Example sentences of "but it is [adj] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | An allowance is made for this , but it is insufficient to pay for a school meal . |
| 2 | It would be very surprising if partisanship and ideology did not affect relative preferences in this way , but it is essential to control for partisanship and ideology before investigating other , less obvious influences . |
| 3 | But it is foolish to look for great intellectual nourishment from a parasite , just as it would be to expect the delicacies of romantic love in the company of a hired prostitute . |
| 4 | Understandable , but it is unlikely to make for exciting three-quarter play , players running with the ball . |
| 5 | Such access , which is limited to one byte at a time , is sufficient for setting and reading screen locations or " flags " , but it is difficult to use for building more complicated data structures . |
| 6 | But it is difficult to cook for people every day , especially when there are no other kitchen staff to cover . ’ |
| 7 | Power is lacking , and the user has to be patient to get results , but it is difficult to complain for the average selling price of just over £60 . |