Sentence examples for it applied only from inspiring English sources

The Emancipation Proclamation was limited in its immediate effect, as it applied only to the 10 states that were still in rebellion.

Facing exposure, the Chinese disclosed that the wording of the State Council's 1993 ban had been much narrower than its public statements had suggested, and that it applied only to trade in products produced from tiger bones, primarily wine.

Hawaii had approved the nation's first broad legalization, but it applied only to Hawaii residents.

Oddly enough, it applied only to Ricky, not his father or brother.

It applied only to marginal income above €1m, for both individuals and couples.

Nonetheless, the state is urging the justices to construe the law as if it applied only to "intact D & X".

It applies only to those over 25.

It applies only to hand-held phones.

It applies only to public schools, not private ones.

Or did it apply only to mass surveillance?

The bill requires only city approval since it applies only to the five boroughs.