Example sentences of "only [adj] [noun] for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mystics are overwhelmed by a consciousness that there is a dimension beyond that of time , experience of which brings such certainty of fulfilling joy , such transfiguring of the material order , that the only possible priorities for existence in time can be to find a way of life that will allow access to this dimension . |
| 2 | The only possible basis for jurisdiction in that case was the service of the writ out of the territorial jurisdiction under Order 11 of the Rules of the Supreme Court . |
| 3 | Warnings or dismissal are not the only possible penalties for misconduct . |
| 4 | The only direct route for supporters is a 24 hours sail from Plymouth — but yesterday Brittany Ferries said : ‘ We do n't accept soccer fans . ’ |
| 5 | Lochans in the S.Uist machair provide the only British localities for Potamogeton epihydrus , a plant with a so-called amphi-atlantic distribution centred on eastern North America and the western seaboard of Europe . |
| 6 | Lofting had expressed in articles in the Nation in 1923 and 1924 his strong feelings about the glorification of war and violence ‘ which seems as yet to be part of every child 's metamorphosis ’ , and horror of war is the theme of the poem , Victory for the Slain ( 1942 ) , his only published work for adult readers . |
| 7 | Currently , therefore , the only clear recommendation for treatment is in symptomatic patients . |
| 8 | In a world so defined , peacefulness does not require suppression of individuality and renunciation of autonomy ; it is simply the only sensible way for people to behave , and it has , for Semai , become a crucial part of a definition of self and a positive goal in its own right . |
| 9 | ‘ Mrs Shelley is left behind in London — the only proper treatment for wives , apart from the horse-whip . |
| 10 | The only conceivable opening for venality was in the private shipment of food supplies for profit . |
| 11 | In this they agree with the advocates of the TNCs who continually proclaim that they are the only reliable vehicles for development though , of course , there is a serious disagreement about the nature and likely outcome of the process . |
| 12 | Since its launch in 1986 , ChildLine — the only free helpline for children — says it has counselled nearly 3,000 children from the province . |
| 13 | The only acceptable environment for children is thus to be in the care of a heterosexual couple , as this is the only ‘ normal ’ environment which can provide a ‘ natural ’ stable family life . |
| 14 | Jimmy Cook 's Test debut started disastrously , falling to Kapil Dev on the first ball of the match , and Jonty Rhodes ( 41 ) provided the only real support for Wessels . |
| 15 | The only real hope for MAC is for Rupert Murdoch and the new BSkyB service to give ( or be forced by the ITC to give ) a long-term commitment on making all their PAL transmissions from Astra simultaneously available in MAC from Marcopolo . |
| 16 | The only real hope for mankind in the long term appears to be fusion — the power of the Sun harnessed on Earth — because it is clean , cheap and available . |
| 17 | Nevertheless , it has become established as the only real alternative for organisations seeking to avoid or escape proprietary , single vendor solutions . |
| 18 | Nevertheless , it has become established as the only real alternative for organisations seeking to avoid or escape proprietary , single-vendor systems . |
| 19 | Greed and the expectation of proper rewards are the only real justification for risk-taking . |
| 20 | Kennedy could have endorsed without difficulty Osburn 's remarks that ‘ We shall not beat the Indian by Indianizing our own sense of decency and justice ’ and that ‘ The only real cure for sedition is a just , tolerant and sympathetic rule ’ . |
| 21 | Steve Jobs says his NeXT Computer Inc is taking a major risk in developing NeXTStep 3.0 for 80486-based personal computers , but reckons that it is the only serious competition for Microsoft Corp 's Windows . |
| 22 | In addition 10 seen at Litlington on 14 October 1974 seem most likely to have been on migration , apparently the only such record for Sussex . |
| 23 | The only remaining qualification for office and for voting was twelve months residence in the area covered by the Union . |
| 24 | Include YOUR details in the most UP-TO-DATE salon guide , now appearing in Britain 's ONLY monthly magazine for women who REALLY care about their hair . |
| 25 | The only slight justification for Batty going I can see , I realised last night . |
| 26 | The argument that there is a thing called capitalist society which renders its population entirely pathological and dehumanized , with the exception of certain theorists who , although inevitably living their private lives in accordance with the tenets of this delusion , are able in their abstracted social theory to rise above , criticize and provide the only alternative model for society , is somewhat suspicious . |
| 27 | This was consolidated by the desire of smaller states to make the best of their inevitable inferiority by gaining a place at the top table through federation , and by the gradual decline of Austria as the only credible rival for hegemony in Central Europe . |
| 28 | Perhaps the only good news for hunting people is the impressive progress of Edmund Vestey , new chairman of the Campaign for Hunting and chairman-elect of the Masters of Foxhounds Association . |
| 29 | The only good news for drivers was that there will be no snow . |
| 30 | The only legal category for LAWER in the Netherlands , as elsewhere , is murder . |