Example sentences of "[prep] be the only " in BNC.
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| 1 | Venezuela too has serious debt problems which were largely caused by OPEC production cuts and falling prices but has the distinction of being the only Latin American country to reschedule its foreign debt without an IMF loan . |
| 2 | As both a stimulus and ready source of energy , honey also has the distinction of being the only food made by insects that 's eaten by man . |
| 3 | Although Stan was older and previously dominant , by virtue of being the only dog , he had not turned out to be the natural leader of he pair . |
| 4 | By September , the school would be in the awkward position of being the only selective school in Essex not to be GM and it would be one of very few secondary schools generally in north-east Essex not to have opted out , she said . |
| 5 | But , although they nearly ran out of steam and were forced to settle for a less than emphatic 27–24 margin of victory as the ‘ Boks came back at them , Sean Fitzpatrick 's side — with the Jones boys Ian and Michael , Zinzan Brooke and Frank Bunce outstanding alongside their skipper — were worthy of being the only New Zealand side ever to go through South Africa undefeated , albeit on an abbreviated tour . |
| 6 | Southport Railway Centre also ran its usual trains , again using the LMS Brakevans , over the Spring Bank Holiday , and thus had the unusual , possibly unique distinction of being the only preservation organisation running trains on its own lines and also on another , privately owned line at the same time . |
| 7 | Snow leopards have the distinction of being the only true big cat of the mountains . |
| 8 | And since the unconscious can be approached most nearly through unmeasurable , unrepeatable events in the analytic situation , psychoanalysts , even more than other psychologists , retain for themselves the power of being the only subjects able to explain subjectivity . |
| 9 | Lake Mývatn has the privilege of being the only European breeding station for Barrow 's goldeneye , a duck of American origin , and in the River Laxa which flows from Mývatn to the sea , you are assured of seeing the beautiful Harlequin duck , another New World species which also has its only European outpost here . |
| 10 | It has the dubious distinction of being the only constellation with no star as bright as the fifth magnitude ; its main star , Alpha ( 5.2 ) , lies between Volans and Gamma Hydri . |
| 11 | Just 19 months later it achieved the dubious distinction of being the only Royal Commission to be wound up without producing a report when it collapsed over internal differences as to the scope of its report and how it should proceed . |
| 12 | Bell also had the dubious achievement of being the only non-Royal at the meeting which announced the split of Prince Andrew and the Duchess of York . |
| 13 | The author ( front row , third from right ) in charge of the Southern Command cricket team , which he captained by virtue of being the only officer who played cricket . |
| 14 | While the politics of the time may have been sterile , it does appear to have had more than its share of colourful characters ; bogus radicals like A.P.T.James and Chanka Maharaj ; the legendary and fabulously wealthy Bhadase Maraj , who was an American-style ward boss ; Norman Tang , whose mastery of the ‘ art ’ of inscrutability made it possible for him to ‘ develop the reputation of being the only minister never accused by the Civil Service of political interference ’ . |
| 15 | Maxton was faced with the prospect of being the only remaining ILP Member if he did not withdraw his continued opposition to re-affiliation . |
| 16 | Ireland prepared to face Cuba today ( 11.00 BST ) with the unenviable record of being the only side not to have scored a goal in the 12-team tournament . |
| 17 | It is the fervent hope of most Celtic supporters that Rangers are eliminated from Europe , of course , so that their team retains the distinction of being the only one from Scotland ever to have won that trophy , albeit 26 years ago . |
| 18 | The magnificent lounge red leather arm chairs , chandeliers , beams , table lamps is named in memory of Bill Oxenham , a remarkable man who combined engine driving at Blackhall pit with being the only Tory councillor in Horden 's history . |
| 19 | Perhaps it 's something to do with being the only civil department still with the power to send in a gunboat . |
| 20 | But we need to get our moral thinking clear on this matter all the more because in the first stages of unbridled conflict both sides seem to be suggesting that there really was no moral problem at all because the principle that they were obsessed with was the only one that mattered . |
| 21 | The seat he climbed into was the only empty one in the car . |
| 22 | ‘ We 've got ta be the only band in history to be sued by a comics company and a clothing company , ’ says Eugene , wryly . |
| 23 | This is a great asset in favour of high-fibre dieting , but is very far from being the only advantage you gain when you follow the F-Plan slimming method . |
| 24 | It must , however , be stressed from the outset that even among the most alienated fascism was far from being the only political response to the continued decline of Britain and the mounting economic problems after the first World War . |
| 25 | Clearly , of course , it was far from being the only political response to the war . |
| 26 | It is certainly true that it can be used in this way but it is far from being the only way to use video in the classroom — particularly in language teaching . |
| 27 | But the use of violence to restrict democracy , though it is still very prevalent in some regions of the world , is far from being the only means by which such limitations are imposed . |
| 28 | The economic and social instability of Eastern Europe seems likely to be a major political factor over the medium-term future , but it is far from being the only element of instability in the present world system . |
| 29 | The obvious relevance to oceanography has already been mentioned , but it is far from being the only field of application . |
| 30 | The choice of a slow , careful style is made for the sake of convenience and simplicity ; learners of English need to be aware of the fact that this style is far from being the only one they will meet , and teachers of English to foreigners should do their best to expose their pupils to other varieties . |