Example sentences of "only [be] [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | [ The British ] had pressed for some time for a continuation of a combined staff relationship and had only been convinced that we were serious in rejecting this when we moved their combined staff people out of the Pentagon and moved the standing group [ of Nato ] in . |
| 2 | Many of the new innovations have only been possible because of the company 's commitment to total quality management ( TQM ) . |
| 3 | That has only been possible because of the combined effort by the whole BNFL team , led so effectively by our outstanding Chief Executive , Neville Chamberlain . |
| 4 | It is true that this ‘ agreement ’ , or settlement as I would prefer to call it , had only been viable when lesbians and gays tolerated their own oppression , tolerated homophobic behaviour , tolerated heterosexist indoctrination , tolerated liberal tolerance . |
| 5 | Similar powers in the Housing Act of 1890 had only been permissive and so far only a few councils ( notably London ) had been active house builders ; indeed some , including Birmingham , had regarded the proposition as a matter of last resort . |
| 6 | She 'd only been angry because she 'd been so unaccountably shaken by those few seconds in his arms . |
| 7 | Or had she only been cold because she 'd known of her husband 's friendship with a beautiful young Irish girl ? |
| 8 | Users ' freedom to browse in a library collection has not only been desirable but would also appear to be linked with the right of access to information itself . |
| 9 | She 'd only been annoyed because it upset all her work plans . |
| 10 | He managed to move most of the ammunition away from the fuel but some would only be accessible When the vehicle was righted by the recovery section from the AMF(L) Workshop . |
| 11 | My time would only be impressive if clocked by sundial but I was pleased with it , though I could have done with a couple of gym sessions to get in shape . |
| 12 | The process will only be complete when the national executive endorses the candidate . |
| 13 | Our understanding of what was happening to party politics under William and Anne can only be complete when we consider the wider world outside Westminster , which will be the subject of the following chapter . |
| 14 | In the story of Aladdin , his beloved is told that the wonderful palace he has got the genie of the lamp to build for her will only be complete if a roc 's egg is suspended from the dome , DC 3 . |
| 15 | Instead , place your fingers on each note in the order that you intend to pick them ; in other words , the full voicing of each chord will only be complete as you play the final , highest note . |
| 16 | Two quantities can only be equal if they contain the same powers of space , time and mass . |
| 17 | As already in the UK , it will render unlawful ( although not necessarily in terms of criminal law : the penalties may only be civil but must be sufficiently dissuasive ) the misuse or improper disclosure of unpublished price-sensitive information , either by insiders or by those who obtain the information from them . |
| 18 | Since [ J. ] has made very little development progress since the accident he has no potential to return to a healthy life and thus intensive care would not only be cruel but would artificially prolong his vegetative state . |
| 19 | It was further said that the reason for limiting the application of subsection ( 2 ) to those third parties who are knowingly concerned in the contravention is that an order addressed directly to a third party ( as opposed to the contravener acting by his servants or agents ) would only be necessary where the third party had an interest of his own in the subject-matter of the order . |
| 20 | That would only be necessary if the troops had been requisitioning other people 's equipment . |
| 21 | Greenpeace , however , say that the effect of such legislation can only be negligible because of the ease with which waste can be illegally imported . |
| 22 | Sometimes the loser will not only be disappointed but also aggrieved because the trial judge or tribunal has taken some view of the facts and the law , which are believed to be wrong . |
| 23 | Of course , this consideration can only be relevant if there is an alternative forum available ; if there is not , then the High Court may be inclined to allow an AJR unless there is some statutory provision which precludes this , even if the rights in issue are essentially ordinary employment rights . |
| 24 | They wo n't though , and what you are could only be beneficial if absolutely everyone was like you too . |
| 25 | The investments will only be profitable when the following conditions apply : . |
| 26 | Angioplasty as a primary procedure has very limited application , and it may only be appropriate where the patient sustains an acute coronary occlusion when in close proximity to a centre with highly experienced and immediately available angioplasty expertise . |
| 27 | While management development can , and should , influence management , it will only be successful if it responds to the state of management . |
| 28 | Attempts to solve this problem by economic reform run into the insuperable problem that they could only be successful if accompanied by political reforms involving denationalisation . |
| 29 | It must , indeed , have been clear to everyone that the claims of Canterbury could only be successful if they had the support of the king and the English bishops . |
| 30 | Handy would argue that this type of structure might only be successful if the nature of the work is suited to matrix organisation or project work , and if the employees of the organisation belong to the task culture and therefore want the work organised in this way . |