Only this species and, more infrequently, other fairly large owls from the Strix genus are known to " snow-plunge " for prey, a habit that is thought to require superb hearing not possessed by all types of owls.

Only afterwards did an act like that become meaningless, so that he would puzzle over it for days, whereas at the time it had seemed quite real.

Only Palestine, and I will never live to see Palestine because I did not believe.

Only when the collage had been exhaustively translated into oil, and transformed by this translation, did Cubism become an affair of positive color and flat, interlocking silhouettes whose legibility and placement created allusions to, if not the illusion of, unmistakable three-dimensional identities.

Only then, when his glance focused on the divan and saw that it was empty, did he remember his earlier problem.

Only then did he decide he didn't want one.

Only an occasional tip turned out to be a phony, and, like the police, Casey had made a point of running down all such suggestions and he did not hesitate this time.

Only the memory of previous hurt, bewilderment and perplexity made him sure that if he did not ask B'dikkat when he, Mercer, was happy, the answer would no longer be available when he needed it.

Only after 1915, with the suggestion and evidence that this Z number was also the nuclear charge and a physical characteristic of atoms, did the word and its English equivalent atomic number come into common use.

Only during the 1970s and 1980s did television chefs such as James Beard and Jeff Smith shift the focus towards home-grown cooking styles, particularly those of the different ethnic groups within the nation.

Only after the translation into Latin and the addition of commentary by van Schooten in 1649 ( and further work thereafter ) did Descarte's masterpiece receive due recognition.

Only rarely did they describe their work as astronomical, and then only as a secondary category.

Only later when Cadogan and Churchill went to take charge did the town ’ s defences begin to fail.

Only from Spain did Louis XIV receive any good news where Das Minas and Galway had been forced to retreat from Madrid towards Valencia, allowing Philip V to re-enter his capital on 4 October.

Only one was ever built because Mrs. Beech did not like the aircraft.

Only in the 18th century did a steady economic and demographic growth begin, an effect of the reforms by Spain's Bourbon dynasty and a more stable situation along the frontier.

Only after the 1990s did the ceremony resume.

Only after independence from Colombia in 1903 did some begin to regard Panama as a North or Central American entity.

Only twice in his 22-year career did Young finish lower than 5th in the category.

Only a few, trusted people are aware of it, such as Batman and other members of the Justice League, Superman's cousin Supergirl, and Clark's childhood friend Lana Lang ( In pre-Crisis stories, Lana did not know but their friend Pete Ross did, unbeknownst to anyone — including Clark ).

Only at the turn of the century did Christmas trees appear inside churches, this time in a new brightly lit form.

Only the former International Race of Champions actually retired the No. 3, which they did in a rule change effective in 2004.

Only in the 1960s did Nissan begin to brand some automobile models as Nissans, and these were limited to their high-end models, for example the Cedric luxury-type sedan.

Only in the 1980s did it begin to develop a modest domestic arms industry as the Directorate of Army Industries manufactured rifle ammunition, uniforms, boots, and other consumable items.

Only in the late 1980s did the situation start to improve ; students organized various activities and several peaceful demonstrations in the wake of the Revolutions of 1989 abroad.

This situation was re-enacted in Only Fools And Horses.

In 1981 he found his most enduring and popular role, Derek ' Del-Boy ' Trotter in the BBC situation comedy Only Fools and Horses, created by John Sullivan.

" Alarmed, James called for national fasting and public prayers, kept watch on the Firth of Forth for Anne ’ s arrival, wrote several songs, one comparing the situation to the plight of Hero and Leander, and sent a search party out for Anne, carrying a letter he had written to her in French: " Only to one who knows me as well as his own reflection in a glass could I express, my dearest love, the fears which I have experienced because of the contrary winds and violent storms since you embarked ...".

( Only a handful of tenants actually believed in the Canary Wharf project and still moved in despite the bankruptcy situation.

Only Donald is blind to the situation.

* ( 19 July 2003 )-President Hu Jintao was quoted by Chinese media as stating that: " The Central Government is very concerned with the situation in Hong Kong ... Only by maintaining Hong Kong's social stability, can a good commercial environment be safeguarded and can Hong Kong's advantages as an international finance, trade and transport center be maintained.

Only twice in U. S. history has the Vice President been from a different political party from that of the President, namely when Democrat Andrew Johnson was vice president under Republican Abraham Lincoln and Democratic-Republican Thomas Jefferson was vice president under Federalist John Adams ; a situation that in part prompted the later adoption of the Twelfth Amendment to prevent such a situation from reoccurring.

Only by slowly building experience can one remain calm enough to recall their training should a problem arise, whereas an inexperienced diver ( who may be recently trained ) will tend to panic when confronted with a similar situation.

Only the swift response of the cavalry commanded by Antony and Gaius Trebonius saved the situation.

Patrick Murray ( born 17 December 1956 ) is a retired English screen actor notable for his role as Mickey Pearce in the situation comedy Only Fools and Horses.

Only in 1944 were complaints raised about the segregation situation in the city.

Only because all offences against law and decency are carried out under the protection of secrecy and under the pressures of terror " Goerdeler argued that if only a situation were created " in which, if only for twenty-four hours, it possible for the truth to be spoken again ", then the Nazi regime would collapse like a house of cards.

Only three provinces, Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario, could lose 15 per cent of their current seat allotment without automatically triggering the senatorial or grandfather clauses ; to date, none of these provinces have ever faced this situation.

Only one error generating cells with more or less chromosomes than expected ( a situation termed aneuploidy ), might lead in best cases to cell death, or alternatively it might generate catastrophic phenotypic results:

Only by 1916 did buildup of Russian war industries increase production of war material and improve the supply situation.

Only by taking into account differences can the law provide adequate remedies for women ’ s situation, which is in fact distinct from men ’ s.

Only then shall we understand how British policy evolves in terms of a specific situation like the Falklands ".

Only the tactical issues were left to the field commanders to be tackled in accordance with the situation they faced at their fronts.

Only away, Royall's situation was deteriorating.

Government policy of Sinhala Only as the official language created a civil war situation.

Only with the creation of the Beveridge committee in 1941 and their subsequent findings in 1942, would the situation of skilled men not being assigned correctly, be addressed.