Example sentences of "only be [vb pp] [prep] an [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The various parties involved in the peace process had tended to ignore the issue , working on the assumption that it could only be tackled at an advanced stage of a settlement . |
| 2 | Furthermore , it was felt that the potential costs of providing the necessary microfilming equipment , plus additional staff time , would outweigh any benefits gained , particularly as this could only be regarded as an interim solution before progressing to greater computerisation . |
| 3 | The cosmic balance , which involved the regular recurrence of the seasonal phenomena , could , however , only be maintained by an unceasing control . |
| 4 | Sir Nicolas Browne-Wilkinson V-C said that this could only be achieved by an oral examination of the witnesses . |
| 5 | We must husband a real wealth which lies in the land and its fruits : a self-sufficient society can only be built upon an agricultural basis . |
| 6 | If your special request can only be met at an additional cost , that cost will either be invoiced to you prior to the departure or should be paid for by you locally whilst abroad . |
| 7 | Thus , a conveyance of land may include a cellar below ground level that can only be reached from an adjoining shop ( ibid ) . |
| 8 | The effects of retirement can only be understood on an individual basis , its significance depending upon a personal interpretation of the value and importance of work , and what the individual wants and expects from the rest of his or her life . |
| 9 | He argued against the linear view and stated that the study of history could only be understood through an intuitive understanding of spiritual destiny , rather than the material cause and effect relationship of modern science . |
| 10 | It could only be done with an unacceptable degree of course content imposition . |
| 11 | However , because of the limited scope of the Act , the east front of the India Office would only be seen at an oblique angle from the narrow King Street , and it would not have the space in front of it , as originally proposed . |
| 12 | ( Compare X , Y and Z in fig i ) — In some the progression is very rapid while in others it takes very many years and may only be triggered by an acute personal crisis such as retirement or when the children leave home ( the " empty nest syndrome " ) . |
| 13 | If they can not be measured with any degree of objectivity , then effectiveness can only be judged in an incomplete way . |
| 14 | The reluctance of the judge at first instance to adopt a policy approach at a time when the obvious intention of the Act , not to mention the thrust of securities regulation in general , was to clamp down on market abuse , can only be described as an anomalous , not to mention unwelcome , development . |
| 15 | After lunch on the Sunday before his Chanel show , eaten with his workroom staff and assistants in the workers ' canteen on the top floor of the rue Cambon , Lagerfeld holds what can only be described as an old-fashioned levée . |
| 16 | Today the herb tea should only be used as an external eye wash . |
| 17 | A Chambon must only be used by an experienced person and introduced gradually to avoid problems , such as the horse rearing . |
| 18 | The employer could only be protected by an express stipulation . |
| 19 | Clearly , when real output per capita rises , it must be theoretically possible for the gainers to compensate any losers , but this could only be interpreted as an actual improvement if full compensation were actually paid . |