Example sentences of "where only a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The fact of union , coupled with its repeated reaffirmation , has resulted in a position where only a blind man could assume that the power of the Westminster Parliament to sever it was so well established in general acquiescence that none would deny the propriety of its exercise . |
| 2 | While this strategy may be appropriate for a ‘ mission area ’ where only a few pockets of Christians are to be found and they have to decide between going to one place at the expense of another , it must be applied rather differently in a situation where the Church has extensive geographical coverage . |
| 3 | But the fact is that a Hunt victory was not on the Ferrari books if they had ceded — after a re-start which looked as though it favoured Hunt — they would have been lynched in Italy , where only a Ferrari is allowed to win . |
| 4 | He described Iona as ‘ a very thin place where only a tissue paper separates the material from the spiritual realm ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ So there 's a small place where only a boy can enter the house ? ’ asked Fagin . |
| 6 | Nationally , the urban sulphur dioxide problem has diminished to the point where only a small number of urban sites now exceed the air quality standard . |
| 7 | She went steadily through the scullery where only a tap dripped in the quiet , and then stood outside the closed kitchen door , and called . |
| 8 | We owe it to the people of my own borough of Hillingdon , where only a week or so ago a teenager who had just stolen a car killed himself when he drove it into a tree at nearly 100 mph . |
| 9 | Does it make any sense to encourage Western style ‘ social security ’ in the Indian context where only a small proportion of the population is currently covered ? |
| 10 | This is obviously correct if you are working from the actual body measurements , but it is of no use when you want to enter measurements taken from a diagram where only an armhole depth measurement is given . |
| 11 | Montgomerie , runner-up in the recent Johnnie Walker Asian Classic in Singapore , where only an inspired Nick Faldo topped his efforts , had complained about the pace of play and lack of atmosphere after Thursday 's first round . |
| 12 | The third major difference between BR and RENFE is that union density in the latter is very low by British standards , though high in the Spanish context where only an estimated 20 per cent of the wage-earning workforce were members of unions ( Rijnen 1985 : 235 ) . |