ask you , please , to get in touch in a day or so . |