Example sentences of "they can be [vb pp] only by " in BNC.
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| 1 | Similarly the pronouns I and you ( je and tu ) are personal because they can be defined only by the utterance in which they appear . |
| 2 | While not insurmountable they can be overcome only by those with experience and intimate knowledge of police work . |
| 3 | They can be reached only by helicopter or on foot — even the latest four wheel drive vehicles are no match for most of Nepal 's interior . |
| 4 | Of miraculously complicated organisms so small that they can be seen only by a privileged élite , through microscopes costing several thousand pounds ? |
| 5 | They can be connected only by using a stepped coupling , so Kevin was unable to re-use the original connector . |
| 6 | Will he confirm that those luxuries included televisions ; and does he agree that if there is not to be an income tax rate of 35p to support those massive spending plans , they can be supported only by a large increase in VAT ? |
| 7 | They can be solved only by compromise and by the exercise of economic and political strength , not by the application of legal principles or guidelines . |
| 8 | They can be changed only by agreement or by the adjudication of a lawful authority such as an international court . |
| 9 | The mentalist assumes that mental states are irreducibly mental in virtue of the fact that in all their essential aspects they can be known only by " introspection " . |