Example sentences of "only to put the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The assault on Labour 's tax policies appeared to miss its target ; the Tories ’ handling of Labour 's controversial election broadcast on the health service served only to put the NHS at the forefront of the campaign ; and Mr Major and his advisers seemed uncertain how he should be presented . |
| 2 | Up to that point , reviews had been consistently agreeable and a touch of dissent was long overdue , if only to put the previous flattering write-ups into perspective . |
| 3 | To question him in detail and endeavour to reconcile his answers , to closet him with accountants and sharp practitioners learned in the wiles of insolvency and bankruptcy , was only to put the case out at compound interest of incomprehensibility . |
| 4 | The problem for the hungry animal is to distinguish the former from the latter , and only to put the edible things in its mouth . |
| 5 | In England , also , complaints of the difficulty of finding capable diplomats can be heard until far into the eighteenth century ; and many agreed to serve only to put the government under a moral obligation to find some acceptable post for them at home on their return . |
| 6 | The Communists have climbed on the bandwagon , but only to put the brakes on . |