Example sentences of "of [noun] only to the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under such circumstances characteristics of adult language input would be reflected in differential rates of progress only to the extent that they coincided with the child 's existing ‘ style ’ of learning language ( Gleitman et al . |
| 2 | In 1930 , Helene Deutsch described the syndrome of frigidity t-n a significant group of her patients , women who are ‘ psychically healthy ’ , yet for whom the concept of orgasm was completely alien : ‘ In intercourse they experience a happy and tender sense that they are giving keen pleasure , convinced that coitus is of importance only to the man . |
| 3 | The resultant parse is of only minor interest , being of use only to the semantic component in reaching its decision . |
| 4 | From Poolewe , a narrow road follows the coast to the headland west of Loch Ewe but is of interest only to the few residents alongside it , and visitors invariably continue on the A.832 to Gairloch , this road also having been brought up to modern standards . |
| 5 | That particular proposal was of interest only to the limited number of countries which have huissiers de justice , which prompted Professor Graveson when the issue was discussed in 1960 to express the traditional preference of the British Government for bilateral conventions , but the topic attracted more general interest and it was decided to re-examine the whole range of possibilities . |
| 6 | Collections of dried plants are of interest only to the dedicated or desiccated botanist ; and much the same applies to systematic collections of beetles or of fleas . |