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In his submission to the UN, [Christof] Heyns points to the experience of drones. Unmanned aerial vehicles were intended initially only for surveillance, and their use for offensive purposes was prohibited, yet once strategists realised their perceived advantages as a means of carrying out targeted killings, all objections were swept out of the way.

To DAD

who only reared twelve children

and

To MOTHER

who reared twelve only children

Only yesterday did I feed you with bread for your bodies; today I offer you the bread of life for your hungry souls.

She's only gone and run off with the milkman!

They rallied from a three-goal deficit only to lose in the final two minutes of play.

his most only elected mistress