Example sentences of "[noun] be only the " in BNC.
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| 1 | For , as he says in the introduction to his essay on the tales of Henry James , ‘ criticism seeks to interpret a particular work , while structuralism , for its part , is a scientific method implying an interest in impersonal laws and forms , of which existing objects are only the realizations , ( 1973 : 73 ) . |
| 2 | The meetings are only the most visible signs of a thaw in the relationship — previously something close to undeclared war — between the Yard and the Labour authorities since Sir Peter 's accession in 1987 . |
| 3 | For all that these strategies can cause irritation , though , their value lies in the implication — a world away from the commonsense views of Miller and Swift — that the surface meanings of words are only the tip of a massive iceberg . |
| 4 | If these forecasts are correct , and they of course ignore the inertia of the system , and the immense social capital invested in cities , then the population and employment changes revealed by this chapter are only the precursors of a massive recolonization of the countryside , not only in the UK but also the USA ( Fisher and Mitchelson , 1981 ) . |
| 5 | It might be argued that historically the Maronite Christians have done much to bring this near calamity on themselves , that Gen Aoun is only the latest , probably the last , in a long line of revolts against an Arab and Mulsim environment to which this most stiff-necked of Arab minorities refuses to adapt itself . |
| 6 | That the monument is only the latest manifestation of a long and miserable tradition of big lies and big art should come as no surprise to readers of ‘ Republic of Fear ’ , Mr Khalil 's previous study of contemporary Iraqi politics . |
| 7 | The violence is only the exercise of an ultimate weapon available to men . |
| 8 | A House of Lords ' Select Committee has found that detected fraud is only the tip of the iceberg , and that steps taken to support the fight against it are not enough . |
| 9 | Buying your car is only the start . |
| 10 | Based in Damascus , ABPC is only the third such joint operating company to be set up in the oil industry in Syria . |
| 11 | But free fighting is only the first step on the road to real competition and , in order to instil confidence in students , it is performed according to set criteria . |
| 12 | Secondly , it does n't need to — the feminist consciousness which builds the refuges is only the commonsense of its clients . |
| 13 | GIS is only the most familiar of these ( Angehrn and Lüthi 1990 ) . |
| 14 | Sophie Parke was only the third child in Britain to receive two hearts in a piggy back style transplant . |
| 15 | Italy is undergoing a peaceful but nonetheless dramatic revolution at the moment , of which the corruption trials are only the most startling and internationally reported aspect . |
| 16 | The basis of this approach is the belief that the response which a subject makes is not an immediate outcome of sensory stimulation but results from a number of processes which occur over time , stimulation of the sensory receptors being only the first stage in a series of events . |
| 17 | But in fact Faburden probably lies behind all the movements , the Credo being only the plainest and simplest example . |
| 18 | However , the figures of 2,561 drivers humiliated for a 3.2 per cent return were only the average over the previous three years in Nottingham . |
| 19 | But Sardinia is only the start . |
| 20 | Again it has been shown that jobs in services , clerical work , agriculture and construction are attractive , but factory work is only the fifth choice , preferred by only 11 per cent ( see figure 3.7 ) . |
| 21 | Aunt May is only the front runner . |
| 22 | Reforming the blasphemy law is only the first item on a lengthening Muslim agenda . |
| 23 | Some of them took great satisfaction in provocative statements of their position : there is no such thing as law , they said , or law is only the prediction of what the courts will do or only a matter of what the judge ate for breakfast . |
| 24 | THE Queen is only the TENTH richest woman in Britain , a survey reveals . |
| 25 | Ironically , the generosity of the IWA in guaranteeing funds to enable the question of the Rights of Way Act to be taken to the Court of Appeal seems to have resulted in many believing that the issue is only the concern of the ‘ powered boaters ’ . |
| 26 | ‘ Hang on a minute — Ross is only the twins ’ uncle , ’ Julie pointed out . |
| 27 | The Essex girl is only the fifth British Belle ever to win an Olympic track or field title |
| 28 | Did he really expect her to believe that Tara was only the housekeeper ? |
| 29 | Taking the lifeboat out of the narrow harbour entrance into the face of 100-knot winds was only the first hazard . |
| 30 | Even if X. Ray was only the Baptist to some little woodchuck 's saviour , I do know that nothing died with Osvaldo except his own faults . |