Example sentences of "only be [verb] [prep] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | Purposive sampling , for example , could not be effectively done in advance of interviewing , since significant others could only be guessed at without the informant furnishing more detailed information . |
2 | Instead of being supported by the teaching staff , I was criticised for my actions , and consequently decided it would be best to keep quiet about such incidents during my training , as I knew any real change could only be made from within the profession . |
3 | Yet , when any mistake or misjudgement could not only be pounced upon by the press and magnified as an indication of bureaucratic muddle or high-handedness , but also lead in extreme cases to job loss or imprisonment , the instinct for self-preservation by secrecy and tight central control was understandably strengthened . |
4 | The message Chairman an and er having an idea of , of your second item of urgent business erm it , this perhaps provides the link the important er point that I wanted to emphasise was that the issue of rainfall , the defect on erm the drainage of an area and er water catchment areas and so on , drainage basins is a matter which can only be dealt with at the strategic level and it is therefore of considerable concern to me in view of local government and the questions that is raising about the future of strategic planning could actually make this coordination much more difficult in the future , unless we take steps now to protect the er strategic planning , whatever form local government takes strategic planning itself also needs a degree of |
5 | First , a rational plan of action can only be arrived at after the patient 's problems have been identified . |
6 | There is a necessary compromise which can only be arrived at in the context of a particular system . |
7 | As indicated at the beginning of this article sales must not only be paid for by the buyer but the funds must be received quickly by the exporter and the banks are very much involved at this stage through : — |
8 | They are not known to the rest of the program and they can only be changed from within the procedure or function where they are defined . |
9 | It can only be proceeded with with the government 's consent , and before going into committee the appropriate Minister has to tell the House that the proposed spending has the government 's approval . |
10 | ( Rule 43 specifies that ‘ In the event of national action being proposed by the Union in pursuance of any of the objects of the Union , the following provision shall apply : that a national strike shall only be entered upon as the result of a ballot vote of the members taken in pursuance of a resolution of Conference , and a strike shall not be declared unless 55 per cent [ changed in April 1984 to ‘ a simple majority' ] of those voting in the ballot vote in favour of such a strike ’ : Crick , 1985 , pp. 149–50 . ) |
11 | Other importable file formats can only be loaded from within the TableCurve environment , so suitable data need only be typed into an ascii file with a word processor or line editor to be used , and a path to any directory on the disk can be included if necessary . |