Example sentences of "of what can only [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was a great Wotan and Hans Sachs of his time , but he assumed many more characters , as this disc sketches in , by means of what can only be called ‘ random ’ arias . |
| 2 | It is with great sadness that I write this letter having been informed of the possible demise of what can only be the most important publication since the Dead Sea Scrolls . |
| 3 | It is clear that these larger groups or phyla have arisen because of what can only be called co-evolution : the changes to take place in their body types have been more or less continuously in tune with evolutionary changes in their habitat or environment . |
| 4 | The difference between Figures 2 and 3 is probably not important , each being just a different representation of what can only be a pale reflection of the true state of affairs , just as any illustration of the body 's organs is but a poor reflection of its true inner workings . |
| 5 | My own family was at once strongly nuclear and part of what can only be called a clan . |
| 6 | Those poor children in the Cairngorms had just been recovered from the clutches of what can only be described as moronic supervisors . |
| 7 | And in pursuit of that perspective , that outlook the Communist Party launched a series of what can only be described as ad adventurist er attacks on the new Kuomintang authorities . |
| 8 | Not surprisingly therefore , the results of the 1983 survey show that mass unemployment ‘ has created a serious new risk of what can only be regarded as downward social mobility — and that risk is much greater for men in working class positions , by whatever route they come into them , than it is for others ’ ( p. 17 ) . |
| 9 | If the Walled Garden and Garden Cottage were to be transferred to the ownership of Oatridge Agricultural because of the previous set out in the above piece of legislation this would have very serious consequences to the capital value of what can only be described as the department 's most valued property asset . |
| 10 | On behalf of the Opposition , and indeed the whole House , I wish to express our sympathy to the victims and their families of what can only be described as a crime against humanity . |