Example sentences of "[adj] can only [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This can only be avoided by releasing the tow promptly before the situation develops . |
| 2 | Remember that if the glider is drifting towards an obstruction this can only be stopped by banking away from it and not by just applying the rudder . |
| 3 | So when the police declare ( as they do ) that they are non-political institution , this can only be a partial truth . |
| 4 | But the declaration makes it clear this can only be achieved within the process of European integration , in the context of a close East-West cooperation and dialogue . |
| 5 | This can only be fully understood , however , when we as individuals make our own personal and spiritual visit to Bethlehem . |
| 6 | Of course , this can only be verified by a complete inventory , but the important point is that the sampling methods used , and the way in which the results were extrapolated to apply to the whole collection , are based on a sound mathematical theory which is widely used and tested in other fields , and therefore carried sufficient weight to satisfy the Museum and its auditors . |
| 7 | It seems as though the world is going on , everybody rushing about their daily tasks , but surely this can only be because they have not yet heard the news or else they too would feel emotionally paralysed . |
| 8 | And all of this can only be because you are very wicked indeed . |
| 9 | This can only be done , he suggests , by moving away from hierarchy and towards a position in which everyone is a manager . |
| 10 | In the assessment of cleanliness this can only be done by inspection to be carried out after cleaning has been completed . |
| 11 | This can only be done , of course , with authors who lived within modern categorizations of sexuality — but that period , after all , does include the entire history of the cinema . |
| 12 | This can only be done by having a transformed imagination , something that can only come about through a ‘ revelation ’ . |
| 13 | Since the alteration of the law on homosexual acts between consenting adults , there has been a startling increase in the number of male patients who are prepared to talk freely about their homosexuality , and this can only be to the good , as they do appear to have a considerably higher chance of acquiring certain of the sexually transmitted conditions . |
| 14 | A full and accurate assessment of land potential involves detailed enquiries into soil and climate and experience of the behaviour of the crops and livestock it carries , and this can only be achieved over a period of years . |
| 15 | This can only be done when you are sailing directly with the wind on a run . |
| 16 | This can only be done through a committee and then the information will be sent to all members of the committee . |
| 17 | Thus , due to the sheer complexity of spatial data and the operations available , this can only be a partial solution to the general problem of user interaction with a GIS ( Gould 1989 ) . |
| 18 | ‘ Prudence ’ , claimed Sam Smiles , ‘ requires that we pitch our scale of living a degree below our means , rather than up to them : but this can only be done by carrying out faithfully a plan of living by which both ends may be made to meet . ’ |
| 19 | This can only be rationalised by accepting that whatever form ‘ gods ’ may take , whether they be solid images or heartfelt beliefs in the mysticism of such figures as the Virgin Mary , there can be no gainsaying that they are all , without exception , the product of the human endeavour to satisfy this deeply felt need to place its hard-won ideals into secure keeping . |
| 20 | This being the case , if the production of constant capital is to increase — an absolute necessity for accumulation to occur — then this can only be done by a transfer to Dept . |
| 21 | Most importantly , though , we have increased our knowledge and spread it more widely and this can only be of benefit for the future . |
| 22 | Most users believe that the drug is less harmful than the tobacco it is rolled with , but this can only be supposition given the lack of knowledge surrounding the drug 's long-term effects . |
| 23 | Broad agreement has to be reached , too , on how she will be able to fit in happily with your particular routine of family life , and this can only be decided after very frank discussion of her needs and yours . |
| 24 | This can only be contemplated if the switch is rated to handle the full mains voltage ( which is unlikely ) . |
| 25 | This can only be down to the ‘ flocculating ’ of suspended particles , which an efficient filter system can then deal with . |
| 26 | However , this can only be done by increasing public expenditure or redistributive taxation . |
| 27 | At best , this can only be in relative terms , since the Red Book already forecasts a public sector borrowing requirement for 1993-94 of £32 billion . |
| 28 | Service of this can only be made by a solicitor or Sheriff Officer who will either post it in a special court recorded delivery envelope , arrange for it to be personally handed to your debtor , or put through the front door of his house . |
| 29 | It might sound like an impossible recipe , but this can only be achieved when the government is prepared to sit down and talk constructively and openly with all parties . |
| 30 | This can only be done on specified cliffs and a cagoule must be carried , though not necessarily worn . |