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Idioms and Phrases
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
“Today, I am putting my career and everything that I’ve worked for on the line, not for personal gain but for my partners in law enforcement as well as for the future of public safety in our communities,” he told attendees.
But for him to insist, as he did to Hernández, that there’s nothing political about it is as laughable as the proposed Dodger Stadium gondola.
The federal government was well aware of it, but for various reasons, it did not intervene decisively and then, of course, Republicans lost those states, and then Reconstruction came to a close.
"It has been slow to emerge but for me it was clear from the beginning," he adds.
Los Angeles County prosecutors later elevated the charge to murder, but for Allen’s family, that has been little consolation.
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