Example sentences of "[noun] [is] the only " in BNC.
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| 1 | It has also been held that where the right which the applicant seeks to protect by action in a court was created by the same statute as provided the ( alternative ) remedy for its protection , the statutory remedy is the only one available . |
| 2 | The British Deaf and Dumb Association is the only body which directly represents the adult deaf and dumb and is controlled by them . |
| 3 | Tinitus in her ears is the only physical reminder of the violent illness … which left her unconscious and close to death . |
| 4 | Do something on Saturday 's the only day everybody 's free . |
| 5 | To keep them in my sights , I would have to hitch a lift on something shiny — Riva 's wedding ring is the only thing I can think of that might work . |
| 6 | In learning a technique , be it chemistry or life itself , mastery of the methods is the only important thing . |
| 7 | If you really must use a spreadsheet as a database , then SuperCalc than a typical Windows spreadsheet , speed is the only advantage if your hardware is a little on the light side . |
| 8 | This works in favour of music writers , and because the PRS is the only organization which can license venues and media in this country , it is sufficiently strong to make sure its members ' copyrights are appropriately rewarded for any performances . |
| 9 | It can only lead to the suspicion that there are dangerous men on both sides who believe violence is the only way forward . |
| 10 | No the situation was getting worse and the only way that they we er that it was gon na be made better was by violence and , cos the violence is the only way |
| 11 | The lack of syncromesh on second gear is the only significant difference . |
| 12 | ‘ Spock is the only other credible choice and as he has no discernible personality , it has to be Kirk . |
| 13 | The vicarage is the only house not owned by the estate . |
| 14 | ‘ Bradl is the only Honda rider who really risks everything , ’ applauded Kocinski . |
| 15 | The massive violation of human rights around the world — some 90 countries are believed to practice torture — means that escape and exile is the only hope for many survivors of that oppression . |
| 16 | The colt is the only horse to have beaten the flying Arazi and is a stablemate of Tertian , the 6–1 favourite for the 2,000 Guineas on May 2 . |
| 17 | Deirdre 's the only person that 's erm got one I on there |
| 18 | To doctors , cremation is the only ‘ hygienic treatment ’ of corpses which they fully approve . |
| 19 | Perhaps he has forgotten that his lord ought to be murdering his lady just at this juncture ; or perhaps he thinks Emilia is as corrupt as himself ; or perhaps he does not understand love , The error is great , since Emilia is the only person who knows the truth about the handkerchief . |
| 20 | ‘ Our programme is the only one that can get the country as a whole out of its crisis , ’ he argues . |
| 21 | Back in 1956 Philip Moore declared that : ‘ A massive birth control programme is the only action that will permit European survival and at the same time be acceptable to the rest of the world ’ . |
| 22 | A search is the only way of establishing the necessary particulars . |
| 23 | Exceptions occur when a position is so specialised or obscure that search is the only way ; but by the laws of demand and supply , such jobs as these usually attract high salaries in any case . |
| 24 | ‘ Well , ’ he began , ‘ as Maisie 's the only one , and there being no son ti tek over t'farm … ’ |
| 25 | Analogy is the only way to start , and the electron and the electromagnetic field the only place . |
| 26 | The Ark is the only project of it 's kind in the region . |
| 27 | A campaign by our supporters is the only option left , inevitably consisting of emotive stories and personal opinions , since reasoned articles in the health columns of the broadsheets will mobilise few people . |
| 28 | This makeshift boat is the only way to reach the crop fields . |
| 29 | The more it becomes clear that the United States is the only military superpower , the greater the possibility that the economic strengths of Germany in Europe ( and Japan ) will be developed as a complementary factor . |
| 30 | Two of these settlements have just ten and eleven dwellings respectively , erm Shipton is the only settlement of any consequence erm being two hundred and er twenty dwellings . |