Example sentences of "this [is] only " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is one sort of Chinese perspective , seen as in the West from a level viewpoint , but this is only one of three treatments of space representation . |
| 2 | But this is only one aspect of the bifurcation he describes . |
| 3 | If towing is permitted with only a wing-tip man , it is vital that the pilots all recognise that this is only safe if the ground is more or less level and the wind is very light . |
| 4 | A minimum safe speed for most gliders is the minimum cruising speed , but this is only safe at height , where there is time for recovery if a stall occurs . |
| 5 | However , this is only possible when the coach really knows the karateka . |
| 6 | This is only the beginning of the neurophysiologist 's metaphysical problems . |
| 7 | This is only possible for those receiving Income Support . |
| 8 | Where a rural freight branch has survived , this is only because of the presence of a major user , such as Blue Circle Cement at Eastgate , Associated Octel at Amlwch and Esso at Fawley . |
| 9 | I draw attention to their provenance because commentators have focused on the family-magazine question , on the attempt , that is , to get the chapter past Katkov in some shape or form , and I think this is only half the story . |
| 10 | Yet this is only part of his argument . |
| 11 | Even if this is only one of possible readings , these stanzas and the poem as a whole surely represent an extraordinarily searching and painful exploration of what may be involved , for people of today , in the Virgilian pietas . |
| 12 | They say this is only one of several options . |
| 13 | But this is only available where the council or inspector has either misinterpreted the law or not followed the proper procedures . |
| 14 | This is only a possibility when the songs are popular enough to be published in this form . |
| 15 | This is only one respect in which camp delights in the selfsame artifice which others distrust . |
| 16 | For the girls this is only one side of the picture . |
| 17 | This is only a guide , of course , but your score can be interpreted as follows : 9–15 Definitely a lark 16–20 Moderately a lark 21–26 Neither a lark nor an owl ; intermediate type 27–31 Moderately an owl 32–38 Definitely an owl |
| 18 | Information has to be taken in to the brain — often through the eyes but this is only because humans rely so much upon this sense . |
| 19 | Although most of the FRG are in Canada or Soltau , this is only one small part of 6 Armoured Workshop . |
| 20 | There is every reason for more unmarried mothers receiving maintenance from the fathers of their children ; but this is only a small part of the problem . |
| 21 | This is only a marginal improvement , for even if a government stooge is avoided , the separate agency chairmen and members may still win control on important issues . |
| 22 | This is only one of several tactics which has the incidental effect of squeezing the ‘ Mum and Dad ’ agencies . |
| 23 | It is quite acceptable to ask to sample before you buy , although this is only possible if you are purchasing over the counter . |
| 24 | This is only the fifth time this has happened in 20 years : the others were in 1970 , 1973 , 1974 and 1981 . |
| 25 | This is only half the truth . |
| 26 | But this is only one side of the picture . |
| 27 | He allows that , despite his claiming to have no consciousness of them , a court may punish a man for his drunken actions , but this is only because it can not be sure of distinguishing in the defendant 's plea ‘ what is real , what counterfeit ’ . |
| 28 | This is only one of the things that can happen to the electrons , but it is the one which is of interest in the production of TL . |
| 29 | ‘ … this is only the beginning of what they will do ; and nothing that they propose to do will now be impossible for them ’ ( 11.6 ) . |
| 30 | This is only true sometimes . |