Example sentences of "and [noun sg] can only be " in BNC.

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1 The relationship between Government and Parliament can only be understood against the background of the convention of ministerial responsibility .
2 Many of these needs such as those for friendship , affection and esteem can only be met through informal networks .
3 Scale and measure can only be understood in context .
4 The case against environmental lead is very strong , but an argument that contains such exaggeration and error can only be a weak one .
5 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 .
6 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 .
7 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 .
8 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 .
9 A significant correlation and an agreement in the mean proliferation index between PCNA ( 19A2 ) and BrdU can only be achieved by a strictly standardised enumeration of labelled cells limited to strongly stained nuclei in the PCNA evaluation .
10 Co-operation and trust can only be established through contact
11 Stacey and I followed these arguments , insisting that issues of women and politics can only be addressed if attention is paid to the familial institutions of society ( Stacey and Price , 1981 ) .
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