Example sentences of "although only " in BNC.
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| 1 | Women are also more likely to leave work earlier , although only 15 per cent of people surveyed would admit to leaving early at all . |
| 2 | Although only fragments remain , Dunseverick manages not to be outdone in the legend stakes ; Conal Caernach who lived here is said to have witnessed the crucifixion of Christ while serving in the Roman army . |
| 3 | ALTHOUGH only the Communist Party came out strongly against a possible reunification of Germany yesterday , the prospect will cause an upheaval in French international thinking particularly over France 's role as the motor of the European Community . |
| 4 | Although only the 23 Nato and Warsaw Pact countries are directly involved in the arms negotiations , the treaty will come under the umbrella of all Helsinki Declaration countries . |
| 5 | The recommendation is subject to approval by parliament which is , however , likely to accept the proposal although only it can set the final date . |
| 6 | Although only the 23 Nato and Warsaw Pact countries are directly involved in the arms negotiations , the treaty will come under the umbrella of all Helsinki Declaration countries . |
| 7 | Although only the vestiges of her original Pomfret Lodge lie behind this Regency update , it was her obsession with the Gothic that lingered on and produced this pale pink confection . |
| 8 | In order to make the radio series , over 30 interviews were recorded exclusively , although only 5% could be used in the finished production , which is why I decided to produce this book , which will prove to be an excellent documentation on the life of David Bowie — an insight into this enigma of the rock world — told by those who really know . |
| 9 | Nine countries originally entered the convention under which the IATTC functions , although only five ( US , Panama , France , Japan , and Mexico ) remained in 1986 . |
| 10 | Although only financial control is centralised , IDG reaps some advantages from being a global group . |
| 11 | Greig won the toss but England then batted poorly , scraping their way to 197 in the first day , although only 80.4 overs were sent down in six hours , Close 's 60 being the best effort . |
| 12 | Precisely what they would do to justify their share of the precious filtered air in the bunker is unclear , although only marginally less so than the process by which they were chosen for the job in the first place . |
| 13 | Alessandra Mussolini , granddaughter of Il Duce , has been a hit with photographers , although only the foreign press have paid attention to her pretence to campaign for the neo-fascist party . |
| 14 | Although only halfway through her first effort ( based , oh dear , on a dream ) she already has an agent and has made the shortlist of a first-time fiction writers ' competition , the Ian St James Awards , for a story drawn from the book . |
| 15 | Published at the beginning of the century it comprises 10 volumes , although only the first eight have been translated into English . |
| 16 | Although only six per cent of 18 to 19-year-old pub goers say they prefer a congenial publican , putting the availability of real ale at the top of their list , a friendly welcome becomes markedly important as drinkers get older. , |
| 17 | ‘ From a planning point of view it would not have been a major worry , although only the force staging the original tie could police the second replay because all the liaison work for the first match would have been done . |
| 18 | For example , three representatives from the Isle of Ely sat on the committee although only four short courses had been arranged in that Authority . |
| 19 | Although only a little more than one-third of the farms grew silage the 820 ha grown was similar in amount to that cut for hay . |
| 20 | Orkney also had a high number of part-time farmers , although only 83 farms were involved , a total of 111 persons worked off the farm and a further fifteen people derived income from non-farm work on the holding . |
| 21 | Although only a small minority of Europeans live in disadvantaged rural areas the land which they occupy constitutes as much as half of the total surface area of western Europe . |
| 22 | Although only tentative conclusions can be drawn from such a small sample , the content of the completed schedules does demonstrate the type of information that they are capable of engendering , and the ways in which it might be used . |
| 23 | He copied Montfort 's precedent by summoning national assemblies which became known as ‘ Parliaments ’ , although only consultative , with absolute power remaining with the King . |
| 24 | Edward III 's son , the Black Prince , although only sixteen , fought at the battle at Crecy , and at the siege of Calais , which surrendered in August 1347 , and went on to campaign successfully in France so that a favourable treaty was concluded in 1360 . |
| 25 | A Peasants ' Revolt — the workers of Kent and Essex — led by Walter the tiler ( who became known as Wat Tyler ) , occurred in 1381 , in which they refused to pay the Poll Tax , and they gathered together to sweep in revolt into London , Although only a lad , Richard II subdued the revolt . |
| 26 | Although only 10×20m , it encompassed nine trees , two of them about 7m high , and only 2m from the back of the house . |
| 27 | Carnivores are among the most socially complex mammals , although only a few of them form sociable groups . |
| 28 | The museum is housed in a seventeenth-century palazzo , although only the Baroque façade is original , the interior having been completely remodelled in the eighteenth-century . |
| 29 | Having viewed the replacement external fresco and the church — although only through a haze of overhead tram wires — from the little square where Via Mazzini crosses Via Falcone and several other minor roads , go inside and see the real one which stands above the main altar , beneath Bramante 's masterly pseudo-apse . |
| 30 | Although only a small minority of elderly households lack basic amenities or live in unfit dwellings , it is also important to question the suitability of the housing stock for older people 's needs . |