Example sentences of "can only [be] [verb] [prep] be " in BNC.
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1 | In addition to the above criteria of articulation and recognition of breaches , a further necessary condition must be satisfied : actions can only be said to be rule-governed when some other alternative actions are possible . |
2 | The existence of the debt can only be said to be a ‘ burden ’ if the government is constrained in its use of lump-sum taxes . |
3 | The supporters of O M O V have put their arguments in what can only be said to be a ham-fisted and insulting way . |
4 | Any given rise in unemployment in the winter months , therefore , can only be shown to be significant if it can be demonstrated that the rise is over and above that which is normally expected at that time of year . |
5 | They can only be taken to be creating expectations of faithfulness . |
6 | The model predicts that vulnerability factors can only be expected to be revealed amongst women experiencing major difficulties or who have recently experienced a severe event . |