Example sentences of "can only be [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Another distinction is between so called European type options which can only be exercised on the settlement day , and American type options which can be exercised at any time up to and including the settlement day . |
| 2 | Paragraphs ( a ) and ( b ) provide a power to rectify that can only be exercised by the court . |
| 3 | Château de Monte Cristo : It can only be visited on Saturdays and Sundays . |
| 4 | This is a major area which can only be touched on here . |
| 5 | Physiology of Insect Muscles — Various aspects of the physiology of insect muscle , reviewed by Pringle ( 2966 ) , Usherwood ( 1967 , 1969 , 2975 ) , Aidley ( 1967 ) and others , can only be touched on here . |
| 6 | Like finance , the administration of the social services is a vast topic , which can only be touched on here . |
| 7 | The subject of tax reform is a topic in its own right and can only be touched upon here . |
| 8 | Like copepods , these 3–4mm brownish worms thrive in overfed aquaria , and can only be eradicated by syphoning them out at every opportunity , which may take months . |
| 9 | It continued : " Reconciliation can only be built on truth . " |
| 10 | We must husband a real wealth which lies in the land and its fruits : a self-sufficient society can only be built upon an agricultural basis . |
| 11 | alcohol can only be served to persons taking table meals . |
| 12 | The time limit for appeal can only be extended under this section if the reasons stated by the board for its decision are reasons requested in terms of s.18(2) . |
| 13 | Some proportional series , however , can only be extended along one axis at a time ; if an attempt is made to extend them along both axes simultaneously , unfillable structure points are created . |
| 14 | There is a three-month time limit , which can only be extended for good reasons . |
| 15 | However , the end result of the degree of competition in a market can only be observed in profitability . |
| 16 | If the target is eventually sold for a profit , the benefit of the realised reserves can only be transferred to the original purchaser ( by dividend ) if the IHC has adequate distributable resources . |
| 17 | A ballot-paper can only be transferred as the result of a surplus if its value is .01 or more . |
| 18 | The property in British ships can only be transferred by means of a bill of sale which is registered in the shipping register . |
| 19 | Looking at the terms of the agreement as contained in the letter from Hunter 's attorney , and the receipt , it is manifest that the payment was not made in discharge of the plaintiff 's rights against all other parties ; and the result of the whole is , that it does not operate as a release , or matter which could have been pleaded as an accord and satisfaction , but amounts merely to an engagement not to sue Hunter , which can only be pleaded by himself ; if the action , therefore , had been brought against two parties , it would not have been a discharge to both . |
| 20 | But there is obvious weakness in a system for controlling the government which can only be activated by a member of that government . |
| 21 | In addition , a DC can only be activated by the user associated with it , who must also be the manager of the package . |
| 22 | On Iceland , one might , if one were lucky , also find small quantities of andesitic and rhyolitic rocks being erupted but they are scarce , since they can only be formed by skimming off silica-rich material from a large volume of basaltic magma , in the same way as cream is skimmed off the top of milk . |
| 23 | The only effective response is ‘ I 'll send you a booklist ’ , for feminist criticism can only be defined by the multiplicity of critical practices engaged in by feminists . |
| 24 | This can only be defined by a large claw-like grasp on his left forearm , which could be identified as a tentacle of the Hydra . |
| 25 | In other words , crime is a relative concept ; it can only be defined in relation to particular criminal laws which are effective at particular times and in particular societies . |
| 26 | Concepts can only be defined in terms of other concepts , the meanings of which are given . |
| 27 | Now the major difference between these two categories is that with operational systems it is relatively easy for the user to define his requirements , in detail , in advance , for a specialist to program into the computer , whereas decision support systems , by their very nature , can only be defined in advance in global terms . |
| 28 | Whereas these measures constitute a second phase of liberalisation … it will be necessary to provide for further market liberalisation including the reduction of barriers to the supply of electricity by producers to customers ; whereas the precise details of this third phase , which should complete the internal electricity market , can only be defined in the light of experience … |
| 29 | ‘ Money can only be defined in terms of its functions . ’ |
| 30 | While discussions of what astronomers expect to find can only be expressed in terms of what they already know , those working on IRAS clearly hope that the satellite will make exciting new discoveries . |