Example sentences of "the [noun sg] but [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | One suggested reason is to protect public bodies from vexatious litigants with no real interest in the outcome of the case but just a desire to make things difficult for the government . |
| 2 | Articulated syntheses have vectorial qualities — not only a weight within the field but also a direction . |
| 3 | So called keyhole surgery is being hailed as the way most operations will be carried out in the future but only a minority of surgeons can actually do it . |
| 4 | Paddy Murphy and Jimmy Keenan both looked good on the sand but unfortunately an interesting choice of footwear ( none at all ! ) led to Dugdale 's retirement with some of the best blisters I 've even seen ! |
| 5 | The two most likely services to trigger a process of decline are the post office , which often acts as a multiple service facility ( Taylor and Emerson , 1981 ) , and the primary school , which is not only a central feature of the community but also a vital ingredient in retaining a young and active population ( Jones , 1980 ) . |
| 6 | However , I am discovering that the church probably not the community but more a communion and that 's perhaps an answer to what Nanette ? |
| 7 | His marriage , too , although it presumably owed much to Gloucester , also allied him with the Percies , since his new brother-in-law lord Scrope was not only a neighbour of the duke but also a Percy retainer . |
| 8 | His marriage , too , although it presumably owed much to Gloucester , also allied him with the Percies , since his new brother-in-law lord Scrope was not only a neighbour of the duke but also a Percy retainer . |
| 9 | Sconce torches were fixed in the wall but only a few of these were lit . |
| 10 | We expressed concern about the poor quality of head-staff relationships in some schools , admittedly not always the fault of the head but often a consequence of an indefensible degree of autocratic behaviour . |
| 11 | He was required to pay not only the price but also a carriage charge . |
| 12 | So not only do we see a physical flight to the countryside but also a change in political outlook . |
| 13 | This entails not only familiarity with the instrumentation used and experience in application of the method but also an appreciation of the basics of analysis — calibration , control of contamination , the proper use of blanks , sample preservation etc . |
| 14 | There was , in particular , a renewed surge of spending on state schools , part of it to finance the rapid completion of the comprehensive secondary education system now being finished under the aegis of Shirley Williams , a right-wing member of the government but also a critic of private schooling . |
| 15 | Rask , after all , did not involve the government but rather a private-sector company as the transferor . |
| 16 | All subsequent Conventions have required as a condition of their applicability not only internationality of the transaction but also a connection with a Contracting State . |
| 17 | For a mid-layer , a woollen sweater has traditionally been the answer but nowadays a range of alternatives are available that are warmer , lighter and faster-drying . |
| 18 | Now we will pay all those commissions on the basis of you achieving er first of all the sale but also a minimum amount of paper work . |
| 19 | The precedents which follow , therefore , contain not only an assignment of the husband 's equitable interest in the property but also a conveyance of the legal estate to new trustees . |
| 20 | Unlike most industries the pharmaceutical industry does not have a simple , direct relationship with the customer but rather a complex interaction with the medical profession , the health care system and the general public . |
| 21 | Most of the university and polytechnic libraries replied to the survey but only a small number of colleges did so . |
| 22 | The messages or responses your receive around May 2 , 5 and 9 will be flattering and good for the ego but also a bit misleading . |
| 23 | Although it seems unlikely that lay people could get involved with the detailed engineering design of major projects , given proposals for a specific local project their general interest can sometimes expand to include not only a concern for the siting , appearance and general design of the system but also an interest in the more general policy issues : for example , is the proposed project the best investment option ; what are the alternatives ? |
| 24 | Thus it is not every appropriation which falls within the section but only an act which answers the composite description . |