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Wages in the city are good, but housing prices are correspondingly higher than in rural areas as well.

Selling marijuana is illegal, but the law isn't really enforced much in Amsterdam.

Poor people often know what they need to overcome their problems, but they lack the resources to act.

Your devotion to your job is admirable, but remember, there are other things in life apart from work.

i tried to stop him but he made off in a hurry.

The earth is not a star but a planet.

Time after time i've invited them to come over and visit us but time and time again they've never come.

He doesn't work, but only thinks of sponging off his relatives.

The boys made a decent effort, but they still lost the game.

She opened her eyes just a fraction, but then quickly closed them again.

Nelson couldn't open the jar, but his brother was able to do it with a single twist.

The old man escaped, but with difficulty.

She is not only beautiful but also amiable.

We bought a lovely little ornamental lemon tree.

it doesn't produce any fruit but it smells lovely.

Martin Luther King once said that we must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.

The literal meaning of "starving" is dying of hunger, but people often use it to mean they are very hungry.

i'm not going to the library, but i can take you as far as the station.

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