Example sentences of "can only [be] [vb pp] by " in BNC.
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| 1 | Paragraphs ( a ) and ( b ) provide a power to rectify that can only be exercised by the court . |
| 2 | Like copepods , these 3–4mm brownish worms thrive in overfed aquaria , and can only be eradicated by syphoning them out at every opportunity , which may take months . |
| 3 | The property in British ships can only be transferred by means of a bill of sale which is registered in the shipping register . |
| 4 | Looking at the terms of the agreement as contained in the letter from Hunter 's attorney , and the receipt , it is manifest that the payment was not made in discharge of the plaintiff 's rights against all other parties ; and the result of the whole is , that it does not operate as a release , or matter which could have been pleaded as an accord and satisfaction , but amounts merely to an engagement not to sue Hunter , which can only be pleaded by himself ; if the action , therefore , had been brought against two parties , it would not have been a discharge to both . |
| 5 | But there is obvious weakness in a system for controlling the government which can only be activated by a member of that government . |
| 6 | In addition , a DC can only be activated by the user associated with it , who must also be the manager of the package . |
| 7 | On Iceland , one might , if one were lucky , also find small quantities of andesitic and rhyolitic rocks being erupted but they are scarce , since they can only be formed by skimming off silica-rich material from a large volume of basaltic magma , in the same way as cream is skimmed off the top of milk . |
| 8 | The only effective response is ‘ I 'll send you a booklist ’ , for feminist criticism can only be defined by the multiplicity of critical practices engaged in by feminists . |
| 9 | This can only be defined by a large claw-like grasp on his left forearm , which could be identified as a tentacle of the Hydra . |
| 10 | There are no manuals for this struggle , for it can only be done by those who have pure hearts and sharp wits and the wisdom to know themselves . |
| 11 | In the assessment of cleanliness this can only be done by inspection to be carried out after cleaning has been completed . |
| 12 | This can only be done by having a transformed imagination , something that can only come about through a ‘ revelation ’ . |
| 13 | ‘ Prudence ’ , claimed Sam Smiles , ‘ requires that we pitch our scale of living a degree below our means , rather than up to them : but this can only be done by carrying out faithfully a plan of living by which both ends may be made to meet . ’ |
| 14 | This being the case , if the production of constant capital is to increase — an absolute necessity for accumulation to occur — then this can only be done by a transfer to Dept . |
| 15 | However , this can only be done by increasing public expenditure or redistributive taxation . |
| 16 | Of course , full justice to a steamed pudding can only be done by a true trencherman . |
| 17 | This can only be done by studying operators . |
| 18 | While these may take most of the burden from the public relations officer 's shoulders , there is still work that can only be done by you . |
| 19 | Le Grand , for example , insists that for egalitarian policies to succeed , ‘ it is necessary to reduce the hold of the ideology of inequality on people 's values and beliefs and this can only be done by challenging the factual underpinnings of that ideology . ’ |
| 20 | This can only be done by massive redundancies in the public sector and reductions in the level of benefits and services . |
| 21 | This can only be done by heat or work . |
| 22 | The user can not enter a module with such a record as the latest version ; this can only be done by LIFESPAN . |
| 23 | The equity partners will usually want to give their junior colleagues and associates the opportunity to prove their ultimate worth to the firm and that can only be done by giving them direct experience of management . |
| 24 | ‘ We have helped to create a new training culture in this country but that can only be done by businesses focusing on that in partnership with the government . ’ |
| 25 | At the end of this period , it can only be overturned by a 75 per cent majority of all states attending a Treaty conference , which must include the present 26 voting members . |
| 26 | As I have argued above , the doctrine of deterrence and the deployment of strategic nuclear weapons can only be justified by the acceptance that the superpowers are genuine in their protestations that they do not intend ever to use nuclear weapons , and that they seek disarmament . |
| 27 | In those circumstances treatment can only be justified by the principle of necessity , as stated by Lord Goff of Chieveley in In re F. ( Mental Patient : Sterilisation ) [ 1990 ] 2 A.C. 1 , 75–76 : |
| 28 | It can not be unlocked , and can only be damaged by magical weapons or spells ( T 6 , D 24 due to powerful enchantments ) . |
| 29 | The walls and floor do not move and so count as prone , but the Daemon-room can only be damaged by spells and magical weapons . |
| 30 | If both have identical mark positions but are still asymmetric then the fault can only be analysed by measuring line lengths to determine which is wrong . |