Example sentences of "[noun sg] and [noun sg] can only " in BNC.
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| 1 | If Sartre 's endeavour to ground the Marxist science of history suggests that the Hegelian totality and continuum can only work by a continual labour of excluding the partial and discontinuous , Althusser 's effort to constitute a differentiated history shows that you can not do it without a teleology . |
| 2 | The case against environmental lead is very strong , but an argument that contains such exaggeration and error can only be a weak one . |
| 3 | The effects on the driver and vehicle can only be imagined , as driving in circles round a field , at say 40 mph , would be uncomfortable enough , let alone trying to match the take-off speed of a warplane . |
| 4 | His films reflect his background , a masculine world where one 's manhood and independence can only survive through violence . |
| 5 | Spending our lives in jealousy and envy can only isolate us from other people and make us unhappy . |
| 6 | If a husband and wife can only tell each other how uncomfortable they feel about the change , and how odd it makes them feel , not endlessly or every day , but just to give a place to the fact , then they have a good chance of staying on a fairly positive course . |
| 7 | In my attempt at a wide-angled overview , however , I shall argue that the camera has not just two but many sides , and that feminist film criticism and theory can only benefit from casting its eye outside a field of vision in which the theory of the gaze and questions of representation and power have been dominant for too long . |
| 8 | Co-operation and trust can only be established through contact |
| 9 | Scale and measure can only be understood in context . |
| 10 | As they are only small they appear to be quite light , but seem to hold an edge and time can only tell how quickly they wear out . |
| 11 | The relationship between Government and Parliament can only be understood against the background of the convention of ministerial responsibility . |
| 12 | ‘ To ban advertising and sponsorship can only hit the company hard . |
| 13 | It is argued by Friedman , therefore , that any trade-off between unemployment and inflation can only be temporary and that the long-run Phillips curve must be vertical at the NUP . |
| 14 | In the present context the time-inconsistency problem suggests that the optimal combination of unemployment and inflation can only be achieved if there is some effective restraint to prevent the government from cheating on a commitment to zero inflation . |
| 15 | Among the duties … which require to be revived , thrift and prudence are pre-eminent ; and thrift and prudence can only be taught by men who will associate with the people and thus induce them to face the elementary laws of economy . |
| 16 | Many of these needs such as those for friendship , affection and esteem can only be met through informal networks . |