Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] can only be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once you own a detector , however , you can start to take an interest in invisible losses … losses that can only be found by detector owners . |
| 2 | Decisions may make reference to expectations and values concerning kin relationships that can only be assumed . |
| 3 | ‘ A national ambition that can only be realised at the European level . ’ |
| 4 | Modern refining techniques mean that for every barrel of crude oil refined , there will be a split between diesel and petrol fuels that can only be varied a small amount . |
| 5 | Most of the ideas , techniques and strategies described in Part Two hold good for working with young children , but it is worth devoting time to a specific discussion of how one might adapt the work on still image and forum theatre for use with this age group , as they are sometimes thought to be strategies that can only be successfully used with older children . |
| 6 | Thus , a conveyance of land may include a cellar below ground level that can only be reached from an adjoining shop ( ibid ) . |
| 7 | There are ways of going on ( in Wittgensteinian vocabulary ) that mark out one discipline from another , with their tacit rules that can only be learned by being active in that community . |
| 8 | Or , alternatively , a mother encounters a persistent feeding difficulty in the baby , fails to resolve it , and as a result loses her initial equanimity and becomes tense and fearful with him ( and if that , in turn , then makes the feeding problem even worse one is left with a vicious spiral of the kind that can only be resolved by some drastic outside intervention and which clearly shows , moreover , the difficulty of disentangling cause and effect when confronted by the end result ) . |
| 9 | Indeed , the idea of these schools incorporates a division within the secondary curriculum that can only be harmful in the end , and will fail to meet the needs of pupils and of society . |
| 10 | Similarly , bathrooms that can only be reached through a bedroom are not a good idea if you have guests in the bedroom which does not adjoin the bathroom . |
| 11 | At its most conventional , the use of word pairs is a substitute for creative poetic activity , whereas the parallelism of greater precision is a subtle relationship between or among the lines of poetry that can only be designed in by a relatively sophisticated artist . |
| 12 | It is a skill that can only be learned through experiences with a specific complex of machinery and , in contrast to that of traditional skilled work , it is specific to a particular enterprise . |
| 13 | Life itself added the boldest brush strokes and when , finally , he , Jack Nicholson in person , confronts the world , there is the most awesome feeling of encountering a man of unquestionable charm , intelligence and friendship , yet who possesses an indefinable menace that can only be compared with some of the roles he has acted . |
| 14 | While these may take most of the burden from the public relations officer 's shoulders , there is still work that can only be done by you . |
| 15 | You 're soon drive round the bend by slippery blocks that wo n't let you stand still on them , electrical blocks that can only be crossed when the current 's off , blocks that crumble when you stand on ‘ em , others with gaping holes which you must fix by flicking a switch before you can cross … |
| 16 | During autumn he puts out his invisible lines that can only be seen under the microscope of the sun beams , and he is carried into the deep ocean , a balloonist travelling to an unknown destination . |
| 17 | The title Architect is protected by law and can only be used by those appropriately qualified and registered . |
| 18 | It is however deeply embedded in English law and can only be removed or moderated by Parliament . |
| 19 | None is an objective phenomenon to be studied in isolation ; they are all constructed from within the society in question and can only be interpreted in conjunction with other social ideas , in particular indigenous ideas concerning human nature . |
| 20 | The wave , like the mele , like all music , like the text , is a mental event , since it is never wholly present in any one instant and can only be grasped as a formal pattern existing through time . |
| 21 | A statement on her behalf said ’ the stories are an example of an abuse of privilege and can only be deeply regretted . ’ |
| 22 | Stenopus hispidus sometimes called the Boxing Shrimp , is far more aggressive towards its own kind and can only be kept as a single specimen or a matched pair . |
| 23 | For example , in Thai the morpheme khrab is a polite particle that can only be used by male speakers , the corresponding form reserved for female speakers being kha ( Haas , 1964 ) . |
| 24 | The truth with which faith deals is of the highest and most ultimate kind , and faith itself is a ‘ leap ’ and a ‘ passion ’ , a leap into the truth that can only be grasped on the road of authentic commitment . |
| 25 | The sweeping driveways , thickly foliaged gardens and imposing façades underline a privacy that can only be bought or inherited . |
| 26 | The subject of tax reform is a topic in its own right and can only be touched upon here . |
| 27 | Moreover , the system of land tenure , wherein the land belongs to the indigenous Fijians and can only be leased to Indo-Fijians ( the descendants of indentured cane workers who were drafted in from India in the early colonial period ) militates against conservation measures because it ensures the political dominance of the former ; and the encouragement of production ensures that such land is seen to be in use , an artefact to maintain internal stability . |
| 28 | It is not suitable for domestic purposes and can only be used for power generation . |
| 29 | These checks will absorb some of the energy of the returning hammers but can only be considered as hammer rests , not as checks . |
| 30 | In organisational theory Pfeffer ( 1981 ) argues that power is a relational concept that can only be understood in terms of interactions between individuals and groups . |