Example sentences of "can only [vb infin] to [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We must be tolerant of others who do not have our gifts or drive as each of us can only perform to the extent of our own personal capacity . |
| 2 | Trade union education can only contribute to the regeneration of the movement ; first , if it is prepared to subject what now exists to sustained debate and analysis , and if its development is tied to a thorough and far-reaching commitment to more campaigning , participatory and decentralised forms of trade union organisation and action . |
| 3 | Since dogs have paws and not hands , ‘ him ’ can only refer to the vet ; and since , on configurational grounds , ‘ he ’ and ‘ him ’ can not co-refer , ‘ he ’ must refer to the dog . |
| 4 | It can only lead to the suspicion that there are dangerous men on both sides who believe violence is the only way forward . |
| 5 | But beyond this , I think the prohibition in regulation 143 against making an order ‘ forthwith ’ can only apply to an order which is to take immediate effect and that a suspended order which the Legal Aid Board has the opportunity to contest in no way contravenes the regulation . |
| 6 | In common with most other animals , including ourselves , the eyes of most snakes can only respond to the radiation which we call light . |
| 7 | This power can only belong to a person if others acknowledge him to be an expert . |
| 8 | Ultimately , this state of affairs can only work to the advantage of our trainees , who will come out at the end of their programme with an eminently marketable collection of skills . |
| 9 | ‘ On the contrary , a house of such character can only add to the development , ’ he replied . |
| 10 | Failure to clear it can only add to the guilt because it is also robbing a relationship the transparency that it lives on . |
| 11 | Using microcomputer programs to produce " real " newspapers can only add to the motivation of pupils as well as to the quality of the final product . |
| 12 | With such a man as their representative , Albanians can only look to the West for help before it is too late . |
| 13 | [ The first postulate of classical economics ] means that , with a given organisation , equipment and technique , real wages and the volume of output ( and hence employment ) are uniquely correlated , so that , in general , an increase in employment can only occur to the accompaniment of a decline in the rate of real wages . |