Sentence examples for but served to from inspiring English sources

The war against Hizbullah in south Lebanon in 2006 was botched, but served to shake up the army.

The ribbon cutting was simple but served to highlight the growing black exodus from the nation's capital toward the suburban frontier.

For McHale, ranked 36th in the world, the defeat represented a lost opportunity but served to confirm her rising status as a major international competitor and a possible member of the United States Olympic team.

"You pillock," he said, a word that wasn't quite equal to his disappointment (he was thinking of the shame she had brought upon the house as a pregnant 15-year-old), but served to draw a line under the affair before he had another heart attack.

Pretreatment with the anxiolytic agent, chlordiazepoxide (CDP), effectively eliminated contrast in the Fischer rats, but served to prolong recovery from contrast in the Lewis rats.

The stoppage of the factory had but served to increase the clamor for goods–except that Eastman's hair had turned gray over the inexplicable loss of his art.

He is not a doctor but serves to bridge the gap between medical assistant and physician.

"In a democratic constitutional state, security is not an end in itself, but serves to secure freedom," Ms. Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger wrote.

Ultimately, "The Dangers of Electric Lighting" does not diminish Edison's achievements but serves to remind the audience that even the most prodigious among individuals can be painfully human.

These bits of language are meant with the best of intentions, but serve to make the person on their own half of a whole".

Such a strategy is not in defense of deforestation, but serves to reduce its negative impact.