Example sentences of "[noun] may be only [noun] " in BNC.

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1 This points up the possibility that the organizational differences built into the preliminary study may be only surface ones , masking ‘ deeper ’ structures of thinking about the nature of social work .
2 That cheery , indefatigable demeanour may be only skin deep , but a firm grasp of reality bodes well for his capacity to withstand the slings and arrows .
3 But Mr Marshall says that while there may have been a 15% reduction in area , overall output may be only 10% lower .
4 Thus the processes that affect ordinary people may be only microprocesses of everyday life .
5 The differences in procedure between expert determination and arbitration may be only potential in some cases .
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