Example sentences of "[noun] but [Wh det] is [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In relation to nationalised industries , it is commonplace to vest in a particular Minister of the Crown a power to issue general directives as to the running of the industry in question but this is again nothing more than a matter of organisational preference ; not , of course a preference which is a matter of caprice but which is based on notions of the best procedures to attain the objective in view . |
| 2 | NCM has now developed , with some help from my company , a domestic credit policy which follows traditional lines but which is written in plain English ( ie with little insurance jargon ) . |
| 3 | However , the term ‘ disease ’ is slightly unfortunate in this context because it conjures up notions of a ‘ cause ’ that has little or nothing to do with the natural state of the organism but which is imposed on it , having a discontinuous effect ; as , for example , in infectious diseases . |
| 4 | In other words it 's a new it 's something which is not done directly from the computer but which is using information the computer provides . |
| 5 | Unfortunately the mouse does n't eliminate the keyboard completely , the basic information still has to be fed into the computer but what is does do is to make the manipulation of that information much simpler . |
| 6 | a share which pays an annual dividend of 20p but which is expected to grow by 5% p.a. for the foreseeable future . |
| 7 | Prescribed themes can be introduced in any order but whatever is studied in history is constantly related to the time-line ( see Figure 2.5 for one example ) . |
| 8 | I would like to develop a particular thesis to explain the contemporary crisis of capitalism which incorporates certain of the insights derived from all these approaches but which is anchored in a Christian world-view . |