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but then
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Princeton's WordNet
on the other hand, then again, but thenadverb
(contrastive) from another point of view
"on the other hand, she is too ambitious for her own good"; "then again, she might not go"
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but thenconjunction
then again, on the other hand; used to show that the opposite viewpoint is possible.
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but then
"But then" is a phrase that is used to introduce a contrast or an unexpected or contradictory situation, typically something which changes the expected course events or context of a given situation. It often implies a change in thought, direction, or action, or a shift from what was previously stated or understood.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of but then in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of but then in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of but then in a Sentence
Chief Financial Officer Julie Brown:
We expect this to continue into Q2, but then we will have lapped this issue from Q3 onwards.
What Robin Williams did with this character - he just didn't leave a lot of room to add to the genie. So I started off fearful but then when I got with the music, it just started waking up that fun, childlike, silly part of me, this was the most joyful experience of my career.
Health care has been very slow to embrace and adopt technology, all of the big tech firms have looked at health care as an area they can get into and make better. But then they see how complicated it is. There are privacy issues, and an insanely convoluted payment system.
They talked extensively about whether we should give a random member of the flight crew... an ability to enter the cockpit, but then they decided that that was just from a security standpoint you couldn't guarantee that outsiders wouldn't learn that.
Interior Minister Johanna Mikl-Leitner:
Otherwise there will consequently be only two possibilities : either we carry on as until now, or there will be strict controls at the borders, but then we must presume that images of force will emerge, that the use of force will be necessary.
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