Example sentences of "can only [be] understand [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But the very nature of advice can only be understood if we understand in what spirit it is meant to be offered and for what reasons it is meant to be taken . |
| 2 | The history of company legislation over the past century can only be understood if it is seen as an attempt to rectify the imbalance and injustice resulting from the creation of limited liability in the mid-nineteenth century . |
| 3 | The nature of the movement of goods can only be understood if it is seen in relation to the complex and changing framework of society . |
| 4 | So the struggle became to some extent a contest between the German bishops and the pope , and the position of the German bishops in extending the conflict can only be understood if we understand their relationships with the political parties and the rival claimants . |
| 5 | And many of our society 's institutions and problems can only be understood if we know about their origins and their subsequent development ; our industrial relations system , conflicts between religious groups , the ‘ crisis ’ in the welfare state and the problems of the world economy today are four instances of this point . |
| 6 | The answer is ‘ yes ’ : a recent article , drawing on Eusebius ' Life of Constantine , seems to show without doubt that it was Constantine who introduced this law : Eusebius describes measures implemented by Constantine which can only be understood as referring to this law . |