Example sentences of "but [Wh det] is [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | NCM has now developed , with some help from my company , a domestic credit policy which follows traditional lines but which is written in plain English ( ie with little insurance jargon ) . |
| 2 | However , the term ‘ disease ’ is slightly unfortunate in this context because it conjures up notions of a ‘ cause ’ that has little or nothing to do with the natural state of the organism but which is imposed on it , having a discontinuous effect ; as , for example , in infectious diseases . |
| 3 | In relation to nationalised industries , it is commonplace to vest in a particular Minister of the Crown a power to issue general directives as to the running of the industry in question but this is again nothing more than a matter of organisational preference ; not , of course a preference which is a matter of caprice but which is based on notions of the best procedures to attain the objective in view . |
| 4 | Interestingly , it was at this very juncture that an addition was made to the show for the revival — a movement which is not found either in the score or the 1692 quarto , but which is printed on the second of the single-sheet inserts in Q1693 . |
| 5 | ( T ) here are many cases where a man who has a ‘ right , ’ in the sense of a liberty or capacity of doing an act which is not unlawful , but which is calculated seriously to injure another , will be liable to a charge of blackmail if he demands money from that other as the price of abstaining . … |
| 6 | It is a process of transition which all young people have to pass through but which is experienced differently as a result of such key factors as class , race , gender and disability ( Cross and Smith 1987 , Griffin 1985 , Willis 1977 ) . |
| 7 | New Historicism is very adept at employing ‘ thick description ’ , a detailed skilful exposition of , usually , some text or document which has been largely critically bypassed previously , but which is shown to have a charged metaphoric function in revealing some facet of Renaissance culture . |
| 8 | I would like to develop a particular thesis to explain the contemporary crisis of capitalism which incorporates certain of the insights derived from all these approaches but which is anchored in a Christian world-view . |
| 9 | The war of resolutions overshadowed the Congress , which should have ended proceedings yesterday but which is expected to continue until the end of the week , as it discusses amendments to the Russian constitution . |
| 10 | a share which pays an annual dividend of 20p but which is expected to grow by 5% p.a. for the foreseeable future . |
| 11 | This might be something that has a legitimate place in the original complex equation — it might be peace education , anti-racism or teachers ' rights — but which is inflated to fill the whole screen . |
| 12 | This serves as an introduction to Part II , and more particularly as a prelude to Chapter 6 , because it deals with the subject of fiction itself : something which is strictly not a matter of style , but which is presupposed by the study of style in fiction writing . |
| 13 | Prescribed themes can be introduced in any order but whatever is studied in history is constantly related to the time-line ( see Figure 2.5 for one example ) . |
| 14 | But whatever is promoted on the world 's catwalks , an infinitely cheaper version can be found . |
| 15 | It includes an option for a table in which case you fill in the same sort of data form as shown above but what is displayed on the slide is the completed grid . |
| 16 | But what is said about Jesus really expresses the truth about the human race as a whole . |
| 17 | Rarely , they might talk more coherently , but what is said is seldom sensible . |
| 18 | In some such patients , speech production is not eliminated , but what is said is usually entirely meaningless and incomprehensible ( this syndrome is known as transcortical sensory aphasia ) . |
| 19 | But what is proposed is like a monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend . |
| 20 | But what is needed to achieve an attack on the causes of poverty , a democratic will in the rich countries to let their political leaders spend more on fighting want , seems further off than ever . |
| 21 | Traditions do change and adapt through the ages , but what is left is just as important to the community which upholds it . |
| 22 | But what is censored in this way in one state has often either found its way into the radio output of another or been reported by a newspaper . |
| 23 | But what is used in sub-lingual therapy is industrial alcohol . |
| 24 | But what is meant by communication ? |
| 25 | But what is meant by an individual quality ? |
| 26 | But what is meant by ‘ autonomy ’ and under what conditions is it possible ? |
| 27 | But what is meant by a structural change ? |
| 28 | But what is required now is not more research , but sustainable alternatives for harvesting the oceans ' bountiful resources — methods such as squid jigging or tuna trolling which have a negligible effect on non-target species . |
| 29 | But what is included is less revealing than what is excluded : all the excessive elements of working-class consumption that refuse to fit neatly into this socialist continence — Stanley knives , lurid cocktails , Blind Date , trash videos , tabloids , bingo , heavy metal , Club 18–30 … |
| 30 | I have only sketched the explanation of the rainbow here , but what is offered should suffice to illustrate the general form of the reasoning involving . |