Example sentences of "be just [adv] the only " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think the other feature of the system is — and I think people generally do n't realize what a remarkable it is — we 're just about the only country in the world that has this system , and we are remarkably successful in involving ordinary members of the community in the administration of justice , both in our lay magistrates system and in our jury system . |
| 2 | If one is to recognize that there are applied linguists and language teachers in the world identifiable by the difference of role they play ( even though these roles may exist in different degrees of convergence ) then the division of responsibility which corresponds with appraisal and application seems to be just about the only one to make . |
| 3 | In the last quarter of the 20th century , the USSR may be just about the only country in the world where health standards are actually falling . |
| 4 | ‘ They were just about the only times we set eyes on them , ’ she went on . |
| 5 | That is a pity : the price of financial distress is just about the only way in which the cost of capital for firms plausibly differs between the two rivals over the longer term . |
| 6 | In fact the Jag is just about the only one that can really wipe the smiles off their drivers ' faces , unless you 're talking Rolls-Royce or Bentley . |
| 7 | ‘ The red 335 is just about the only one I use onstage these days , ’ says Guy . |
| 8 | And a pigeon is just about the only wildlife you get in the city . ’ |
| 9 | Now , however , the book has attracted attention for another reason : it is just about the only book on art to have appeared in Russia in recent times . |
| 10 | It is just about the only fact which is unquestionably true . |
| 11 | This is just about the only country in the world with an organised industry . |
| 12 | as colleagues who are involved will know is just about the only industry in the building materials sector that has n't made some kind of pay offer in this current round it 's very much bringing up the rear and we 're determined to use what industrial strength we have to change the employer 's stance otherwise we 're very concerned that the national negotiation missionary , this will be his death knell since we 'll have to resort to local pay bargaining , so the short answer is E C C er , will be balloted as far as the G M B is concerned union and , er , T & G are balloting in for industrial action to try to change the employers ' position . |
| 13 | Despite that , the Dairy Crest sell-off is just about the only part of the MMB proposals to have been met with enthusiasm by the rest of the industry . |
| 14 | ‘ It was just about the only song I knew the words to and was an impromptu thing , but it got things started . |
| 15 | That was just about the only redeeming feature of that winter because it formed a kind of bridge which made walking up to the road a lot easier . |
| 16 | With its two twin towers of baroque grey stone , it was just about the only building in Moon Beach that was n't either white or pale-blue . |
| 17 | That was just about the only way a girl could get any equal action time , if her boyfriend was behind bars . ’ |