Sentence examples for adopted only from inspiring English sources

We have adopted only a thin veneer of modernity.

British authorities later adopted only some of Mr. Geithner's recommendations.

The child can be adopted only after the mother relinquishes her parental rights.

The impact of such a ban could be limited, however, if adopted only by federal courts.

He and his wife, Arlene, 53, doted on 17-year-old Martin, their adopted only child.

Lynda found out she was adopted only when she was in her teens.

Solar power will be widely adopted only if there are breakthroughs that make it more efficient.

For, unlike council resolutions, such non-binding presidential statements can be adopted only unanimously.

In Somers, for example, officials are reviewing the effectiveness of tree protection legislation adopted only within the last year.

The problem, the study found, is that the state's academic standards were adopted only recently, in 1997.

The term "intellectual property" was widely adopted only in the 1960s, as a way to bundle trademarks, copyrights and patents.