This is especially true with comedies, whose delicate alchemy is often achieved only after multiple revisions.
This effortless flow (achieved only after much effort) misleads some readers, as Benedict Kiely noted, into believing that O'Connor is "all surface and no depth".
We love each other with an intense yet nuanced love — the kind of connection achieved only after a couple has endured something awful together.
Satori usually is achieved only after a period of concentrated preparation and may occur spontaneously as a result of a chance incident, such as a sudden noise.
Although the Helvetic Confederation emerged as a political entity in the 14th century, its economic integration was achieved, only after many vicissitudes, with the constitution of 1848.
He threw it 32 yards, actually, but it was one of those forever plays, achieved only after Manning miraculously spun away from what seemed to be the Patriots' entire defensive line.
It was achieved only after two years of bitter resistance by the medical establishment, with consultants threatening strike action and the British Medical Association pouring out gloomy warnings about bureaucracy and expense.
Victory was achieved only after a penalty shoot-out.Joy at success was mingled with a feeling that something essential to the Brazilian style had been sacrificed in the process.
In this instance, Holbrooke's shuttle diplomacy was unable to bring the fighting to a close, and a tenuous peace was achieved only after NATO warplanes began attacking targets in the Serb capital of Belgrade.
In past economic revolutions it took a shift in the balance of political power, sometimes achieved only after violent conflict, to ensure that the gains from growth were broadly shared.
It is already well documented that Pietersen's return has been achieved only after a series of meetings with Alastair Cook, who is captaining his first tour as full-time captain.
