Example sentences of "[vb pp] only [subord] [pron] is [vb pp] " in BNC.

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1 This entails , as was pointed out above , that disobedience to a law is justified only if it is justified by an existing legal doctrine to that effect .
2 Electoral reform can , it seems , be realistically expected only when it is initiated by a minority Conservative or Labour government as the price of survival exacted by a party or combination of parties holding the balance of power .
3 When dialect is a matter of different words being used , naturally it will be understood only if it is known previously .
4 Internally , money is spent only where it is needed .
5 This thought can be entertained only if it is accepted that the universe is eternal and timeless , and the theory of a once only chance association of circumstances causing life , be abandoned .
6 The student 's understanding of the wide range of topics taught will be tested only when she is required to put it into practice .
7 This can be achieved only if it is recognised that research is essential in surgical practice and should be encouraged but , equally , that the person concerned must learn to operate .
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