Example sentences of "can only [be] [verb] [adv] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the provision of public collective goods ‘ consumer preference ’ can only be expressed indirectly and imprecisely in a democracy through the relationship between bureau and legislative sponsor . |
| 2 | This can only be done once but can often solve a stale-mate position . |
| 3 | The two older seated men can only be fitted in as they are in fig. 124 : behind the chariot on our right ; and next the figure in the other angle . |
| 4 | The commitment in time and effort of members and friends of St. A's and St.G 's os enormous , but the result can only be achieved nowadays because of the constant support from Saughton , and that not just in terms of physical strength . |
| 5 | This can only be achieved fully when the observation is carried out without the knowledge of the observed , such as through one-way glass , or in circumstances where the observer is ‘ lost in the crowd ’ . |
| 6 | The decision to terminate a project can only be made rationally if the consequences of doing so can be compared with the consequences of carrying on . |
| 7 | The decision to terminate a project can only be made rationally if the consequences of doing so can be compared with the consequences of carrying on . |
| 8 | In addition , as the efficacy of a drug can only be assessed accurately when viewed within the context of the associated placebo response , we also calculated the difference between the estimated proportion of patients who had relapsed on each treatment at 26 , 38 , 51 , and 55 weeks , together with the 95% confidence interval for this difference . |
| 9 | This is a paradoxical fact for those empiricists who think that new theories are derived from the facts in some way , but it is quite comprehensible when it is realized that precise experimentation can only be carried out if one has a precise theory capable of yielding predictions in the form of precise observation statements . |
| 10 | Such tasks as these can only be carried out when the engineer has also derived methods of organising his knowledge on a wide range of subjects such as efficiency , reliability , safety , economics , elegance , marketability etc. in a coherent way . |
| 11 | S 239(3) , ICTA 1988 states that surplus ACT can only be carried back if it arises in a corporation tax accounting period . |
| 12 | An SPR can only be closed once and should only be closed when all necessary work has been completed . |
| 13 | An SPR can only be closed once and should only be closed when all necessary work has been completed . |
| 14 | But it can only be performed well if there is a profound democratization of the structure of accountability . |
| 15 | In the US a share can only be sold short if its last price movement was upwards ( an uptick ) . |
| 16 | If , for example , a client discloses to a solicitor , in confidence , the fact that a child is being abused by another person , this information can only be passed on if the public interest in protecting children from serious harm outweighs the public interest in maintaining confidentiality between solicitor and client . |
| 17 | But this it can not be said , can only be shown forth as in the suicide letter where Stavrogin writes ‘ My desires are too weak ; they can not guide me . ’ |
| 18 | Procedures can only be used effectively and efficiently in the context of a team structure which has accounted for the systematic management of top priorities and emergencies . |