Example sentences of "[adj] but [modal v] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Consideration Need not be Adequate but must be Sufficient |
| 2 | Hence the curious but traditional terminology of the law — the consideration need not be adequate but must be sufficient ( or real ) . |
| 3 | good recollections of erm and even events that are n't necessarily really funny but can be funny you know , on the way tha , in the way that they 're being told . |
| 4 | The ‘ Pater Nostra ’ organisation , which will care for physically and mentally handicapped people in Atea , expect to find that by owning their own tractor they will not only go a long way to becoming self-sufficient but will be able to hire out the tractor locally to enhance their income . |
| 5 | This can be costly but may be essential if the material re– quires explanation . |
| 6 | Conditions for both residents and staff can be very good but can be poor . |
| 7 | These reports , published in June 1986 , suggested that a barrage would not only be technically feasible but would be likely to create significant new development opportunities in the Cardiff waterfront area and beyond . |
| 8 | I am away on a short holiday in Scotland between August 14th-26th but would be pleased to discuss this over the telephone when I 'm back . |
| 9 | Pinking shears are not essential but can be useful . |
| 10 | Asplenium marinum is occasional but may be plentiful if sheltered . |
| 11 | Substantial personal saving is not only difficult but can be disfunctional to production and economic growth . |
| 12 | The cliff is very sheltered but can be slow to dry in winter . |
| 13 | A shop will prove a little more expensive but may be able to offer some kind of guarantee . |
| 14 | Such a preference is scarcely surprising but may be difficult to accommodate in specially designated homes and hostels . |
| 15 | Widespread use of warfarin to prevent stroke in people with chronic AF is theoretically desirable but would be difficult to implement , and many of those most likely to benefit , namely the elderly , would unfortunately probably remain untreated . |
| 16 | The 1988–89 Committee spent a long time agonising over the problem of how to keep the broadcasters at arms length , so that their editors would not be able to provide the signal in ways that might be journalistically attractive but would be repugnant to Members . |
| 17 | The reason is unknown but may be due to the development of larvae which were arrested in their development as a result of host immunity . |
| 18 | Long-term behavioural effects of chronic pain and discomfort in the neonatal period are as yet unknown but may be significant ; the possible harmful effects of potent analgesics , particularly opioid drugs , are well-recognised and should be considered . |
| 19 | We can readily compare among X1 to X4 and among X5 to X8 ; but a comparison of any of X , to X4 with any of X5 to X8 will be confounded with ( i.e. inseparable from ) the natural difference between the two blocks ; this difference is unknown but could be large . |