Example sentences of "[noun sg] [is] the only [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The British Deaf and Dumb Association is the only body which directly represents the adult deaf and dumb and is controlled by them . |
| 2 | To keep them in my sights , I would have to hitch a lift on something shiny — Riva 's wedding ring is the only thing I can think of that might work . |
| 3 | If you really must use a spreadsheet as a database , then SuperCalc than a typical Windows spreadsheet , speed is the only advantage if your hardware is a little on the light side . |
| 4 | It can only lead to the suspicion that there are dangerous men on both sides who believe violence is the only way forward . |
| 5 | No the situation was getting worse and the only way that they we er that it was gon na be made better was by violence and , cos the violence is the only way |
| 6 | The vicarage is the only house not owned by the estate . |
| 7 | The massive violation of human rights around the world — some 90 countries are believed to practice torture — means that escape and exile is the only hope for many survivors of that oppression . |
| 8 | The colt is the only horse to have beaten the flying Arazi and is a stablemate of Tertian , the 6–1 favourite for the 2,000 Guineas on May 2 . |
| 9 | Back in 1956 Philip Moore declared that : ‘ A massive birth control programme is the only action that will permit European survival and at the same time be acceptable to the rest of the world ’ . |
| 10 | A search is the only way of establishing the necessary particulars . |
| 11 | Exceptions occur when a position is so specialised or obscure that search is the only way ; but by the laws of demand and supply , such jobs as these usually attract high salaries in any case . |
| 12 | Analogy is the only way to start , and the electron and the electromagnetic field the only place . |
| 13 | The Ark is the only project of it 's kind in the region . |
| 14 | This makeshift boat is the only way to reach the crop fields . |
| 15 | Wool is the only thing for the comfort of warmth , and most desirable is cloth which contains cashmere . |
| 16 | Practice is the only solution . |
| 17 | But I just ca n't do this with anyone else , because a long time ago I was raped , and my lover is the only man I could bear to touch me . |
| 18 | Force is the only option , and the door has T 5 and D 17 . |
| 19 | Clinical trials have shown nicotine replacement therapy is the only treatment which can effectively treat tobacco dependence . |
| 20 | Fighting 's the only dignity that counts . |
| 21 | Labour is the only party which could advocate that . |
| 22 | Labour is the only party with firm policies on animal welfare , said Sunderland South MP Chris Mullin , commenting on the launch of a Labour manifesto on animal welfare . |
| 23 | Tin is the only member of the metals loosely bracketed in the ‘ strategic ’ category in which Britain is even approaching self sufficiency . |
| 24 | Dealing with fear is the only way to control it . |
| 25 | ‘ The Messiah 's Second Coming is the only thing that will change man 's wicked ways . |
| 26 | Though officers of the Eladeldi can be seen patrolling everywhere , pleasure is the only master . |
| 27 | ENVIRONMENT Secretary Michael Howard warned fellow ministers last night that a huge cash injection is the only way to prevent the council tax turning into a Poll Tax Two disaster . |
| 28 | But this does not necessarily mean that a physical demonstration of the product in action is the only way to use TV for a demonstrable product — the Vauxhall Astra ‘ dog ’ commercial , in which the proud owner treats the car as a pet , and it reacts appropriately , is , in effect , a demonstration commercial , but the demonstration is done obliquely and with humour . |
| 29 | I 'm beginning to feel that direct action is the only way forward like Earth First , who in Canada lie down in front of loggers and generally sabotage development . |
| 30 | Sometimes , court action is the only alternative if agreement or a clear statutory mandate are the only bases of partnership-based intervention . |