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Except for, were it not for. For example, But for the afternoon shower, it was a perfect day , or But for the children, they would have gotten a divorce long ago . [c. 1200]Example Sentences
"You can say to yourself 'just win it', but for us fans all of us being together, for the players to be there with us, to be at Anfield - that's what it's all about."
The truce will finish at the end of the month, but for most of the people here, it's as if it never existed at all.
But for Father Philip, the local priest, the greatest threat to his congregation, many of whom are the war displaced, comes from above, not below.
Unquestioning fealty often excuses autocratic leaders from frivolities such as laws, constitutional constraints or any checks on power: The leader is perceived not to be working for his own gain, but for the shining future.
Unquestioning fealty often excuses autocratic leaders from frivolities such as laws, constitutional constraints or any checks on their power, since the leader is perceived not to be working for his own gain, but for the coming of the shining future.
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