Example sentences of "[modal v] only [be] good [noun] " in BNC.

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1 As friends were now pointing out , that could only be good news .
2 This could only be good news and we were thus able to turn our attention to even remoter areas of the north .
3 This can only be good news .
4 After the Edinburgh summit , that looks much less likely than it did and that can only be good news for Courtaulds .
5 Delegate Geoff Wright , from Leeds city Council , recently awarded an MBE for environmental services , said ‘ It 's clear that recycling domestic waste is fast becoming a growth industry in its own right , which can only be good news for waste avoidance in our towns and countryside and for the economy . ’
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