Example sentences of "[noun] [be] only that " in BNC.
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| 1 | And we must remember our interest in Livesey is only that he might give us a lead to the young girl 's killer . ’ |
| 2 | On the other hand , there is no alternative to understanding the world through interpretations and models and hence through what are , in the last analysis , intellectual fictions whose warrant is only that it is as if they were true . |
| 3 | The point is only that there are long-term trends and patterns in crime , violence , and disorder . |
| 4 | The point is only that this is as a direct result of the accounting method adopted rather than any policy decision . |
| 5 | But the empirical evidence for this claim is only that the facts can be read consistently with it . |
| 6 | Indeed , if the effect of the exchange 's rules is only that the member is liable to other members ( or the clearing house ) as a principal , he may actually be dealing as an agent in any event , and his client may be able to read through the contract to the market . |