Example sentences of "only exist [subord] " in BNC.

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1 A truly responsive adult education service can only exist when specialist staff are appointed or designated to take responsibility for this important area of work .
2 A right over a share will only exist if a legally binding arrangement has been made ( see Panel Statement 1985/5 , 17 February 1989 , relating to Marina Development Group plc ) .
3 So I suppose I 'm introducing something that would only exist if you started next week .
4 Since their parts ( or at least some of them ) can only exist as parts of just such a whole , no definite sense can be attached to a contrast between the sum of the values of their parts and their value on the whole .
5 However , a ‘ perfectly competitive market ’ could only exist as long as no one individual or group of individuals could influence prices .
6 WWF only exists because of the money we receive from our supporters .
7 It is embarrassing to know that one is a god of a world that only exists because every improbability curve must have its far end ; especially when one can peer into other dimensions at worlds whose Creators had more mechanical aptitude than imagination .
8 The jurisdiction to quash a decision only exists when there has in fact been an error of law .
9 The two were always interdependent for Prince anyway : pleasure only exists where there 's a taboo , a limit to be crossed — as ‘ It ’ goes , ‘ feels so good/it must be a crime ’ .
10 It could be said that from the point of view of social research , the world only exists as data and data can exist only through the interpretations placed on materials gathered from the world .
11 This band only exists if D p >D R .
12 The cities of the west only exist because the railway came through there .
13 Furthermore , certain stories , e.g. travel , motoring , fashion , only exist because of their ability to bring advertising with them .
14 Remember those philosophers ' schemes according to which we only exist if we are perceived as existing by something or somebody other than ourselves ?
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