Example sentences of "say that [art] only [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He could but say that the only solution to such posers was a universal pension . |
| 2 | There have been murmurs of discontent among manufacturers considering diversifying away from Macao , but businessmen say that the only impact so far has been a shift of orders from China to Macao . |
| 3 | Imagine my surprise when I heard Douglas Hurd say that the only thing which would make Saddam Hssein toe the line on UN demands short of outright force was sanctions . |
| 4 | He says that the only way you can tell they 're fake , is to look at the stitching on the labels . |
| 5 | This organisation happily ploughs a furrow totally at odds with the notion of free trade , by making it as difficult as Possible for non-German companies to sell their wares in Germany without DIN approval — even where EEC law says that the only approval necessary is from the country of origin . |
| 6 | ‘ Funnily enough , Gooseneck says that the only votes in his time were attempts to oust Fagg , but the majority of white balls was so immense that the opposition seems to have got discouraged and given up . ’ |
| 7 | In fact , it could be said that the only women these days who sport one single fragrance , all the time , are those famous glamour-pusses — Joan Collins , Elizabeth Taylor , Paloma Picasso , and so on — who are paid several millions of dollars a year to endorse a ‘ signature ’ scent , on condition they never allow gossipy fellow lunchers in smart restaurants to get an illicit whiff of ‘ Chanel No 5 ’ as they swan by . |
| 8 | Stan Wilson became a sergeant in the Army Educational Corps ‘ it 's said that the only battle they ever won was the 1945 General Election for Labour ’ before spending 34 years at what he terms the chalk face . |
| 9 | In these lines , Brutus is saying that the only way to stop Caesar becoming emperor is to kill him , and although he has no personal grievances against Caesar ( Caesar is kind to him and favours him ) , it would be bad for the people of Rome ( ‘ the general ’ ) if he were to be crowned . |
| 10 | Yet blaming Mr Murdoch 's problems on two deals is like saying that the only sin of David Gower , England 's most gifted cricketer , is flashing at balls outside the off-stump . |
| 11 | Mr. Barron reminded the gathering that his party had advocated recycling and emission control long before it was fashionable and Mr. Browne and Mr. Jenks both said that the only way forward was by international agreement . |
| 12 | Todd said that the only way ‘ to achieve growth and profit from commodity products in changing market conditions ’ is to change your distribution approach . |
| 13 | On May 4th , before a meeting of the Council of the Americas , he said that the only way he could build support for a system of open trade was to apply the laws that Congress had put in place , and to hold America 's partners to agreements they have made . |
| 14 | can I just just pursue that you said said so the if you embarked on another scenario , and you said that the only way in which extra over , that beyond the figure proposed by the County Council , would be by way of a new settlement , I 'm sort of transgressing my own ground rules here , I know that Ryedale has expressed support for the principle of a new settlement , are you saying that you would be looking for a new settlement , possibly in Ryedale ? |
| 15 | He said that the only questions under discussion were whether Ramsey was Ramsey and whether he had been legally elected . |
| 16 | Referring to SPLA dissidents known as the Nasir group [ see pp. 38426 ; 38666 ] , he said that the only towns taken by the government forces were those " which depend on our dissidents … who have defected and chosen the camp of Gen. Bashir " . |
| 17 | The coroner Michael Colcutt said that the only verdict the jury could return was accidental death . |
| 18 | Which again is a part of the luck which probably saved me and er when I got down to the pump which was directly below where the explosion occurred , there was about three or four of us there and er as I said that the only indication that we got out it was a an enormous bang just directly overhead . |
| 19 | I thought for a while and said that the only thing I could think of was that the British government did not — although it would have been slow to admit it — at that moment cut much ice with the South African government , but the United States government cut considerable ice . |
| 20 | On May 18 , in what was officially described as a clarification , Tutwiler said that the only UN resolutions included in the terms of reference for the peace process were resolutions 242 and 338 . |
| 21 | ‘ I 've heard it said that the only reason we got the contract with Talkin' Loud is 'cos we know Gilles . |
| 22 | If that is not enough , a former Member of Parliament and a former councillor in Hackney , Ms. Maureen Colquhoun , said that the only reason for Labour losing seats in Hackney in 1990 was ’ the total failure of the Labour Group to deliver services . |
| 23 | DURING the housing boom they used to say that the only contact an architect had with the design of many high-volume , speculative developments was to lay out the site so that the maximum number of little boxes could be squeezed in . |
| 24 | I 'm tempted to say that the only change from Albania will be Worthington 's return in place of Donaghy , with the positions rejigged . |
| 25 | My response was to say that the only way he can go from here is down ! ’ quipped Robertson . |
| 26 | However , it would be wrong to say that the only cases of departure from putting tonic stress on the last lexical word were cases of contrast or emphasis . |
| 27 | If the operative part could properly be controlled by the recitals , I think there would be much reason to say that the only thing contemplated by the recitals was giving time for payment , without any relinquishment , on the part of the judgment creditor , of any portion of the amount recoverable ( whether for principal or for interest ) under the judgment . |
| 28 | Until all that has died down , I will only say that the only thing I 'm bothered about is the well-being of the club . |
| 29 | ’ Summing up , ’ said Nilghard , ‘ I must say that the only place where I have seen correspondingly bad situations in Central Europe before is around the biggest airports in West Germany . ’ |