Sentence examples for choices but only from inspiring English sources

That way, they can say that they do not reflexively oppose Bush's choices, but only take on the truly objectionable.

N.S.A. reform is mentioned in "Hard Choices," but only cursorily, in a summary of the public reaction to Edward Snowden's leaks.

Of course, there might well be good reasons to make either of these choices, but only if they were made consciously, which these ones clearly had not been.

Mongomo, population 7,250, and Ebebiyin, population 36,500, both border towns, are probably logical choices, but only because there are no other choices.

The Syrians can help Misha'al and others make tough choices, but only if the U.S. demonstrates to Syria early on a willingness to address the Golan.

The menu on the wall has more than 50 choices, but only a few dishes, like macaroni with butter or with sour cream, pirogi and a tomato, macaroni and meat soup, have prices listed next to them, meaning that they are available.

Instead, a zonation-based model might be a more robust choice, but only if the zonation is geologically adequate.

All 14 cases explain how to make a choice, but only a few cases offer a ranking device.

Social scientists like to point out that human beings thrive on choice, but only up to a point.

The witnesses who were given a flexible choice but only a short time to ponder were much more accurate.

The urbane and peripatetic John Singer Sargent, a Bostonian by choice but only sporadically, is a signature figure here.