Example sentences of "[noun pl] [modal v] only be [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Currency exchange contracts should only be entered into when receipt of the foreign currency is highly certain . |
| 2 | Bundles of entries may only be transferred to higher level groups and only by the leader of the higher group . |
| 3 | Amendments to the ROLES.DAT file should only be performed by the LIFESPAN Manager and roles may only be assigned by users with project administrator privilege using option 7.2.2 — Update User . |
| 4 | Modern scientific knowledge can be used by such societies and Rolt gives two guiding principles for the use of technology : ‘ That mechanical methods should only be employed in work provided the qualitative result achieved is better in the eyes of both maker and user ’ ; and ‘ That no man ( sic ) should make any use of a machine or a scientific process unless he possess a comprehensive knowledge of its principle , function and purpose , and is already skilled in the use to which it is to be applied ’ . |
| 5 | ( Under Soviet law , political parties could only be dissolved by court order . ) |
| 6 | It required no elaborate analysis to draw the lesson : economic grievances could only be redressed by achieving political change . |
| 7 | The main concourse with its waiting-rooms , restaurants , and shops would only be penetrated by Africans in their capacities as porters or cleaners . |
| 8 | Journalists will only be allowed in the area under army escort . |
| 9 | The competition is open to readers of 'Small Gardens ' and entries will only be accepted on the entry coupon provided . |
| 10 | Tables involving these variables will only be based on a 10% sample of the population . |
| 11 | His prescriptions can only be inferred from his denunciations . |
| 12 | Styles can only be applied to whole paragraphs , and the formatting details are stored in the markers which occur at the end of each paragraph . |
| 13 | As styles can only be applied to whole paragraphs , you do n't have to be too careful about selecting text ; just pop the cursor anywhere in the block and the formatting will be applied to the whole paragraph . |
| 14 | First of all , contradictions can only be identified in the context of the whole , because it is only within it that states of affairs become incompatible with one another . |
| 15 | Binary signals can only be transmitted as the equivalent to ‘ on-off ’ , ‘ yes-no ’ and ‘ 0–1 ’ , for example . |
| 16 | If I was not similarly open , it is merely because my embarrassments can only be laid at the door of my own folly , and not to the workings of chance . ’ |
| 17 | Some computers can only be upgraded with 2Mb SIMMs . |
| 18 | It must be stressed that these aspects can only be considered in the context of the tax rates and rules at the time . |
| 19 | It has , of course , many other characteristics , of which companionship and mutual support is an important one , but the characteristics which distinguish it from all other relationships can only be met by two persons of the opposite sex . |
| 20 | If the target is eventually sold for a profit , the benefit of the realised reserves can only be transferred to the original purchaser ( by dividend ) if the IHC has adequate distributable resources . |
| 21 | We recognise that the urgent need for homes can only be met by mobilising both private investment and public spending . |
| 22 | Thus it is often argued that statutes punishing cruelty to animals can only be explained in that way . |
| 23 | If the ascription of organizational goals to collectivities is rejected as metaphorical or metaphysical , then the language of goals can only be maintained by ascribing them to individuals or groups within the organization . |
| 24 | A checklist of some strategic factors which may be relevant is not good enough — the appropriate factors and their relative weights can only be determined through a conceptual model of the market place . |
| 25 | It is suggested that enabling educational environments can only be achieved by a re-examination of the way in which special education relates to mainstream education . |
| 26 | Hudson and Denner present only a successful and respected gentleman whose accomplishments might only be guessed at . |
| 27 | Thus Moore , Rhodes and Tyler conclude that ‘ for every 100 jobs created by regional policy , unemployment in Development Areas may only be reduced by perhaps 30 . ’ |
| 28 | Under this modern view , contractual obligations may only be justified in order to deter or compensate some harm to the interests of another person . |
| 29 | The core of these theories maintains that contractual obligations may only be incurred by voluntary consent . |
| 30 | Central heating boilers should only be fitted to a flue that has been lined with a stainless steel flexible liner of about 150mm ( 6in ) diameter . |