Example sentences of "be inferred only " in BNC.

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1 The existence of such an inner structure can , however , be inferred only from behaviour :
2 For the other families , however , association with the duke can be inferred only from grants made after his accession .
3 In some cases , again , his links with the local gentry can be inferred only from his readiness to use them on sensitive business after 1483 .
4 The date of these events can be inferred only by the episcopal chronology of the bishops of the eastern Angles .
5 Little is known about his family , and his date of birth can be inferred only from the fact that he was apprenticed to a mercer in 1528 .
6 there is an asymmetry between the incumbent and the opposition parties : ‘ the incumbent 's policies and personnel have been put to the test of very recent practice at the time of election , while the oppositions ’ probable performance can be inferred only from its statements of intention and its previous performance in office ’ ( Kramer , 1977b , p. 699 ) .
7 For the other families , however , association with the duke can be inferred only from grants made after his accession .
8 In some cases , again , his links with the local gentry can be inferred only from his readiness to use them on sensitive business after 1483 .
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