Example sentences of "be [verb] only [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clearly , such a drastic change in the law could be undertaken only by the legislature . |
| 2 | This facility can be started/stopped only by the LIFESPAN Manager . |
| 3 | In his Beverly Hills suit and hand-painted 1950s tie , Kaufman looked like a divorce lawyer in ‘ LA Law ’ ; his presence at the Tory Party 's autumn festival could be explained only by the need to earn a crust ; he had been invited by the BBC , no doubt , to comment on the proceedings . |
| 4 | A ‘ money bill ’ , one dealing essentially with financial matters , can be delayed only for a month . |
| 5 | An answer to this , I shall argue , so far as an answer is possible at all , can be given only through an analysis of experiences from the point of view of the one who has the experiences ; i.e. through a phenomenological analysis of the modes of experiencing . |
| 6 | Despite the received view that everyone was watching films like The Battleship Potemkin , Lenin 's vision began to be realised only at the end of the 1920's . |
| 7 | ‘ A good , strong ruler , ’ the Prior commented , ‘ but as a man , well … ’ his voice trailed off , leaving the silence to be broken only by the sound of his sandalled feet pattering against the slabstones . |
| 8 | Naturally , such allegations will rarely be made , although the defence of " justification " requires them to be proven only on the balance of probabilities , and not on the higher criminal standard , " beyond reasonable doubt " . |
| 9 | The expense involved will , however , be justified only by the demonstration of a good long term outlook after such a management approach . |
| 10 | Alternatively , when the costs of transport are high and local production can be justified only by the creation of a single plant , competitors may choose to collaborate , as in the case of consortium oil refineries . |
| 11 | The range of the signals depends on conditions , but in any case , they can be received only in the area served by an electricity substation . |
| 12 | At the level of the Governor of the state to which that city belongs , the riot will be regarded only as a nuisance ; above that the king or the premier will hardly be aware of it at all , and to the whole world , it will be trivial . |
| 13 | The board can also be used for incline/decline work with barbells and dumb-bells , and does not have to be regarded only as a piece of equipment for exercising the stomach . |
| 14 | This interpretation of trust law is founded on well established authorities and could probably be overturned only by a decision of the House of Lords . |
| 15 | Even these can be criticized only upon the basis of other assumptions . |
| 16 | The clinical usefulness of the polymerase chain reaction thus seems to be limited only by the power of our imagination in identifying specific targets . |
| 17 | Increasingly , plants are seen as an integral part of any office complex and are not something to be considered only during a refurbishment or initial build . |
| 18 | L 178 , p. 5 ) ) , only in connection with the residence requirement laid down for shareholders , and it will therefore be considered only in the context of part ( b ) of the question as I have reformulated it above . |
| 19 | This will raise issues of interpretation of the disputes clause and an investigation of the type of dispute , which , unless some other provision is made in the contract , can be resolved only by the court if it has jurisdiction , or by arbitrators or a supervisory arbitral body , or possibly not at all . |
| 20 | The Sufis say that the stains of the soul will be expunged only by the water of the eyes . |
| 21 | Its problems began to be solved only with the digging of a new 2-mile course in 1802 . |
| 22 | Such sessions may be addressed only to the wife or to the couple . |
| 23 | It is often said that an assault can be committed only by an act and that an omission is not sufficient . |
| 24 | This legal bond can be severed only through a court of law , and even then the court may insist on one partner continuing to make provision for the other . |
| 25 | Worthwhile objectives can be expected only after a listing of what each partner could bring to a relationship . |
| 26 | Assured tenants can be evicted only on the authority of a court order , and the landlord has to give the tenant a notice of proceedings for possession , which will include a statement of the grounds for possession the landlord is using . |
| 27 | To be accurate , ‘ private press ’ should be applied only to a press where the owner 's or operator 's chief objective is to print a fine book , without being at the mercy of a publisher 's instructions and a first necessity to show a profit , even though he may sell his wares through commercial channels . |
| 28 | John Carter , on the other hand , concluded that ‘ as generally understood , the term private press would be applied only to a shop where the work was hand-set and hand-printed ’ . |
| 29 | ‘ In the meantime the system will be applied only to the EFA , but it will also be suitable for tanks and helicopters as well as other aircraft so it will be very good for future business . ’ |
| 30 | In the presence of people who had not undergone religious training , his face , his body were sacred and should be revealed only during the course of the Vibrancy . |