Example sentences of "[be] [adv] only that [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My position will be not only that the model of perfect competition fails to help us understand the market process , but that the models of imperfect competition developed to replace it are little more helpful . |
| 2 | It is not only that a significant part of most people 's pensions are invested in these falling Japanese shares but also that a significant part of Japan 's wealth is invested in the West . |
| 3 | It is not only that no one on the planet has a bad word to say about Sybil : people trip over their superlatives . |
| 4 | One of the major difficulties with much of the literature on regional geography-both the ‘ traditional ’ and the so-called ‘ new ’ — is not only that no methodology is provided but also that the main differentiating characteristics of places are not identified . |
| 5 | The significance of this case is not only that the House of Lords effectively over-ruled the majority decision in Candler but also that in doing this the judgment went beyond Lord Denning 's minority judgment . |
| 6 | The indictment of this book is not only that the authorities have permitted certain specific excesses of which examples are described , but that they have deliberately promoted and condoned violence , crime and racketeering in order to alienate both their terrorist and political opponents from their natural sympathisers . |
| 7 | In the example quoted , the first line leaves unstated the place to which Israel is to return ; the B-line specifies the full significance of " return " in A. It is true of course that it is not only that the B-line is more specific than the A-line but also that the A is more specific than the B. Such cases do not negate the parallelism of greater precision ; they are a subset of the examples of our feature . |
| 8 | The usefulness of some system of cooperation and team work is not only that the particular subject knowledge or skills of teachers can be pooled and shared , The teacher also needs support and advice in a more personal and practical sense . |
| 9 | Thirdly , it is not only that the approaches give different ‘ answers ’ , it is also that they are asking different questions . |
| 10 | It is not only that the social range of fiction becomes much more inclusive , allowing the writer to explore interiors that make no claim to architecture , but that living space itself develops individual character . |
| 11 | The lesson from Chernobyl is not only that the public requires governments to react more effectively next time , but also that there is a need to ensure that a Chernobyl-type accident does not happen again . |
| 12 | He says what you can see is most of the cities not only in Holland , but the whole world and of course in England have to deal with the growing of cars and it 's not only that the car is a good thing — the car has very bad things for the city as a whole . |
| 13 | ‘ To Kill a Mockingbird ’ is set in the Deep South of Alabama , where the majority of white men will not accept Negroes into a white society and it 's not only that the Negroes do not live amongst the whites , in some cases they are treated as if they are nobody . |
| 14 | It was not only that the industry needed propping up , but the whole film culture had to be rebuilt , and Forbes had clearly not grasped the scale of what needed to be done . |
| 15 | It was not only that the players were away but that while they were away they were losing badly . |