Example sentences of "[noun] and can only [be] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The title Architect is protected by law and can only be used by those appropriately qualified and registered . |
| 2 | It is however deeply embedded in English law and can only be removed or moderated by Parliament . |
| 3 | None is an objective phenomenon to be studied in isolation ; they are all constructed from within the society in question and can only be interpreted in conjunction with other social ideas , in particular indigenous ideas concerning human nature . |
| 4 | The wave , like the mele , like all music , like the text , is a mental event , since it is never wholly present in any one instant and can only be grasped as a formal pattern existing through time . |
| 5 | Stenopus hispidus sometimes called the Boxing Shrimp , is far more aggressive towards its own kind and can only be kept as a single specimen or a matched pair . |
| 6 | The subject of tax reform is a topic in its own right and can only be touched upon here . |
| 7 | Moreover , the system of land tenure , wherein the land belongs to the indigenous Fijians and can only be leased to Indo-Fijians ( the descendants of indentured cane workers who were drafted in from India in the early colonial period ) militates against conservation measures because it ensures the political dominance of the former ; and the encouragement of production ensures that such land is seen to be in use , an artefact to maintain internal stability . |
| 8 | It is not suitable for domestic purposes and can only be used for power generation . |
| 9 | Each of these peculiar histories is punctuated with peculiar rhythms and can only be known on condition that we have defined the concept of the specificity of its historical temporality and its punctuations ( continuous development , revolutions , breaks , etc . ) . |
| 10 | Dating a rug from its weave and design requires extensive specialist knowledge and can only be undertaken by an expert . |
| 11 | This ethnography is therefore an attempt to meet the dilemma , for the problem of revelation and betrayal continues to surface and can only be resolved , at best , by overcoming these subjective feelings and pursuing compromises ( Barnes 1981 : 2 ) . |
| 12 | The larval stages occur in the gastric glands and can only be seen microscopically following processing of the gastric mucosa . |
| 13 | But he has submitted that non-litigation costs are not subject to taxation and can only be quantified by the taking of an account , with or without supplementary inquiries . |
| 14 | Claiming that the landscape was created by farmers and can only be maintained by farming , she added : ‘ Our policies for agricultural support and the environment need to work together , to the mutual benefit of our farming industry and of our countryside . ’ |
| 15 | To present such fantasy in your article as though it were fact is unworthy of your newspaper and can only be regarded as malicious mischief-making . |
| 16 | Module descriptions must specify how a module will be assessed in terms of the proportion of examination to coursework and can only be changed via the internal validation procedure described in Chapter 2 . |
| 17 | These possibilities exist because some of the meanings which human beings find in experience depend on symbols and can only be given symbolic expression . |
| 18 | Thus administrative receivers must be qualified to act as insolvency practitioners and can only be removed from office by the court . |
| 19 | It may be that a product or process is protected by a patent and can only be produced if a firm purchases the patent right or enters a licensing agreement . |
| 20 | To continue with Gregory 's example , his radio might emit a whine so high-pitched that it is undetectable to the human ear and can only be picked up by special test equipment . |
| 21 | Called a snuffer , it looks like a tiny gold-plated cooling tower and can only be found in rather grand shops : Asprey , Fortnum & Mason , Selfridges and Smythson of Bond Street . |
| 22 | The relation CONTAINS-SOURCE-OF is a tight coupling relation and can only be used in a module of type PACKAGE . |
| 23 | The chest has three different padlocks and can only be opened when all three keyholders , the vicar and the two hospital wardens , are present . |
| 24 | None of their currencies are convertible , which means that Polish zloty or Hungarian florints have no value outside their country and can only be exchanged in their country , unlike sterling and dollars . |
| 25 | They are to be contrasted with empty words , that is structural words , — those that belong to closed systems and can only be explained in terms of their uses in sentences . |
| 26 | It requires a good water starting and carve gybing ability and can only be sailed in a consistent Force 3/4+ . |
| 27 | It has a tendency to lose its shape and can only be spun into relatively thick strands . |
| 28 | These activities are essential to the maintenance of high quality medical services and can only be sustained if there is a large throughput of patients . |
| 29 | The technique is of limited value and can only be used when the polymer has an end group amenable to analysis . |
| 30 | Both grain size and sorting can not , therefore , be measured directly from a thin section and can only be estimated . |