Example sentences of "that only [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Scientists at the National Institute for Research in Dairying at the University of Reading have found that only part of the nitrogen , phosphorus and potassium in slurry is in a form that plants can immediately take up .
2 Let us now make the problem a little more complicated by assuming that only part of the disc is in an appreciable magnetic field , as shown in Fig. 4.17(a) .
3 From the way her companion was looking at her it was easy to see that only part of his mind was concerned with art .
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5 This means that only groups identifiable by their religion but not race , or national origins etc. , are not protected by the Act .
6 Taking due cognisance of biochemical pathways , the authors conclude that only substances metabolically convertible to vitamin A are capable of restoring photoreception .
7 She says it 's wrong to say that only Mrs Maxwell lost her pension .
8 It is misleading to assert that only areas are isolated , since the ‘ transport poor ’ are individuals who will be isolated in relative terms no matter how rural or urban their location may be ( Coles 1978 ) .
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10 There is an empty throne within the throne room of our hearts that only God can fill .
11 We need the complete transformation of our inner selves that only God can achieve .
12 ‘ I believe that only God could have saved her , but for some reason — perhaps her fear or our fear for her — we could not realise His mercy . ’
13 Outside London , cities are so small that only Birmingham , Bristol , Exeter , Newcastle , York and Norwich have more than ten thousand residents .
14 He was so ordinary as to be extraordinary , so obscure that only stealth could be his calling .
15 For we still believe that our femaleness is a biological entity ; but it is this biology that a century ago wished to remove our clitoris and that continues now to impose upon us a desire that only functions in passive reaction to the actions of men , and that is as a result based in narcissism and masochism .
16 This is anti-kitsch — the idea that only shit exists .
17 He told the Committee that Only Singapore had persevered with a road pricing scheme , and while Hong Kong had withdrawn its .
18 The governments of the FRG and the GDR reaffirm their declarations that only peace shall emanate from German soil .
19 At the centre of the barn is the press , its iron worm-gears cramped down onto the cheeses , the bog horsehair bags of apple pulp that only Boy Nigel knows how to fold .
20 In the same month he told a Nuffield conference that his proposals should ensure that only 6% of the workforce were unemployed .
21 The Board rejected this view as it considers that only shareholders are owners of a company and hence the issue of warrants which are not subsequently exercised represents a gain .
22 The Administration 's interpretation of this proviso was such that only Britain was able to benefit from it .
23 Furthermore mutual antagonism between France and Germany was so great that it was commonly assumed that only Britain could act as an ‘ honest broker ’ to draw them together .
24 It is a low rising hill above the waters of a loch and on it centre powers that only eagles of peace and truth can fully feel
25 What is ‘ against the public interest ’ has , however , never been fully defined , although the emphasis placed on competition as a major theme of economic policy by the Conservative government means that only mergers which reduce competition per se are likely to be investigated .
26 His former manager Jimmy Lumsden admitted that only Dziekanowski 's reputation for the high life enabled City to snap up the ball-playing genius from Celtic for a bargain £250,000 .
27 It claims that only Lothian is providing extra payments to maintain standards of care , even though all authorities are receiving Scottish Office grants .
28 However , to save memory the programmers have cut off everyone 's legs , leaving sprites that only Basil Brush could identify with .
29 I find that only eggs on the outside of the mass are likely to hatch , and have developed a way of maximising the hatching rate .
30 Note that only crotchet rhythm is given to the strings .
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