Example sentences of "is [adv] [verb] [adv] but " in BNC.
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| 1 | What is rarely stated openly but constantly implied is that the younger generation should be less negative because they know better ; they are university educated men . |
| 2 | This particular investigation is rarely performed nowadays but can still be useful in cases of treatment-resistant urethritis . |
| 3 | The old structure is still working well but now something is diverting some of the energy and effort . |
| 4 | This is partly done individually but the discussion and agreement stages involve meetings within the project team and between members of the team and other company functions . |
| 5 | The personal-impersonal nature of Gandhi 's descriptions of God is clearly illustrated here but the point already made earlier can be reiterated , namely , that it is not important to him whether God is conceived of in personal or impersonal terms since neither superiority nor inferiority of expression is implied in either case . |
| 6 | The method is perfectly structured internally but has no necessary connection to anything outside itself ; there is no analytical purchase on it from without . |
| 7 | ‘ Playing to the referee ’ is often used pejoratively but , in modern international rugby , you fail to do so at your peril . |