Example sentences of "only [be] [verb] at the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The efficiency of government could only be increased at the expense of its popularity ; the more corrupt and less efficient the government , the more acceptable it was to creole merchants and landowners . |
| 2 | Although it may be beneficial to address this point at this stage rather than leave it to the flotation , the alternative argument is that such matters can only be decided at the time of flotation when the parties are better able to assess what is commercially necessary to achieve an optimum result . |
| 3 | Furthermore , Hoyle suggests that there is indeed a tension between the two approaches — that restricted professionality is unlikely in practice to be capable of extension or , put another way , that extended professionality can only be achieved at the cost of effective , restricted professionality at the classroom level . |
| 4 | A major new endowment for Gloucester could only be achieved at the expense of existing interests , and this was politically unacceptable . |
| 5 | A major new endowment for Gloucester could only be achieved at the expense of existing interests , and this was politically unacceptable . |
| 6 | When such adjustments are made , the Phillips curve apparently gives the policy-maker a choice between employment and stable prices ; more of one can only be gained at the expense of the other . |
| 7 | He writes : I was now convinced , after the stubborn to-and-fro contest for every foot of ground which had continued throughout the whole of April , that although we had more than once changed our methods of attack , a decisive success at Verdun could only be assured at the price of heavy sacrifices , out of all proportion to the desired gains . |
| 8 | Such actions could only be activated at the request of the immediate lord 's vassal and the notion of French royal sovereignty remained largely theoretical and judicial throughout this period . |
| 9 | Mr Lenarduzzi 's sleep is also disturbed by the thought that the interests of the nation may only be served at the expense of local needs or , indeed , that purely academic considerations might distort the wider implications of a proper education . |
| 10 | But this can only be done at the price of a restriction of body size . |
| 11 | Above all , a ban on strikes is dangerous as it could only be implemented at the cost of Mr Gorbachev 's package of political reforms . |
| 12 | The price would only be fixed at the end of the selling period , generating some uncertainty for the issuer . |
| 13 | It has now prepared a short-list of five projects for the next round of decisions to be made in a year or two , although the agency warns that these more ambitious and expensive projects can only be funded at the rate of one every 2½ years . |
| 14 | He told Aenarion that he would be accursed if he drew the weapon , that such power was too great for any mortal being , and it could only be bought at the price of Aenarion 's immortal soul . |
| 15 | Expansionary monetary and fiscal policies could only be bought at the expense of higher inflation rates . |
| 16 | The problem drinker in our society can be defined as any person who experiences social , psychological or physical problems as a consequence of his or her own repeated drinking , and services should not only be aimed at the individuals themselves but also at family members who suffer as a result of someone else 's drinking . |
| 17 | But if they can only be anticipated at the end of one of the odd periods , they will have an effect on real output because prices are fixed . |
| 18 | Order 62 , r8 provides that in the normal course costs will only be paid at the end of a matter , but there are exceptions . |
| 19 | It should only be changed at the start of the meeting in the case of a genuine crisis . |
| 20 | If I was not similarly open , it is merely because my embarrassments can only be laid at the door of my own folly , and not to the workings of chance . ’ |
| 21 | The Midland could often owe Barclays and National Westminster up to £10bn in the normal course of business , balances that would only be settled at the end of each day . |
| 22 | The piece to cover the Fluval 3 need only be drilled at the bottom , ten quarter inch holes being sufficient , but ten at the top and bottom of the piece for the Fluval 2 . |
| 23 | It should not be felt that selling overseas is such a specialist and complex area that the uninitiated must for ever be excluded , or that membership can only be purchased at the expense of having very costly specialist services . |
| 24 | Due to its sheer weight it can only be used at the Centre by special permission of the Department of Transport . |
| 25 | This type of stretching can clearly be dangerous if done before exercise when the muscles are cold , and so it should only be used at the end of a training session . |
| 26 | The results above suggest that relaxation of standards can only be effected at the embalmers peril and to the detriment of his health . |
| 27 | Rings should only be removed at the request of relatives or the manager and this should be recorded . |