Example sentences of "only have a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | Exposing oneself to the night can not only have a powerful personal effect , but , in modern cities , be very dangerous for a woman . |
2 | ‘ Viz will only have a certain life before everyone starts to become bored by it . |
3 | That could only have a detrimental effect on jobs in the company 's factories , and it had already started slimming its operations as a result of the significant decline in drilling activity . |
4 | Above all , as the Commission says , ‘ adopting a single currency rather than having national currencies with irrevocably fixed exchange rates would not only have a symbolic character . |
5 | Differences of opinion exist among scholars ; sometimes the appearance gives very little to go on — details may have been rubbed off or we may only have a small fragment of a large object to examine ; two or more origins may be possible contenders and it may be impossible to decide which on stylistic grounds alone . |
6 | By the time it has been adzed out , you will only have a small edge to clean up as well as the underside . |
7 | At the same time it should be made clear that apart from false assumptions about matriculation , higher education should only have a small contribution to make to the range , standard and appositeness of 16+ and 18+ examination syllabuses and schemes of marking . |
8 | If hunting were banned on all of that it would only have a small marginal effect but we can as Mr said only ban hunting on land we both own and control , land in hand , that actually totals a hundred and fifty eight acres , slightly smaller than Victoria Park but that includes road , bridleways , land with no access , S S S Is , Sites of Special Scientific Interest , land awaiting disposal the land capable of being hunted and in hand totals fifty two acres about as much of Victoria Park as I can see from my front window . |
9 | I feel this is possibly not a good thing at this present time , when every spectrum of Rottweiler size , shape and type can still be found in the show ring : further expansions of the gene pool can only have a destructive effect . |
10 | Working on the basis that there is a finite number of hill walkers , and I believe that to be the case , then spreading the load will only have a good effect on the more popular hills — some of which are showing signs of over-use . |
11 | Clearly , local authorities will only have a limited amount of money to spend as opposed to Government support , which is at present guaranteed . ’ |
12 | Attempts to improve women 's opportunities and pay within the labour market can therefore only have a limited success as long as women within the family continue to undertake most of the work of caring . |
13 | If think I 've got this written down wrong , classes of occupation one , two and three can only have a four week deferred period , that 's no |
14 | Can only have a four week |
15 | Your choice will not only have a profound effect on your future life but also you will have a profound effect on the future life of whichever institution you finally decide upon . |
16 | But the satellite companies will not only have a rising income from subscriptions and a need to invest it in their struggle for a credible share of the viewing audience . |
17 | So sometimes a horse may only have a bad habit in relation to a certain rider , and in that case it will be the rider who will need the extra training . |
18 | As Prentice points out , ‘ public confidence in the market is a product of complex psychological and economic factors and the fact that insider trading is taking place will only have a tangential , if any , bearing on it . ’ |
19 | This tells us that Θ will only have a meaningful value when ψ 1 and κ 1 have the same sign . |
20 | When I asked Alison what qualities you need to be a marketing controller she said , ‘ you need to be able to establish immediate empathy with the people you are talking to as you may only have a short time to get the feedback you need . |
21 | This problem arises because each grid cell can only have a single attribute value and because the chosen grid dimensions are too large to resolve the spatial detail required . |
22 | Fortunately she had n't finished unloading the car , so would only have a single hold-all to carry back downstairs . |
23 | An interesting bit of supporting evidence for this view of person in the infinitive is provided by weather verbs , which can only have a third person support ( it ) because of their notional import . |
24 | Most people who supported the government when it joined the ERM did so not because they believed the forecasters ( although they were happy to do this ) , but because they believed , as a matter of principle , in the ‘ New Consensus ’ — that the active use of macroeconomic policy can only have an adverse effect and that market forces alone can deliver non-inflationary growth and full employment . |