Example sentences of "[noun] but it is [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Other systems in this chapter such as case allocation , case management and the experts register benefit from computerisation but it is by no means essential . |
| 2 | The SSPCA freely admits that feeding livestock on the hills runs contrary to the accepted practice in many hill farming areas but it is of the opinion that the time has come when a stand has to be made . |
| 3 | Present indications go to show that this is not the case but it is of extreme importance that this hypothesis should be tested . |
| 4 | Imaginary time may sound like science fiction but it is in fact a well-defined mathematical concept . |
| 5 | It might be argued that it is. but it is worth dwelling briefly on the insights which structuralist Marxist accounts contain . |
| 6 | Usually , these are sold in bulk to a dealer who can handle large quantities but it is worth trying to do a deal on smaller quantities if you can get in on the ground floor , so to speak . |
| 7 | More recently there has been some support for an approach which interprets the contract as a whole but it is by no means unanimous . |
| 8 | ( 2 ) The difficulty arises where there is some evidence but it is of a tenuous character , for example because of inherent weakness or vagueness or because it is inconsistent with other evidence . |
| 9 | Most designers have an intuitive but unformalised picture in these terms but it is of great utility to produce these pictures in flow diagram form so that any differences of view are revealed and can be reconciled by discussions during the process of agreeing the diagrams . |
| 10 | But er it does n't look like a steeplechase but it is in fact |
| 11 | Planning and communication can take place through abstracted techniques of management control but it is by no means clear that the technical reason implicit in the use of these techniques serves to substitute for more substantively based judgements and planning . |
| 12 | It takes a bit of time to learn to use these more specialized sorts of graph paper but it is worth the effort . |
| 13 | At first sight , this may appear to be a poor performance but it is in fact over twice as frequent as a random selection ( which for this data would be 32.7% of cases ) . |
| 14 | The two-bedroom cottage needs refurbishment but it is in a superb location , in the middle of woodland owned by the National Trust and overlooking the River Yealm . |
| 15 | Others agreed that there is a negative image but it is within the N.I.O. and the job creation agencies and has more to do with political prejudice than anything else . |
| 16 | The balance sheet and P&L account provide quite a lot of information on the financial health of the company but it is in the nature of a snapshot of conditions at a particular moment in time . |
| 17 | The balance sheet and P&L account provide quite a lot of information on the financial health of the company but it is in the nature of a snapshot of conditions at a particular moment in time . |
| 18 | ( I realise this area is outside the AONB but it is within the conservation area . ) |
| 19 | It is often quite appropriate to act on particular impulses but it is against nature to let these have their head against the opposition of the higher principles , or not to let these higher impulses remain upon the lookout for trouble . |
| 20 | Porto Santo is not connected under the sea to Madeira but it is of a similar age — Miocene . |
| 21 | It is quite easy to see , intuitively , that a crack is a nasty dangerous thing to have about the house but it is by no means so obvious that a step can cause a bad stress concentration . |
| 22 | Not only is it in the national interest but it is in the interest of every industry , company , employer and employee . |
| 23 | Man works far below his capacity ; some writers have put a figure on the deficiency but it is of little value to you to make quantitative estimates . |