Example sentences of "can only [verb] [conj] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | One can only conclude that the story about the two-way radios is entirely false . |
| 2 | Well , we have our own gifts , but the presentation of food is not one of them , and since French cooks and food purveyors so often appear to lose the lightness of their touch in this respect when they leave their native land and settle abroad , one can only conclude that the special stimulant which brings these gifts into flower is in the air of France itself . |
| 3 | At type II promoters we can only conclude that the precise nature of the interactions between CRP and the truncated and wild-type polymerases , and their role in the activation mechanism , remain to be determined but that the C-terminal part of the α-subunit of RNA polymerase is not involved in this process . |
| 4 | One can only conclude that the bare and to infinitives are anything but meaningless contextual variants . |
| 5 | Such a possibility can only arise if the impulsive components of the matter tensor occurring on the boundary of region IV have negative energy density . |
| 6 | Secondly , that liability to pay can only arise if the company goes into liquidation . |
| 7 | This effect can only arise if the nonword " are being transformed into a phonological code before lexical access is attempted . |
| 8 | Security means defence against all comers and contingencies ; as such , it can only materialise when the world is purged of uncertainty . |
| 9 | They give the appearance of a ‘ setting sun ’ under the D string and , as everything else appears to line up okay , I can only presume that the markers themselves are off-centre . |
| 10 | The crypts were small , too small to have needed a central pillar to support the ceiling , so we can only presume that the pillar had a symbolic significance to the Minoans ( Plate 18 ) . |
| 11 | The commitment of such a large organisation can only ensure that the levels of excellence will always remain outstanding . |
| 12 | One can only suppose that the smiths at Igbo Ukwu enjoyed demonstrating their virtuosity . |
| 13 | I can only suggest that the feathers you had gained for your hat , or your head , during your 10 months in America , should be collected then stuck up your tochas . |
| 14 | In the absence of more detailed evidence we can only speculate whether the more vocationally , or instrumentally , motivated applicants are , the less willing they will be to consider other , alternative courses and institutions if they do not get on to the course they wanted . |
| 15 | One can only speculate that the GMC took the easy option and avoided testing the issue of clinical ecology head on because it feared a lengthy presentation of evidence on both sides , with the risk of an inconclusive result . |
| 16 | We are unable to explain why vitamin B12 absorption decreased during treatment with loperamide oxide , but can only comment that the magnitude of the change was relatively small . |
| 17 | Equally important is public confidence or acceptance of coinage ; as coinage is a convention , in the sense that its value is conventionally fixed by the authority of the state with the agreement of the public , it can only function if the value of the coinage , as fixed by the state , is accepted by those who use it ; otherwise , market forces will tend to discount overvalued coins towards their individual bullion values . |
| 18 | As he put it to the 1955 Congress of the Czechoslovakian Communist Party , ‘ socialist ideas can only triumph when the peoples of Eastern Europe eat like the delegates at this Congress ’ . |
| 19 | Supporting players in the lineout can only move when the jumper has touched or caught the ball . |
| 20 | This programme can only succeed if the public are able to understand what is being done with their money , and why , and are encouraged to work with the landowners concerned so that the most practical and cost- efficient results are obtained . |
| 21 | He was never told why he lost his captaincy and I can only think that the committee felt that a more adventurous approach was needed . |
| 22 | I can only think that the teacher wanted to get as much mileage from the whole thing as she could . |
| 23 | One can only assume that the farm would suffer if this came about . |
| 24 | One can only assume that the purchasers of these lichen-grey accoutrements are members of EXIT , and that anyone attempting to rescue them would receive a bloody nose for their trouble . |
| 25 | One can only assume that the later , powerfully muscled and squatter ankylosaurs were more finely tuned to Earth 's gravity . |
| 26 | One can only assume that the Roman officials exceeded their authority and treated the royal family with disrespect . |
| 27 | Where hedging of bets ( ‘ ambiguity ’ ) is not just feasible but desirable , we can only assume that the problem is not cancer , but hypochondria . |
| 28 | It is not the Commission 's policy to disclose the reasons for its decisions , and I can only assume that the Commission prefer the Refreshment Department 's current practices , which were designed to promote healthy and nutritious food in the House . |
| 29 | I can only assume that the NI went to press before the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait for this important factor to have been omitted . |
| 30 | I can only assume that the right hon. Gentleman 's last question was a knee-jerk reaction . |