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[Chan-Seung Lee]

[CP]

Yes, the sentence is right. It is a more elegant way to say, "Many animals with backbones, but not all animals with backbones, have gall bladders."

(1) "Lots of men, but not all, wanted to see the movie." This is all right, though I think most people would say "but not all of them" instead of just "but not all."

(2) "Lots of, but not all, men wanted to see the movie." This one sounds strange. It would be all right as "Many but not all men wanted to see this movie."

(3) "Much staff, but not all, works hard at the company." Not the right use of "staff." You could say, "Many staff members, but not all, work hard at the company."

(4) "Much, but not all, staff works hard at the company." See (3).
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