Example sentences of "[that] only a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | An increase of at least 10 per cent will be demanded by union representatives , who will argue that only a substantial rise will improve morale . |
2 | In the preface , the editor of the catalogue makes it clear that only a representative selection of coins is listed . |
3 | However , it is not true that only a superficial representation determines the interpretation of a surface anaphor , or that the final interpretation is always the one that the superficial representation licenses . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | Occasionally Harvard dealers would have colleagues shout out that only a limited line of stock was left . |
6 | Michael Meacher and Frank Field have stressed that only a limited circle of people were actively involved in formulating the industrial policy proposals , and that beyond this circle , understanding of the proposals was rather minimal . |
7 | Further validation is needed , says the NII , before it will accept CEGB assurances that only a limited number of rods will experience significant ballooning . |
8 | Though in this form the list looks a long one , it must be remembered that only a limited number of schools have introduced more than a few changes . |
9 | Davis and Moore assume that only a limited number of individuals have the talent to acquire the skills necessary for the functionally most important positions . |
10 | The hon. Member for Ogmore said that the opinion polls demonstrated that only a limited number of people would be interested in total deregulation . |
11 | This ‘ molecular bridging ’ approach was successful ( but inefficient ) when viral particles were coupled to human MHC class I and class II antigens 27 , but not to the human transferrin receptor 28 , and suggests that only a limited number of cell surface antigens can function as surrogate receptors for MoMLV particles . |
12 | There was a certain warmth and cosiness in this great dilapidated old house that only a gentle soul could create . |
13 | This was so in Bedfordshire , for example : in 1952 the District Council carried a motion deploring ‘ the withdrawal of the services of a full-time officer of the WEA from Bedfordshire when so large a proportion of branches in the area are so recently formed and still in need of assistance and encouragement that only a full-time organiser or tutor-organiser can give ’ . |
14 | The second factor that argues against the theory that only a low increase in inflation will result from devaluation is the attitude of the workforce , where wages account for 60% of unit costs . |
15 | The other motivation for European Union came from the newly-freed countries of Central Europe themselves , who favoured it in the knowledge that only a strong Community , closely knit in a European Union , would have the resources and united will to assist them towards eventual EC membership . |
16 | ‘ It is scandalous that only a tiny fraction of cars in the UK have catalysts fitted . |
17 | There have been numerous suggestions of increased numbers of racial attacks , many supposedly attributable directly or indirectly to the BNP 's presence , although racial attacks in many parts of London are , and have long been , so numerous ( and usually unreported ) that only a tiny fraction even of the most serious could ever be laid at the BNP 's door . |
18 | Yet it remains true that only a tiny fraction of legal matters end up in court . |
19 | Deep in the shade of the forest , few flowers are formed and pods are even rarer , for another peculiarity of cocoa is that only a tiny proportion of flowers — less than one per cent — are successfully pollinated . |
20 | The good news is that only a tiny percentage of these viruses are found in the ‘ wild ’ , perhaps as few as 50 . |
21 | Using radiocarbon dating by accelerator mass spectrometry , which requires much less material , means that only a tiny amount of the charcoal underdrawing is required for an accurate dating to be obtained . |
22 | It is well known that only a great dancer-artist can suggest the development of the sixteen-year-old Aurora , happy at her birthday , into the dreamy figure the Prince meets in the woodland glade and on to her final entrance as a triumphant princess fully awake to her responsibilities as Queen-to-be . |
23 | Some economists calculate that only a small part ( perhaps a quarter ) of the appreciation of the exchange rate is attributable to oil but that the government deliberately pushed up the exchange rate ( which appreciated 40 per cent between 1979 and 1980 ) by raising domestic interest rates and thereby weakening industrial competitiveness . |
24 | A number made the comment that only a small part of the training was of direct use on the family unit . |
25 | The view of the Pleiades is much more breathtaking with my 7 × 50 binoculars than with the lowest power I can use on my large reflector , because the small field of view with the telescope means that only a small part of the cluster can be seen at any one time . |
26 | He noted that only a small part of the ancient Sicàn capital , covering an area 1.5 x 1 km , had been excavated so far . |
27 | In discussing the findings the author concludes that while a number of people do have cause to complain about their medical examination , these results indicate that only a small percentage have problems . |
28 | Whilst surely representing the pinnacle of guitar mass-production ( 500,000 per year sometimes ) you 're right that only a small percentage seem to have survived in the UK . |
29 | Public Health Nursing is still to a large extent task-oriented and the findings in a survey of the work load of the Public Health Nurse in Ireland in 1986 showed that only a small percentage of time ( 0.2% ) was spent directly on health education , although it is acknowledged that health promotion is a component of tasks and policy in all aspects of their role . |
30 | But Greenpeace insist that only a small percentage of the fish caught by the seals are of interest to the fishermen , and that over-fishing remains the main threat to North Sea fish stocks . |