Example sentences of "[coord] only the [num ord] " in BNC.
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1 | If it is partitioned in the form unc where Y is of order ( n × p ) and unc square , of order p , ( 2 ) gives unc and only the first of these equations concerns us . |
2 | Such relations occur in hierarchies , but for a proportional series all the structuring relations must be ‘ one-to-one ’ , that is to say , each relation must be such that for any element there is just one other element to which it can stand in that relation , and only the first element can stand in that relation to the second . |
3 | Seven nations ( Australia , France , New Zealand , Norway , the UK , Argentina , Chile ) claim sectors of the continent ; the claims of the last three overlap substantially , and only the first five recognize each others ' claims reciprocally . |
4 | The mechanical output power per phase is simply the product of the phase current and the induced voltage ( Fitzgerald and Kingsley , 1952 ) : As the system is assumed to have an inertia large enough to prevent significant changes in velocity , the time.varying components of mechanical output power are of no interest and only the first term of Eqn . |
5 | This was the 10th occasion on which Congress had requested the appointment of a special prosecutor , and only the first on which it had been denied by an Attorney General . |
6 | Mr Hill 's cheque will be for £2,008,137.60p , the company 's sixth-biggest payout and only the seventh to top the £2m mark . |
7 | Super Sally joined an exclusive club by becoming only the fifth British girl athlete to strike gold and only the second ever on the track , following Ann Packer in Tokyo 28 years ago . |
8 | Carol Moseley Braun won in Illinois and thereby became the first black woman , and only the second black person , to serve in the Senate . |
9 | Big Jimmy Hughes was Palace 's bulwark at centre-half throughout the decade 1910 to 1920 , and only the 1st World War prevented him from amassing a huge total of appearances for the club . |
10 | The bomb had been a direct hit and only the last few dwellings had still been standing afterwards . |
11 | It is only the fifth time in the post-war history of the tournament that this has happened , and only the third time there has been a First Division v Second Division clash in each semi-final . |
12 | Then Furlong was just wide with a shot-on-the-turn from 12 yards and Coventry 's supporters were justified in expecting their first win in five games — and only the third of Don Howe 's reign . |
13 | A second letter is similarly formal ; and only the third — ‘ dear Orwell-Blair ? — which do you prefer ? ’ breaks any ice , hesitating between a famous pseudonym and Orwell 's real name of Eric Blair . |
14 | She was far to the west of her east European breeding grounds and only the third spring red-breasted flycatcher record for Spurn . |
15 | Beck 's first tournament win since 1990 — and only the fourth of his career — was achieved in the hardest of circumstances . |
16 | It was a repeat of the result of the first Fourball series at Muirfield village two years ago but only the second time that the Americans had been shut out since the fourball format was introduced at Atlanta in 1963 . |
17 | The range was wide , but only the first two attracted much notice , the Arts Council Working Party pointing out in 1969 that since these were not crimes at all , how could it be ‘ a heavily punishable crime to ‘ induce ’ these particular non-crimes ? ’ |
18 | She had made four previous films : Shenandoah ( 1965 ) , The Singing Nun ( 1966 ) , Mr Buddwing ( 1966 ) and Games ( 1967 ) , but only the first of these had any merit . |
19 | The Eastern District Leagues are nearly completed but only the first of the six divisions has been decided . |
20 | With a view to persuading your Lordships to restore the order of Buckley J. , the plaintiffs , who are the appellants in the circumstances described , have put their argument in a number of different ways , but only the last need , in my opinion , seriously occupy your Lordships ' attention . |