Example sentences of "be only [prep] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | feelings such as anger , worry and guilt are only worth having if they provoke you into doing something effective . |
| 2 | The only problem is it 's only worth buying if you 're buying a reasonable sized piece . |
| 3 | This approach is only worth attempting if full ab initio methods are used , as semi-empirical methods such as CNDO , INDO and MNDO are incapable of dealing with ions in states which have incompletely filled core orbitals . |
| 4 | It is only by establishing and maintaining development programmes and by working in conjunction with families , with communities and with governments that we can begin to achieve lasting improvements which tackle the root causes of the poverty and inequality that threaten so many children . |
| 5 | It is only by experimenting that we can learn new and interesting textures . |