Example sentences of "[noun sg] be only to " in BNC.
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| 1 | This latter result is only to be expected : the Tories have assiduously cultivated the image of the defender of the ‘ national interest ’ as opposed to the supposed trade union ‘ sectionalism ’ of the Labour Party , and militant ‘ class conscious ’ organisations within the middle classes have never made much headway ( John Gorst 's ‘ Middle Class Association ’ for instance ) . |
| 2 | It is true that the great width is only to be found in the first part of the new route but that is enough . |
| 3 | If the instrument is only to be an indicator of magnetic activity then calibration is not really necessary . |
| 4 | In Chapter II , the reference is only to the taking of ‘ evidence ’ , which is a well recognised function of consuls , as reflected , e.g. , in United Kingdom bilateral conventions and in the 1954 Convention , and not the performance of ‘ other judicial acts ’ ( regarded as exclusively judicial functions ) . |
| 5 | Imbalance of this sort is only to be expected ; for we are very human and our understanding is limited and our perspectives often determined by what has particularly struck us . |
| 6 | War was only to be a last resort . |
| 7 | Section 14(1) provides that , subject to a dispensation granted by the Secretary of State for Transport , a fishing vessel is only to be eligible to be registered in the new register if : |
| 8 | Censorship is only to be exercised in accordance with the law of the land |
| 9 | Few standard conveyancing textbooks mention , let alone discuss , the covenant implied in a conveyance made under " an order of the court " and there is a suggestion by reason of the heading to Part VI that such a covenant is only to be used where the court orders a conveyance on behalf of a person suffering under a disability . |
| 10 | Most men seemed to find both the quantity and the variety quite acceptable and to recognize that , with a large institution and central kitchens , the variable quality was only to be expected . |
| 11 | Typically , the summit was only to be gained by desperately thin and unprotected slab climbing . |
| 12 | Third , by contrast with a modern bureaucracy , the departments of medieval government were only to a small extent defined by areas in which they worked . |
| 13 | A priori then , it would seem that Ho Chi Minh and his government were only to be regarded as an extension of Soviet power ; an assumption that was to be reinforced by the second constraint which originated in the Department of State . |
| 14 | Then , great kindness and great love were only to be expected and accepted . |
| 15 | So a certain weariness is only to be expected . |
| 16 | Star spotters on the other hand were only to happy to see Sir DAvid who 's filming a new TV series aptly enough on plants . |
| 17 | Anyhow , if the Palace was the reflection and the shanty town the reality , the reflection of the reality was only to be found in the palace , and vice versa . |
| 18 | Although the vow was only to be accomplished if Edward went in person , Pierre-Amanieu none the less felt sufficiently bound by his oath to leave 500 livres bordelaises ( 1 . |
| 19 | They were not that concerned about the health of the merchandise ; a certain amount of wastage was only to be expected . |
| 20 | On this occasion , Murphy 's skill can only be admired visually , and the real force of his audience 's response is only to be guessed at . |
| 21 | Judicial misinterpretation is only to be expected where radical reform is introduced . |
| 22 | No , this technique is only to be used when travelling home alone , late at night , through fairly deserted streets . |
| 23 | Resistance is only to be expected . |
| 24 | High-speed , hood-down progress is only to be undertaken with all windows up as otherwise the wind whips round the side and into the cabin . |
| 25 | ‘ A little nervousness is only to be expected when you 're starting a new job ’ |
| 26 | Originality was only to be found in the words of songs , but these words were not understandable to western audiences . |
| 27 | French architectural styles at home , the desirability of French education for Scots abroad , military and economic ties , all combined to produce the feeling that even if a French upbringing for their monarch was only to be countenanced because of the extreme dangers created by the Rough Wooing , it was not unnatural in the way that an English upbringing would have been . |
| 28 | An exclusion of liability for negligence in a consumer contract was held unreasonable at first instance in Woodman v Photo Trade Processing Ltd ( 1981 ) , unreported where a clause in a contract for the processing of photographs provided that in the event of loss the processor was only to be liable for the value of the unprocessed material . |
| 29 | The repeated frustration of his attempts to introduce changes led to an impassioned plea in the Sunday Express for more freedom of action at club level : ‘ I appeal to the authorities to release the brake which they seem to delight in jamming on new ideas … as if wisdom is only to be found in the council chamber … |
| 30 | The intention to do so must therefore be made perfectly clear , for otherwise the court will consider that the exempted party was only to be free from liability in respect of damage occasioned by causes other than the negligence for which he is answerable . |