Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] only [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the preface , the editor of the catalogue makes it clear that only a representative selection of coins is listed . |
| 2 | From March 1918 it was clear that only a crushing military victory by one or other side would bring ‘ peace ’ . |
| 3 | Schools are given the same written guidelines as in the Major Project , but it is made clear that only a short proposal document is required to accompany the school 's spending plan . |
| 4 | The cost of freehold land is so high that only a wealthy man who farms intensively can hope to make a living on his own small farm . |
| 5 | By 1896 La Chapelle was receiving more than a million tonnes , but by now the bulk of it was French and only a small proportion Belgian , testimony to the industrialization that had taken place in the wake of the railways . |
| 6 | All this could be different if only the British people were allowed a real stake in the EC . |
| 7 | Of the two types of bend tests the four-point is the more reliable since only a pure bending moment is applied to the centre section of the beam and the relation becomes exact , for small curvature , since the deformation is truly into a circular arc . |
| 8 | There was little social justice in a system whereby simony could dictate the duration of one 's time in purgatory ; was it right that only the rich could secure such release ? |
| 9 | The demands of such actions for lawyers ' services are such that only a large and complex firm can meet them , with corresponding implications for costs , restricting , in turn , the availability of such services to all but the wealthiest . |
| 10 | But the judge said : ‘ This offence is so serious that only a custodial sentence can be justified . |
| 11 | Many were convinced that only a proletarian revolution could remove discrimination . |
| 12 | The men who led the Cracow revolutionary movement ( the Polish insurrection of 1830 ) were deeply convinced that only a democratic Poland could be independent , and a democratic Poland was impossible without the abolition of feudal rights , without the agrarian movement which would transform the tied peasants into free proprietors . |
| 13 | But games companies seem convinced that only the odd tomboy would enjoy the shoot outs and punch-ups of the average game . |
| 14 | He then asks " how should one recognise authority ? " and answers that " degrees only prove knowledge ; look among those who really love art and literature " , and he goes on to conclude : " The artist , if he really is an artist , possesses absolute value which he can not lose : the man of science , once refuted or superseded , retains no absolute but only an historical importance . " |
| 15 | The second method is appropriate when only a small number of arithmetic operations are to be performed on each of a large number of initial items of data . |
| 16 | It was as simple as only a barefaced lie could be . |
| 17 | Each on its own seemed admirable and only a small addition to the government 's total expenditure . |
| 18 | At the other extreme , many historians believe that the Labour Party had simply inherited working-class support from the Liberals owing to the fact that trade unions had changed their allegiance when it became obvious that only an independent Labour Party would act in their interests . |
| 19 | Bukharin replied : ‘ It is obvious that only the real process of exchanges of substances between town and country can serve as a firm and stable basis for the influence of the town to be decisive . ’ |
| 20 | The answer may be one or both of these and only a careful rescue package can avert a total disaster . |
| 21 | In organizations with scarce resources political activity is inevitable and only the naive decry it . |
| 22 | Some of the South Africans are were last night understood to be unhappy that only the English anthem is to be played , but it was felt better not to cause more controversy in the light of Thursday 's threat by the African National Congress to call a halt to future tours . |
| 23 | Such criticism of American policy would be counter-productive ; the claims on the United States for economic and military assistance were so great that only a limited amount could be given to Korea . |
| 24 | In 1936 he wrote " Nowadays the trouble and expense involved in keeping a stud of hawks is so great that only a fortunate few are able to do so . " |
| 25 | Arthur picked a green disc from this box in which all and only the green discs are smooth . |
| 26 | Arthur picked a smooth disc from this box in which all and only the green discs are smooth . |
| 27 | In pursuit of this goal , the grammarian will concentrate on a particular body of data and attempt to produce an exhaustive but economical set of rules which will account for all and only the acceptable sentences in his data . |
| 28 | How far is it possible to speak of a partnership at all if only a restricted set of activities is undertaken ? |
| 29 | The reasons why the lower socio-economic groups make less use of the education and health services are complex and only a brief comment can be presented here . |
| 30 | To yank someone entirely out of their time and smack them around for not being of our time is perhaps a salutary but only a limited exercise . |