Example sentences of "is [art] only [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This ninth-century , circular section is the only surviving part of the Abbey built by Charlemagne to enforce Christianity upon the pagan Saxons . |
| 2 | The Piece Hall in Thomas Street is the only surviving example of an eighteenth-century cloth market . |
| 3 | It is the only surviving example of a complete parish coffin . |
| 4 | Laxton , in Nottinghamshire , is the only surviving example of the open field farming system which was common to much of Midland England between the Middle Ages and the eighteenth century . |
| 5 | ‘ Sir Vivien is the eleventh baronet and is the only surviving son of Sir Tregarron Blacker , the celebrated big-game hunter who died in the sinking of the Titanic , together with his wife , Lady Mabel . |
| 6 | Algebra was not tested in this project as it is not explicitly included in the foundation list , and so is the only content category of the framework missing from the topics considered in this chapter listed below . |
| 7 | This is the only scavenging fish that can be unreservedly recommended . |
| 8 | Who is the only prime minister since World War II to have previously held the three major offices of chancellor , home secretary and foreign secretary ? |
| 9 | He is the only Prime Minister in the history of the United Kingdom to have lost every by-election during the period of his premiership . |
| 10 | Note that the whole set unc or the empty set can appear as minimal acceptances , but that if one of them does appear then it is the only minimal acceptance ( i.e. L = K + 1 ) . |
| 11 | Although limited by the Parliament Acts and the convention of non-involvement in financial matters , the House of Lords is the only such check . |
| 12 | The Mail on Sunday is the only other newspaper to have shown sales growth over the period , rising to 1,958,660 from 1,902,706 in 1990 . |
| 13 | This is the only other country in the EEC , besides Great Britain , that recognizes venereology as a distinct specialty . |
| 14 | Kevin Sheedy is the only other member of the Newcastle team with experience of third-class English League football ; he played for Hereford as a 17-year-old before joining Liverpool . |
| 15 | Twinhead is the only other Sparc house out with an Mbus board , albeit a motherboard . |
| 16 | The sharp-fingered Cockney apprentice , Keith Medlycott , is the only other spinner in the party . |
| 17 | Sicily is the only other island to stage World Cup matches . |
| 18 | Gleeson is the only other author to have documented this pattern of organ involvement . |
| 19 | Visiting teams from the Soviet Union , United States , German Federal Republic and France all stare bemused on arrival , and they become even more astounded when told it is the only indoor facility in the country . |
| 20 | The Institute of Export is the only professional body solely devoted to enhancing the United Kingdom 's export performance . |
| 21 | Where these materials have to be cleaned methylene chloride is the only chemical option once items are soiled . |
| 22 | ( An example is the suggestion that It is I is the only correct form whereas , in fact , most educated speakers of English generally say It 's me . ) |
| 23 | It has been extensively explored by spacecraft and is the only extraterrestrial body on which men have stood . |
| 24 | But because of the astronomical odds against success , a series of small steps , each one building on the accumulated success of previous steps , is the only feasible way . |
| 25 | For the unemployed , rented accommodation is the only feasible type of housing , and , as figure 7.7 shows , they are disproportionately being found in the local authority sector . |
| 26 | Lamu 's latrines stand as a challenge to the old engineering belief that sewerage is the only feasible system of sanitation for crowded cities . |
| 27 | The former is the only feasible method where the farm stock is primarily sheep while the latter can be used where cattle and sheep are both present in reasonable proportions . |
| 28 | This is done , for example , in order to provide an economical method of introducing a new technology into the company by using an established expert , or when in-house resources are temporarily so stretched that it is the only feasible expedient . |
| 29 | ( You should be able to confirm that this is the only price-quantity combination at which marginal revenue equals marginal cost , the condition for profit maximisation . ) |
| 30 | Founder Nicola Claire believes the John Peel Children 's Centre , Ealing , is the only existing children 's arts centre . |