Example sentences of "but it is [adv] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 But it is surely generally accepted that some level of participation is necessary whatever approach to systems design and development is adopted .
2 The problem in relation to deaf people is nevertheless a challenging one since not only is their language different in vocabulary and grammar from spoken languages but it is also largely carried out in a different medium .
3 This arrangement can become part of a reproductive grouping , but it is also frequently observed in non-breeding groups , where a hierarchy develops in relation to food sources .
4 But it is also well known that the so-called expert witness in court may be a hired gun , willing to testify to anything for a fee , or a crackpot whose unsupportable ideas are masked by an advanced degree — often from a respectable university .
5 It 's well worth doing in one go but it is also well suited to shorter walks — I 've outlined a couple of my favourites .
6 But it is also increasingly explored by the Right , concerned to explain the electoral disillusionment which drove Bush out of office and Major out of Thatcherism .
7 But it is also commonly found , more or less explicitly , in traditional grammar , as Chomsky himself pointed out , citing the Port-Royal grammar ( Chomsky , 1968 ) .
8 ‘ The power to create and manipulate culture as a means or controlling others is well entrenched in the social , Economic and political institutions of a society but it is also continually resisted by opposing cultural forms ’ .
9 The great endeavour which Peter Scott and a small group of inspired people began in 1961 may be said to have only just started to have the worldwide impact which will help mankind to learn once again to develop in full harmony with the natural world , but it is already indelibly clear that Peter 's influence and determination has been crucial in creating a force that will not be denied its place of importance on a planet which , in the foreseeable future , may be required to support a human population of double its present size .
10 No doubt this was the real point of the missive , but it is rather vaguely expressed and makes one wonder whether the author really had much idea what had happened .
11 Easily Accessible : Banbury lies on the edge of the Cotswolds and is therefore ideally situated for walking , but it is probably best known for both the nursery rhyme ‘ Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross , To see a fine lady , upon a white horse ’ and for its special cakes made from a 300-year old recipe .
12 The ‘ Little Bang ’ Theory can not be completely dismissed , but it is today generally discounted .
13 It is not in danger of sinking , but it is no longer leading the way .
14 This increase is clearly associated with an increase in liquidity but it is no longer clear what this implies .
15 It is often difficult to distinguish from damp caused by the entry of rain and ground water , but it is nearly always accompanied by the formulation of mould — usually green/black .
16 ‘ Parents will often give a guardian the right to occupy the house for a certain length of time , but it is nearly always left in trust for the child .
17 A Court of Protection exists to defend elderly or mentally incapacitated people , but it is not widely known .
18 Not only does the site not have planning permission for office development but it is not even zoned for this use and would thus require a material contravention order or a Section 4 motion by the City fathers to allow any big office development here .
19 But it is not just trying to get the recipient to learn the ad by rote : it is , surely , trying to give information — persuasive information — about the product , so that the consumer will prefer it to its competitors and buy it .
20 But it is not just played for easy excitement : this is alarming because it is so near the edge of what is possible , and yet it has just enough in reserve for tremendous final prestissimo .
21 Energy has many forms — heat , electrical energy , mechanical energy , strain energy and so on — but it is not immediately clear that the surface of a solid has energy , merely by virtue of its existence as a surface .
22 But it is not altogether clear what part dietary habits play .
23 But it is not wholly clear that the problem has disappeared .
24 The Duke has initiated an important debate , but it is not yet concluded .
25 The Duke has initiated an important debate , but it is not yet concluded .
26 As a general strategy , this is fine , but it is not yet broken down far enough to be useful .
27 Rulings made by the European Court of Justice now mean that pension schemes run by employers should not discriminate between men and women on grounds of age , but it is not yet clear what the consequences of these rulings will be .
28 A number of explanations for these results are available , but it is not yet clear which explanations are correct .
29 But it is not yet clear what new job opportunities the development will mean .
30 There will be a period where the individual is affected by the condition , but it is not yet suffering .
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