Example sentences of "[conj] can only " in BNC.
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| 1 | Buildings — and not just historic ones — represent energy , labour and materials , which either can not be replaced or can only be replaced at enormous cost . |
| 2 | They 'll want to spend time looking at equipment they ca n't afford or can only just run to and will be at some stage of agonising over whether to buy or not . |
| 3 | The point being that because the income is within Case V relief for the 35 per cent is only available or can only be available by way of concession as s687(1) states that it applies in lieu of ss348 or 349 which are Case III Schedule D payments . |
| 4 | Modern science is critically dependent on high-performance computing ; studies of the world 's changing climate , structural engineering , and medical imaging simply could not have progressed to their present state without access to the sort of computing power that can only be provided by parallel machines . |
| 5 | ‘ Yes , something like that … and that 's something that can only aid and assist . ’ |
| 6 | It is a piece of Japanese competition that can only delight the Americans . |
| 7 | You find yourself doing the strangest things that can only be because you are no longer capable of doing the simplest tasks . |
| 8 | Modern refining techniques mean that for every barrel of crude oil refined , there will be a split between diesel and petrol fuels that can only be varied a small amount . |
| 9 | It is a paradox that can only damage the Community 's own long-term interests , and those of countries which the Community currently professes to wish to help , notably Eastern Europe and the old USSR . |
| 10 | I find great comfort in her and an enthusiasm that can only increase in the future . |
| 11 | Life itself added the boldest brush strokes and when , finally , he , Jack Nicholson in person , confronts the world , there is the most awesome feeling of encountering a man of unquestionable charm , intelligence and friendship , yet who possesses an indefinable menace that can only be compared with some of the roles he has acted . |
| 12 | This can only be done by having a transformed imagination , something that can only come about through a ‘ revelation ’ . |
| 13 | Indeed , the idea of these schools incorporates a division within the secondary curriculum that can only be harmful in the end , and will fail to meet the needs of pupils and of society . |
| 14 | I want to say very generally that we have to avoid thinking about that sort of clash as an impossible dilemma , a blank , unintelligible conflict , a tribal row between unrelated moral principles each espoused by a separate group — a dispute that can only be settled by tribal warfare . |
| 15 | During autumn he puts out his invisible lines that can only be seen under the microscope of the sun beams , and he is carried into the deep ocean , a balloonist travelling to an unknown destination . |
| 16 | It then complicates matters further by promoting voluntarism in a market that can only imperfectly express itself . |
| 17 | On another page he included a picture of Mary that can only be described as erotic . |
| 18 | But the fact that God has given principles and priorities helps us to cut through this veil of emotional haze with certainty that can only be attained from the Master 's plan . |
| 19 | Are you relying on your partner to meet needs that can only realistically be met by God ? |
| 20 | Do you feel your partner is relying on you to meet needs that can only realistically be met by God ? |
| 21 | Similarly , bathrooms that can only be reached through a bedroom are not a good idea if you have guests in the bedroom which does not adjoin the bathroom . |
| 22 | You 're soon drive round the bend by slippery blocks that wo n't let you stand still on them , electrical blocks that can only be crossed when the current 's off , blocks that crumble when you stand on ‘ em , others with gaping holes which you must fix by flicking a switch before you can cross … |
| 23 | It is a skill that can only be learned through experiences with a specific complex of machinery and , in contrast to that of traditional skilled work , it is specific to a particular enterprise . |
| 24 | The South Saxons whose numbers we shall never know with any accuracy , built up a complex Wealden farming system , backed by a communication network that can only have been an extension of the lesser economic roads of the Romano-Britons . |
| 25 | He looks at me hard and says in a voice that can only be described as arch , ‘ Do you mean do I cry when I see children with flies round their eyes ? |
| 26 | Night has its own kind of vision , as if daylight can blind one to certain truths that can only be perceived in the night . |
| 27 | Rapid industrial growth in the latter half of the nineteenth century promoted a political culture that can only with caution be described as radical . |
| 28 | Yet on the other hand , for the counsellor to be too conscious of saying the right thing at the right time in every situation represents a state of mind that can only hamper the counselling process . |
| 29 | ‘ That is the only possible explanation for the steady supply to newspapers and authors of this information that can only put more pressure on the prince and the Royal Family . |
| 30 | SUCCESS BREEDS SUCCESS AND INEVITABLY THE NEW 1991 OYSTER 68'S WILL BENEFIT FROM REFINEMENTS THAT CAN ONLY BE ACHIEVED THROUGH DEVELOPMENT OF AN ESTABLISHED CLASS . |