Example sentences of "but [adv] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From this point of view the French have never regarded fascism as an aberration , concurring rather with Césaire and Fanon that it can be explained quite simply as European colonialism brought home to Europe by a country that had been deprived of its overseas empire after World War I. French poststructuralism , therefore , involves a critique of reason as a system of domination comparable to that of the Frankfurt School , but rather than setting up the possibility of a purged reason operating in an unblocked , ideal speech situation as a defence against tyranny and coercion in the manner of a Habermas , it reanalyses the operations of reason as such . |
| 2 | But rather than meet this challenge , entitlement theorists simply take for granted that if original acquirers deserve any rights they deserve the full rights of liberal ownership , and hence assume , rather than demonstrate , the legitimacy of that which has to be justified : the institution of private property . |
| 3 | But rather than helping the development of the country , these petrodollars would spread chaos and disappointment among millions of people , while offering fabulous opportunities of corruption to the court , the Shah 's family and may foreign companies and merchants . |
| 4 | But rather than seeing Gloucester as a weak independent power eclipsed by a strong court connection , one should probably , as in East Anglia , think of him as part of that connection . |
| 5 | But rather than seeing Gloucester as a weak independent power eclipsed by a strong court connection , one should probably , as in East Anglia , think of him as part of that connection . |
| 6 | THE holiday ads are tempting you away with the usual images of fun and sun but rather than taking a package why not invest in that longed-for overseas home ? |
| 7 | The years in Italy were followed by a couple of years in France , where his father was in charge of the BTA 's Paris office , but rather than go to school in France , Patrick was sent to Dulwich College . |
| 8 | But rather than repeat the conflicts about poor eating habits which had taken place between the patient and her family before admission , pressure should be taken off the meals themselves , during which patients are encouraged to interact in an appropriate social context . |
| 9 | It had been anticipated that several of the governors appointed by Congress ( I ) would be replaced by the new government , but rather than make selective changes of those appointees of the former regime the government decided to ask all governors to resign with the intention of reinstating some of them later . |
| 10 | But rather than undertaking such an analysis it will be enough to demonstrate that this control procedure is in principle inadequate for our present needs . |
| 11 | Mead says that its mainframe was running at maximum capacity , but rather than upgrade , it searched for an alternative due to the rising costs of proprietary mainframe technology . |
| 12 | But rather than admit that the family is secondary to the pursuit of autonomy , creativity and growth , the company is blamed . |
| 13 | But rather than offer more praise , we would like to offer something else . |
| 14 | It is excellent however you use it , but rather than fiddling with small mince pies , my great aunts from Norfolk Island made huge double-crusted pies , the pineapple layered between home-made mince meat , rich with rum and spices . |
| 15 | Meetings between the two monarchs were arranged , but rather than bringing peace to the two countries , fresh hostilities broke out . |
| 16 | McKean and Murray have now scored doubles at three major events — the 1989 World Cup in Barcelona , the 1990 European Championships in Split and now Toronto — but rather than give each other confidence by their successes , Boyle believes it 's more a case of ‘ anything you can do , I can do better . ’ |
| 17 | The local branches of the Green Party , CPRE and FoE , and the newly-formed Glaven Valley Protection Group , all oppose a bypass ; but rather than adopting a negative NIMBY position they propose improvements to the existing road , which they believe would deal effectively with the hazards . |
| 18 | But rather than wait for the English to be lured on to these snares , he decided to launch the first attack himself . |
| 19 | I know I know I 'm taking it out of order but rather than wait until we get there , this has been raised , why ca n't we deal with it now ? |
| 20 | But rather than address these basic problems , politicians look for the quick ‘ fix ’ — anything that sounds good in a sound-bite will do . |
| 21 | Charityware resembles shareware , but rather than paying the author directly you are asked to make a charitable donation and inform the author . |
| 22 | Civil war hampers their efforts but rather than cease their work of ‘ renewing the earth ’ they often labour at night to avoid the constant threat of bombings from the air . |
| 23 | Mungo wanted to ask about the dead girl , but rather than risk another deep frost , he said : |
| 24 | By choosing one of the colours and holding down the shift key , you can then create your own colour , but rather than adding a new colour to the palette this replaces the original . |
| 25 | But rather than see people going without , erm if I had access to good clothing , I did n't see why I should n't give it to them . |
| 26 | It has not been possible to exempt her from a third politics module , 7605 , but rather than delay her Stage II entry it has been agreed that she may ‘ trail ’ it in that stage , i.e. she will include it along with her advanced modules as 1 of the 2 basic modules which may also be counted . |
| 27 | But Rather than alarm |
| 28 | But Rather than alarm you Oh |
| 29 | In October , the Lord Chancellor and the four judges issued a joint statement which rejected the application of the CPS/GLS for any immediate increase in rights of audience but rather than approve the Bar 's rule indefinitely invited the Bar to consider time limiting the rule restricting rights of audience of employed barristers against a deadline of November 1994 . |
| 30 | Sir Harold left his collection to the Corporation of the City of London , but rather than include them in the Guildhall Art Gallery , he left instructions that , due to the fact that he believed his pictures looked best in domestic surroundings , the pictures be installed in the Lord Mayor 's residence , where , unfortunately , they will mostly be inaccessible to the public . |