Example sentences of "but it is [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it is neither an elegy of the novel nor a grim prediction of its imminent demise . |
| 2 | But it is also a more general process describing the interactive skills of policemen and women : the knowledge of when and in what situations it is appropriate to show sympathy , tolerance , and understanding rather than aggression and force . |
| 3 | Capital is thus not only a political critique of society but it is also a criticism of the terms in which the economy was discussed at the time when he wrote , and a demonstration that these terms are moulded to the purposes of the system they pretend to analyse . |
| 4 | This gas is better known to dental patients as laughing gas , but it is also a mainstay in the operating theatres of many hospitals . |
| 5 | This feeling owes a lot to all the novels and films and to actual practice with condemned men being ‘ granted their last wish before they die ’ , but it is also a strong expression of trying to anticipate impending loss . |
| 6 | The Green Book claims universality , and so names no names ; but it is also a book written in the first instance for Libyans , to encourage them to create popular democracy . |
| 7 | HORSE racing may be the sport of kings , or more recently sheiks , but it is also a business — and it is remarkably unprofitable . |
| 8 | Thus the affective is deeply embedded in everything a scientist does , but it is also a process of ‘ unselfing ’ . |
| 9 | This is a horrifying story , but it is also a moving testament to the courage of the child who grew up to become a man surprisingly free from bitterness or hatred . |
| 10 | But it is also a saga of human avarice and the abuse of power . |
| 11 | As a cultural practice it is embedded in national traditions and subject to institutional constraints , but it is also a multi-interpretable art form , which may be opaque in its meanings , or a window on the world ( for feminist windows are different ) . |
| 12 | But it is also a difference of a fundamental nature , similar to that between Old and New Testaments . |
| 13 | Glycollic acid could be a precursor for the petrochemical feedstock , ethylene glycol but it is also a useful chemical in its own right , serving as a descalent and as a mordant in the dyeing industry . |
| 14 | When we are fat , losing weight is important for our health but it is also a great boost to morale to feel more attractive because we have managed to shed surplus pounds . |
| 15 | This may seem a macho way to treat the hair but it is also a sure way for pulling the hair out . |
| 16 | This may be something intuitive , but it is also a matter of visual ‘ rightness ’ . |
| 17 | I include netting as a sport since in my view , it is undoubtedly that but it is also a very professional method of getting to grips with the stock . |
| 18 | But it is also a hotel which actively looks forward to the future . |
| 19 | But it is also a very real disincentive to spending time on learning to microwrite and transferring large quantities of address data from my Psion 128K packs . |
| 20 | But it is also a binding force , one that holds people together and sustains them ’ |
| 21 | But it is also a good idea to keep a nest egg for emergencies . |
| 22 | The Snowdon Mountain Railway is conscious of its historical importance in the development of tourism in the area but it is also a highly organised commercial business . |
| 23 | Lucky Jim may survive in the memory as a series of farcical moments , but it is also a tightly plotted novel ; The Green Man ( 1969 ) , a nightmarish ghost-story , has one of the most ingenious plots in English fiction . |
| 24 | The concern with stress reduction is valid in its own right , but it is also a vital prerequisite for successful engagement with educational innovation . |
| 25 | But it is also a psychological fact that immediate satisfaction can lead to disgust . |
| 26 | Its fearsome appearance strikes terror into the hearts of the Elves ' enemies , but it is also a memorial to the countless Elf warriors who have died defending it . |
| 27 | In part the reasons are technical ( the typewriter and camera — and now the computer tape — have made the keeping of records easier ) , but it is also a result of the increasing complexity of social organization . |
| 28 | The Agia Triadha sarcophagus is a marvellous work of Minoan art ; but it is also a positive and glowing affirmation of the Minoans ' beliefs concerning human mortality and the life after death . |
| 29 | But it is also a history which tries to take account of the whole range of factors that shape human societies , from the character of their physical environments to sporadic peasant rebellions . |
| 30 | AS A character says in ‘ Bull Durham ’ , a film about the game , ‘ Baseball may be a religion full of magic , cosmic truth and the fundamental ontological riddles of our time , but it is also a job . ’ |