Example sentences of "can [vb infin] only [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both laboratory experiments and numerical simulations have demonstrated that plumes can arise only at a boundary between convective regimes , such as that between the Earth 's core and mantle at a depth of 2,900 km . |
| 2 | Man 's cultural development can arise only at the cost of a persisting lack of satisfaction of those sexual impulses which are seen as improper by men and women — the higher the degree of civilization and education , the greater the number of unsatisfied impulses . |
| 3 | It could be said that from the point of view of social research , the world only exists as data and data can exist only through the interpretations placed on materials gathered from the world . |
| 4 | Owing to the changes made in the law of intestate succession ( see pp. 111–13 ) , coparcenary can exist only in the case of an entailed interest . |
| 5 | Clearly in that case any statements about the services at the hotel can relate only to the future . |
| 6 | Perhaps the greatest restrictions are that he or she can act only on the request of an MP and the only weapon available is to publicize the misdeeds . |
| 7 | Rather , they can act only as a guide to decision making by making the assumptions underlying the decisions explicit . |
| 8 | So the second attitude can flourish only in a climate where the first is general . |
| 9 | ‘ Business enterprises can survive only with the approval of the community in which they operate and they have an interest in revealing information which displays how differing interests are being balanced for the benefit of the whole community . |
| 10 | It was significant that , when the war took a grave turn the following year , it was to every Anglican incumbent in the land ( and no doubt to many others , though I can speak only for the parish clergy ) that Duff Cooper , the Home Secretary , sent letters expressing apprehension of the state of public morale and urging the incumbents to do their utmost to help raise it . |
| 11 | Statutes are only one of the means by which governments can achieve their policy objectives and there are , surprisingly , relatively few things which governments can do only with the approval of Parliament as expressed in the passing of a statute . |
| 12 | There is nothing but House and Seven , hence the House can grow only at the expense of the Seven . |
| 13 | But plants , as we have seen , can grow only near the surface of the sea , in the photic zone . |
| 14 | Unexpectedly , vertebrates apparently do not produce the enzyme cellulose and the process of cellulolytic degradation can occur only with the aid of populations of anaerobic bacteria in specialised fermentation chambers in the alimentary tract . |
| 15 | In the psychological sense , creation of any sort can occur only in the face of commensurate opposition , and a balance or reconciliation must be established between the two forces in order that the idea may become an actuality and be sustained . |
| 16 | These sonatas now supplement the string quartets recorded but the real picture of Krenek can emerge only with the operas Jonny spielt auf and Karl V . |
| 17 | As resource allocation is a ‘ zero sum game ’ ( that is , authorities can gain only at the expense of others ) it seems essential to be able to explain why different formulas produce different results in terms other than the composition of the formulas . |
| 18 | ‘ Authorities can gain only at the expense of others . |
| 19 | This can apply only to the property which has been received by the daughter from her father 's estate . |
| 20 | By doing so , I hope to show that the dialogue between believers and non-believers in God can proceed only on the basis of certain common assumptions . |
| 21 | However , such a transfer can happen only at the expense of the central authority . |
| 22 | In the vital chapter ‘ The Shadow of the Past ’ Gandalf says a great deal about it , but his information boils down to three basic data : ( 1 ) the Ring is immensely powerful , in right or wrong hands ; ( 2 ) it is dangerous and ultimately fatal to all its possessors — in a sense there are no right hands ; ( 3 ) it can not simply be left unused or put aside , but must be destroyed , something which can happen only in the place of its origin , Orodruin , Mount Doom . |
| 23 | ( The assertion of ) national interests can serve only as a means of deception , of betraying the working masses of the people to their deadly enemy , imperialism . |
| 24 | That can lead only to a number of results . |
| 25 | Its loss can lead only to an invasion of imports when the recession ends and the market picks up . |
| 26 | Proof that these ailments are essentially genetically determined can come only through the knowledge of the DNA sequences of these genes and their variants . |
| 27 | A continuous flow of information about the effectiveness of schools is also needed , and it can come only from a corps of local inspectors , properly supervised by a national inspectorate . |
| 28 | Such a cat can seem only like a toy . |
| 29 | To enhance the value of any land of which we are disposing , we often need planning permission , which we can obtain only with the help of local authorities . |
| 30 | In contrast to the United States , executive control of the House of Commons via party loyalty has become so thorough that such committees can operate only within a context defined by the executive . |