Example sentences of "but for [adj] [n mass] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No one enjoys cold weather but for elderly people it can be uncomfortable and even dangerous . |
| 2 | But for disabled people with sex problems , it 's worth persisting . |
| 3 | In this , the statement by the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission ( ARCIC ) II , ‘ Salvation and the Church ’ , is a major breakthrough because theologians from the Roman Catholic and Anglican Communions were able to state together the ‘ once-for-all ’ offering of Christ on the cross , and that we are not saved by good works but for good works . |
| 4 | But for many people , the slide into drug use has been to escape other problems — poor living conditions , no real job prospects and broken relationships at home which all lead to feelings of hopelessness and despair . |
| 5 | But for many people ( me included ) most are peripheral to holiday enjoyment . |
| 6 | But for many people , especially as they grow older themselves , and especially if the professional support is not there , the burden can become intolerable . |
| 7 | But for many people the problem is further back than that . |
| 8 | Surgery may have prolonged the careers of some Hollywood actresses but for many people it is not the panacea they may believe it is . |
| 9 | In some cases this only extends to personal or physical independence , but for many people ageing represents a threat to their independence in the much wider sense of losing control over how they wish to live their lives . |
| 10 | But for many people , the Sunday-school outing remained the fondest memory of day-tripping and the station a vivid part of that memory . |
| 11 | But for many people is n't it the case that the the church wedding is an an and the promises made the vows made before God and er before the the congregation , for many people they 're just a sort of rather erm oh dear how can I put it rather a flimsy frippery erm that they just feel it 's essential to have so that they can have the nice pictures and and look back on on a church wedding . |
| 12 | Despite the flaws in his character highlighted during the bitter presidential campaign , he signifies a fresh start not just for Americans , but for many people the world over . |
| 13 | But for other species , home is where the heart is . |
| 14 | But for other people an opportunity is only an opportunity when there is a workable concept that is being worked . |
| 15 | Holidays at the seaside or in the mountains were by now out of the question , but for young people it was still a wonderful summer : the war seemed far away , and there was enough to eat even if it was rationed . |
| 16 | It is difficult to find work these days , but for blind people it is virtually impossible . |
| 17 | I wonder if the , the director plans to talk about the cri criteria we will work towards with the independent erm living fund and I wonder if we could possibly accommodate something within the criteria because I think the number of people involved needing adaptation to their home over about five thousand is fairly small but for those people it will make the difference between them being able to remain in their own home or within the community care package , a vast sum of money being needed to be spent on them to accommodate them within residential accommodation . |
| 18 | ‘ But for these people in their high-pressure offices , that 's an advantage . |
| 19 | Of course , SERPS rights had to be forfeited , but for younger people these were calculated to be worth much less than the personal pension could offer . |
| 20 | Galileo 's comment was that though the Bible was the word of God it must not be taken too literally , word for word , being written not for intellectuals but for common people . |
| 21 | But for large data manipulation exercises we have to use Ark , ’ says Mr Round . |
| 22 | No doubt a few treated awareness as implied approval , but for most people that did not seem to be so . |
| 23 | Perhaps not for a seasoned traveller like Byron , but for most people there are still thousands of miles to cover and hundreds of countries to explore . |
| 24 | There are a few individuals such as hermits or members of closed religious orders who choose to reduce their opportunities for communication and human interaction to a minimum ( and they may find satisfaction in communing with nature , or with a deity ) but for most people communicating with fellow humans is essential to living , to survival and to the quality of life . |
| 25 | They might often be forced , through declining health and strength , to take on low-paid and unskilled work , but for most people the idea of giving up work was not possible , short of the desire to risk starvation or enter the workhouse . |
| 26 | It is true that there is a distinction between art as it is used develop mentally in schools and art as we know it in the world , but for most people is n't art what we knew it as in school ? |
| 27 | In the United States there has already been some production of material specifically for interactive use , but for most people it is still a question of waiting and seeing what uses , methods and materials emerge . |
| 28 | The progress during the first year of recovery will vary from one person to another but for most people this first year in any Fellowship is spent mainly in compliance : doing what is suggested by people more experienced in the Anonymous Fellowships , attending meetings , contributing to them and giving practical service in them , progressively working the 12 Steps with the guidance of a sponsor and generally learning to use the various suggested techniques of staying away from one 's primary addictive substance or behaviour and learning to deal with stressful situations in a more appropriate manner than previously . |
| 29 | It was still possible to pay for private treatment in the health service , but for most people it was a case of having treatment " on the national health . " |
| 30 | But for local people , the closure marks the end of an era . |