Sentence examples for but do not apply from inspiring English sources

Fourteen, including America and Cuba, have the death penalty on the books for drug traffickers but do not apply it in practice.

The rules prevent one person owning stakes in two clubs, but do not apply the same prohibition to close business associates.

Tax deniers assert variously that the tax laws are valid but do not apply to them, that no law makes anyone liable for taxes and that the government tricks people into paying.

"These regulations, however, pertain to co-op owners who have exclusive use of an area like a balcony, deck or patio," he said, "but do not apply to a common area of the building like a roof".

They include a ban on all North Korean imports and exports, and the closure of South Korean waters to ships from the North -- but do not apply to Kaesong.

The tariff preferences being curtailed cover a variety of products, including tobacco and plastic bags, but do not apply to the country's garment industry, which does not have American duty-free status and represents the great bulk of that country's trade with the United States.

In other words, keep them in mind, but don't apply them dogmatically in every instance.

Listen to what other people are saying, but don't apply it automatically.

But don't apply it in the middle of the street.

Curl your upper lashes firmly, but don't apply mascara there.

You can wear a light or natural coloured eyeshadow but don't apply too much.