Example sentences of "only work [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some people think devolution will only work if it will advantage business with reduced taxation . ’ |
| 2 | This particular game can only work if the concept of a vow to give sanctuary is something the participants already have a vested interest in . |
| 3 | Note that it can not be formulated as ‘ always calculate proportions along the rows ’ ; this would only work if the explanatory variable was always put in the rows , and no such convention has been established . |
| 4 | What is clear is that they the system will only work if hospitals really do need to compete with one another to obtain their business . |
| 5 | You need to impress on him that it will only work if it is done properly — that there must be absolutely no cheating . |
| 6 | Pro and anti-bolters must now show less fanaticism in their activities and this policy will only work if everyone makes an effort to operate within the guidelines . |
| 7 | But it will only work if further orders are required and other suppliers are not readily available . |
| 8 | Brushing aside Allen 's pleas not to ‘ take as selfish view of Socialism , a national view ’ , Wheatley argued that the ‘ Living Wage ’ strategy would only work if import duties were introduced to prevent foreign capitalists , employing sweated labour , from reaping the benefit of the increased demand in the British economy . |
| 9 | Herbert Morrison was an advocate of tighter centralised control , and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Fuel and Power , Sir Donald Fergusson ( who believed nationalisation would only work if the public corporations were genuinely independent ) felt that independence was more likely to be achieved with a larger corporation which was more able to resist direct government intervention . |
| 10 | But they recognize that decentralization will only work if there is agreement on the fundamental competition rules to be applied ( with little or no discretion ) , and if there are clear rules for allocating cases across jurisdictions ( e.g. where a particular merger will have competition implications in several member states of the EC ) . |
| 11 | This trick will only work if the spacing values for the fonts , the metrics , match exactly which , in Bitstream 's case , they seem to . |
| 12 | Further , unlike the earlier Edition , these will only work if you have Illustrator 88 — not the older Illustrator , nor FreeHand , just Illustrator 88 . |
| 13 | She smiled at her own ingenuity , the smile fading as she realized the ploy would only work if Worsdale was actually in the gallery . |
| 14 | And , looking ahead , his strategy will only work if there is a clear decision in the referendum in favour of either the president or parliament . |
| 15 | It 'll only work if we give in our hundred percent , it 'll only work if you give your hundred percent . |
| 16 | It 'll only work if we give in our hundred percent , it 'll only work if you give your hundred percent . |
| 17 | If evolution is hill-climbing , how can we explain the evolution of complex structures which would only work when perfected ? |