Example sentences of "can only be [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the originator is unable to put in the time and effort required , the OI can only be of limited help ( Rosenfeld and Servo , 1985 ) . |
| 2 | ‘ The face of nature under one broad and universal glare ( a cloudless midsummer day ) is not propitious to the feelings of an anxious spectator ; but this monotony can only be of short duration , because the declining sun … produces shadows ; these gradually expanding , uniting and finally on the setting of the sun … exhibit an almost infinite variety of form , of tone and of colour . ’ |
| 3 | Ultimately , however , it can only be through increased education that consumers can come to understand the choices available to them in a complex and ever changing market place and be able to exercise careful and considered consumption . |
| 4 | In the view of their Lordships it can only be in rare cases that a taxpayer with a principal place of business in Hong Kong can earn profits which are not chargeable to profits tax under section 14 of the Inland Revenue Ordinance . |
| 5 | It seems to me that the new settlement if my analysis is correct can only be in one of those two areas , which does n't seem to me to be a very sensible way of proceeding . |
| 6 | The explanation of this can only be in metaphysical terms , namely that " only as an aesthetic phenomenon are existence and the world seen to be justified " . |
| 7 | At best , this can only be in relative terms , since the Red Book already forecasts a public sector borrowing requirement for 1993-94 of £32 billion . |