Example sentences of "[vb pp] only [conj] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Black holes would have been formed only if the early universe had not been perfectly smooth and uniform , because only a small region that was denser than average could be compressed in this way to form a black hole . |
| 2 | If a petition is based on non-compliance with a statutory demand , the petition must not be dismissed only because the amount of the debt is over-stated in the demand unless , within the time limited for compliance , the debtor has given notice disputing the validity of the notice for this reason or , no such notice having been given , the debtor pays the correct amount ( r 6.25(3) ) . |
| 3 | As for confession , which had been allowed to laymen , this was to be undertaken only when the penitent was in mortal danger : the emphasis now was not on contrition but on absolution which could only be given by a priest . |
| 4 | At a cost of $6 million ( £3.3 million ) Japanese architect Arata Isozaki is completing the conversion which retains original details such as the building 's cast-iron columns but introduces exciting new features including a pair of grand steel staircases leading to the first floor , a sharply angled flight of stairs linking to a cafeteria in the basement ( this feature will be completed only after the museum closes for a month at the end of August ) , and panels of etched glass which create a soft filter for natural light . |
| 5 | It was guarded only when the children were there : at night it was empty , because there was nothing to steal and no one to be hunted . |
| 6 | Between this line and the basin margin the formation comprises mainly platform carbonates , whereas basinwards it consists entirely of slope and basin plain deposits and submarine fans are developed only where the Z2 Carbonate reaches exceptional thickness . |
| 7 | Thus , Prest has claimed that the assumption about indirect taxes can be justified only where the supply is perfectly elastic ( leaving aside the case of totally inelastic demand ) , whereas the assumption about income tax can be justified only when factor supplies are completely inelastic . |
| 8 | Intervention of that kind is justified only when the occasions of intervention have been announced in advance so that anyone who is listening will hear and understand . |
| 9 | Accepting the authority as a way of identifying with a group will be justified only if the trust is not altogether misplaced . |
| 10 | The neo-classical analysis can be justified only if the new equilibrium positions are reached quickly . |
| 11 | So far it may have appeared that the condition in section 12 will be broken only if the seller turns out not to be the owner , anything less serious being merely a breach of one of the warranties . |
| 12 | On the other hand , assent is sometimes given only after the unconditional appropriation is made . |
| 13 | Permission would be given only where the procedure was ‘ judged to be of exceptional importance in meeting the essential needs of man or animals ’ . |
| 14 | Permission for building would be given only if the occupier of a new house would live in it for at least six months per year and was a person employed or to be employed locally . |
| 15 | Inter alia , the Inland Revenue are reluctant to grant clearance where the consideration is loan stock and is redeemable within a relatively short period , and clearance is usually given only if the loan notes can not be redeemed within the first six months after issue . |
| 16 | Further , LCH has in recent years agreed with most , if not all , of the London markets that it will only accept contracts for registration from clearing members who are members of the relevant market.3 A financial futures contract will be registered only if the clearing members in whose names it is submitted are members of the financial futures market . |
| 17 | However , where there has been a contested hearing and : ( 1 ) a money judgment payable in one lump sum is ordered , the debt is registered only when the judgment creditor takes steps to enforce it , or issues an oral examination ; ( 2 ) a money judgment ( payable in one lump sum or by instalments ) including an order for costs to be taxed is entered , registration is effected on completion of taxation ; ( 3 ) an application for new trial has been made or an appeal lodged with the Court of Appeal , registration is effected when the new trial ( if ordered ) or appeal have been disposed of . |
| 18 | Section 17 is the governing section and the rules in section 18 are to be consulted only if the parties have not evinced their intention as to when property is to pass . |
| 19 | Whether the roles of chairman and chief executive should be split is a secondary issue which can be meaningfully addressed only when the company 's needs have been defined . |
| 20 | Cases were included only if the diagnosis was confirmed at surgery . |
| 21 | The Slavophile , Ivan Aksakov , believed that landlord–peasant relationships were deteriorating by the year and could be stabilized only if the government acted quickly . |
| 22 | Most of the alpha particles will be contained only if the current flowing through the discharge is higher than about 2.5 million amps : so JET was designed to have a current of 3 MA . |
| 23 | Heartburn or acid regurgitation were reported only when the oesophageal pH was less than four — that is , the symptom index was always 100% and was independent of endoscopic changes in the oesophageal mucosa and oesophageal function . |
| 24 | Ulcer healing was reported only if the defect had re-epithelialised completely ; associated features , including residual erythema , oedema , friability , or deformation at or near the site of the healed ulcer were also noted . |
| 25 | The case is not untypical in that the Convention points seem to fall to be considered only after the case has been dealt with and the deficiencies of the process have been revealed . |
| 26 | At one time it was the law that rape is committed only where the woman submits through force , fear , or fraud . |
| 27 | A court should be slow to draw any such inference , however , since Parliament has in section 4 indicated its intention that an offence should be committed only where the distribution of literature is likely to lead to the use of violence . |
| 28 | The exceptions are that , unlike riot and violent disorder , the offence can be committed only when the violence is directed towards the person rather than property , and the threats can not be by words alone ; they must be at least accompanied by threatening gestures . |
| 29 | The courts have added a gloss to the words of section 1 — ; namely that the offence is committed only if the application of the false trade description was associated with the sale or supply of goods . |
| 30 | THE war on violence will be won only if the world makes a determined effort to stop the flow of arms to trouble spots . |