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

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1 But it is also beginning to realise that , unless it is careful , it could also face opposition from more unexpected quarters .
2 The primary outcome of the project will be a descriptive account of the employment characteristics of establishments in British industry , which can be compared with the situation recorded by the 1980 survey , but it is also hoped to consider the findings in the context of current debates about labour market segmentation .
3 The rationalization is that everything is done in the interests of the patient , but it is also designed to protect professionals from feelings that are , for them , genuinely intolerable .
4 Education , for example , benefits those who receive it because it enhances their employment prospects or because they enjoy studying , but it is also held to yield external benefits in producing a socialized , literate and informed citizenry .
5 The legislation 's main aim is to safeguard research and storage of embryos , but it is also attempting to monitor a complex set of issues .
6 A leafy retreat is an excellent goal for a small town garden , but it is best made acknowledging the urban setting , using un-wild plants such as bamboo , acanthus , fig , vine , alchemilla , euphorbia , wisteria .
7 But it is soon revealed to have a peculiar character .
8 Agriculture campaigner Robin Maynard said : ‘ £31 million over three years might build a few ornamental ponds in the countryside but it is hardly going to generate a major shift in agricultural policy from over-intensive agriculture to sustainable farming practice . ’
9 The historic state coach No 351 which was being restored at that time suffered exterior damage in the fire but it is now intended to restore it as a museum piece .
10 Much determination and hard work have gone into that attempt , but it is now seen to have failed .
11 Computer aided instruction ( C.A.I. ) strictly should cover other techniques such as simulation and computer based procedures but it is usually intended to mean a situation where a student sits in front of a screen on which the presented formats relate to his developing cognitive activity as expressed by his manipulations of the associated key-board .
12 Maladministration is not defined , but it is usually taken to mean administrative action ( or inaction ) which has led to unfairness to a member of the public .
13 The word ’ perceptron ’ can mean just one isolated computational node , like a single neurone ; but it is often taken to mean an entire device with many layers and many nodes in each layer .
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