Example sentences of "only [be] done " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have declined to act as external examiner to candidates whose subject or thesis title seemed to be so dubious that a successful treatment of it could only be done by a candidate of exceptional brilliance ; in such cases it is likely that the candidate has had inadequate or misguided supervision . |
| 2 | It can only be done with conviction , with the sort of approach we used in 1969 with Ostpolitik . |
| 3 | Such previously unimaginable impertinences must not only be done by the book : they must be seen to be too . |
| 4 | There are no manuals for this struggle , for it can only be done by those who have pure hearts and sharp wits and the wisdom to know themselves . |
| 5 | Shifting between the gears in these two lower ratios can only be done with the tractor at a standstill , so it does n't matter that they are unsynchronised . |
| 6 | If Charlemagne strove to achieve the regeneration and salvation of the society over which he ruled , this could only be done in association with the clergy . |
| 7 | Three options were given and the basic tasks column was taken to indicate work that could only be done under supervision or instruction , or the repetitive work such as feeding . |
| 8 | This can only be done , he suggests , by moving away from hierarchy and towards a position in which everyone is a manager . |
| 9 | The new cereals were capable of doubling or trebling the produce of a cultivated hectare but this could only be done by investing in a package of changes . |
| 10 | In the assessment of cleanliness this can only be done by inspection to be carried out after cleaning has been completed . |
| 11 | This can only be done , of course , with authors who lived within modern categorizations of sexuality — but that period , after all , does include the entire history of the cinema . |
| 12 | This can only be done by having a transformed imagination , something that can only come about through a ‘ revelation ’ . |
| 13 | This can only be done when you are sailing directly with the wind on a run . |
| 14 | This was not merely to avoid high costs on difficult engineering problems , but to link as many villages as convenient with a system of transport , something that could only be done previously with wagons or packhorses . |
| 15 | This can only be done through a committee and then the information will be sent to all members of the committee . |
| 16 | But , in the contemporary study of an institution such as a factory or a college , it may be necessary to analyse hundreds of questionnaires or interview schedules , and this will only be done successfully and without trouble if the research worker knew in advance what was wanted and how the data could be analysed before it was collected . |
| 17 | ‘ Prudence ’ , claimed Sam Smiles , ‘ requires that we pitch our scale of living a degree below our means , rather than up to them : but this can only be done by carrying out faithfully a plan of living by which both ends may be made to meet . ’ |
| 18 | This being the case , if the production of constant capital is to increase — an absolute necessity for accumulation to occur — then this can only be done by a transfer to Dept . |
| 19 | However , this can only be done by increasing public expenditure or redistributive taxation . |
| 20 | That can only be done if you spare just a few quiet moments away from the television and video , the toys and games , the table groaning with food and the glasses of cheer . |
| 21 | He must insist that work always goes to British firms and British workers unless it can only be done abroad . |
| 22 | This can only be done on specified cliffs and a cagoule must be carried , though not necessarily worn . |
| 23 | Of course , full justice to a steamed pudding can only be done by a true trencherman . |
| 24 | This can only be done with the parents ' help . |
| 25 | Should only be done before and after intervention . |
| 26 | Such a capacity would not explain the specific instances of human sociocultural arrangements in their immense variety — that could only be done by reference to local histories , local circumstances , and local causes but it could explain how such a range and history of variation was possible at all . |
| 27 | In almost all cases testing may only be done with the fully informed consent of the person being tested . |
| 28 | This can only be done by studying operators . |
| 29 | Measurement of the metabolic correlates of psychological processes can only be done with a limited degree of spatial resolution at the moment ( Raichle 1983 ) . |
| 30 | If the quantal size changes over time , however , the histogram peaks become smeared and the analysis can , at best , only be done for relatively brief selected periods . |