Example sentences of "can only [be] maintained [conj] " in BNC.

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1 But we remember that that peace can only be maintained while we have our statesmen and perhaps even more important , our armed forces .
2 It may be worth pointing out to new customers who prove reluctant to pay on time that the keenly competitive rates being charged on the haulage contract can only be maintained if customers settle promptly .
3 As he is a victim of his own loyalty to the England cause , the RFU 's credibility can only be maintained if he is compensated — even if this means contradicting the edict of the 1890's which caused the original rugby league to break from the union code .
4 Now , the stability of a social formation can only be maintained if no class with any means of imposing its interest is pushed to the point of revolt .
5 Equilibrium against collapse can only be maintained if the number of electrons ( and hence nucleons ) is less than .
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