Sentence examples for but not the opportunity from inspiring English sources

The Bryans like the pressure to win but not the opportunity — or risk — of outperforming each other.

A child of the Great Depression, who came of age in a single-parent family, she had the brains but not the opportunity to attend college.

NEW YORK has already taken steps to bring down the temperature of the debate by limiting (but not eliminating) the opportunity to drill in the New York City Watershed.

But it was not the opportunity for stardom she missed; it was her twin.

An additional frustration was the issue of realising one's skills but not having the opportunity to exercise it.

Talks over the issue broke down at the Brazilian Grand Prix. "There are no guarantees we can close that gap significantly to Mercedes but not having the opportunity to do so seems pretty unpalatable," Horner said.

How many people just had that choice – not the opportunity, but the choice as to whether they could take it – stolen from them?

Another potential problem is that residents may in fact be attending procedures in the operating room but are not given the opportunity to actually operate for reasons that are not the focus of this study.

"The reason for not winning was the half-chances, not converting the opportunity, but I couldn't have asked any more from the girls.

Of course, he can still thrive at Old Trafford, but did not earn the opportunity to try.

Ghannouchi is rumored to have told many that he wishes to leave the GOT but has not had the opportunity.