Example sentences of "only by the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our guide was there to meet us , his silver hair outshone only by the enormity of his rucsac containing about twenty-five flags on long poles . |
| 2 | In fact , the range of size is exceeded only by the range of habit . |
| 3 | In many cases fans were able to attach labels to certain positions , but in some cases the role was defined only by the range of behaviours required for it . |
| 4 | The Minister will know that those targets can be met only by the air ambulance in my area . |
| 5 | If we go only by the legislation and other portents , then the outlook is overcast at present and we are not sure how it will clear ; if commitment and current initiatives are anything to go by , then the prospects are brighter . |
| 6 | Bryan Robson , doubtful for the World Cup match against Poland 24 hours ago , returned for United last night to cruise for 20 minutes before erupting into Captain Marvel , never shirking a tackle and being denied two goals only by the crossbar and a brilliant diving save from Alan Knight . |
| 7 | Northwest from Péronne there runs a line of low hills , broken only by the valley of the River Ancre . |
| 8 | The rate of weight loss will be influenced not only by the quantity you eat , in terms of calories , but also by which foods you choose to make up that calorie intake . |
| 9 | Athenian work , however , dominates sixth-century vase-painting , not only by the quantity produced and exported but by the superb quality of the best . |
| 10 | Pressure solution is controlled not only by the degree of crystal strain , but also by the solubility of the specific crystal , its orientation , the saturation state of the surrounding fluid , the thermodynamics and kinetics of dissolution and ion concentration gradients in addition to the mechanism of solute transport ( whether by diffusion or fluid flow ) ( Wanless , 1983 ) . |
| 11 | In 1934 it was still a struggle — a fridge was bought on hire purchase over two years — and the Professional missed being ‘ laid off ’ only by the Chairman 's casting vote , on the proposal ‘ that the present position of the Club was such he should move on ’ . |
| 12 | Yes , we 've all seen all the reports — distributed open systems end up costing downsizers more money than the mainframe ever did , that there are many applications that can be handled only by the mainframe , that the mainframe has a bright future if only IBM Corp can get over its present problems . |
| 13 | This case was covered only by the Sun , which had two reports under the headlines Gay ‘ Killed with Chain' and DOG-CHAIN SEX KILLER JAILED . |
| 14 | Moreover , the Babylonian evil day was observed only by the king , priests , and physicians , whereas the Hebrew Sabbath was observed by the whole nation . |
| 15 | The statute laid down that measures ‘ for the estate of the king and his heirs and for the estate of the realm and people should be granted only by the king in parliament , the implication being no doubt that such measures should not be forced upon the king by his subjects or drawn up by non-parliamentary assemblies . |
| 16 | The controversy hinged around whether Convocation could be summoned only by the King or had to be convened as of right when Parliament sat , and thus raised questions concerning the autonomy of the Church and the extent of the Crown 's ecclesiastical prerogatives . |
| 17 | The immediate effects of that philosophical rationalism were felt only by the intelligentsia . |
| 18 | While the pope was thus able to tax the English church only by the will of the king , the king 's taxation was no longer restrained by canon law or at the mercy of the pope or — to any great extent — of an archbishop . |
| 19 | By thus consenting they form one body politic and it is implied in the contract that the majority have the right to conclude for the rest and let me quote for when any number of men have by the consent of every individual made a community they have thereby made that community one body with a power to act as one body which is only by the will and determination of the majority it being necessary to that which is one body to move one way a single body ca n't move in two opposite directions simultaneously . |
| 20 | The whole situation regarding the over-valuation of estates consisting of freehold and agricultural property by district valuers has now been highlighted , not only by the case of J Hedley Walton deceased v CIR , but also by the decisions of the Lands Tribunal in Exors of Lady Fox deceased v CIR . |
| 21 | Lord 's silence over Lamb has been broken only by the swish , frantic swish of sweeping every inconvenient fact under the Long Room carpet , now piled so high that Chris Bonnington might not scale it ! |
| 22 | It seemed like a minor miracle when she found herself seated within touching distance of the small group of musicians , until she realised that Rune was well-known here , not only by the management but , as the current number drew to a triumphant close , to the players as well , as they drew him on to the low rostrum and surrounded him with much back-slapping and laughter . |
| 23 | This view is confirmed , not only by the evidence of [ Mr. Bunn ] himself , namely that the wife 's signature on the Monday was a formality , but also the evidence accepted by the judge of what transpired on the Monday , namely , that there was no discussion between [ a bank clerk ] , the husband and the wife , who was merely presented the document for her signature . |
| 24 | In any case , it seems inevitable that the development of the mechanical clock should have been primarily due to the Church for , although the transmission of power by rope and pulley had long been known to craftsmen , the mathematics of gear-trains ( particularly astronomical trains ) was known only to the highly educated , and their education was provided only by the Church . |
| 25 | This situation is probably paralleled elsewhere in the United Kingdom only by the position at Loughborough where students at the University of Technology and the nearby College of Art and Technical College are all members of the Loughborough Students Union . |
| 26 | It was derived in the first place from Goethe and Goethe 's Hellenist contemporaries ; and it was modified only by the conviction that the ailments which artists and thinkers of that period had identified in the Germany of their day were now more virulent than ever , while an additional threat was posed by the new diseases of mediocrity and the cult of " progress " ( often associated with politicking and liberalism ) , from which the age of Goethe had been relatively free . |
| 27 | It was powered , as so much grieving is , not only by the act which had triggered it , but by community memories of other griefs . |
| 28 | Thomas A. Leycester , worth £2 in goods , was styled yeoman only by the subsidy ; he at least had 6s. a year from land , but two husbandmen rated at £4 and £6 owned real property worth 13s. 4d. and 8s. , respectively . |
| 29 | Lettings are encouraged , not only by the head and governors , but by the service provided by the caretaker . |
| 30 | Would not that be threatened only by the advent of a Labour Government , with their profligate spending plans ? |