I agreed, but only because I was frightened.
我同意了，但只是因为我受到了恐吓。
Normally I would refuse out of hand, but only because I am afraid.
通常情况下我会立刻拒绝的，只因为我害怕。
Punishment might get her to behave, but only because she's afraid not to.
惩罚或许能够让你的孩子规矩点，但是仅仅是因为他们不敢去做了。
We had them a couple of days a year, but only because they were required.
我们一年中的几天考试，但是要求的。
Clearly, but only because injustice will not put and the mood of compromise.
明明会委屈，可只是因为放不下而妥协的心情。
BBH is a foreign-exchange dealer but only because this dovetails with private banking.
BBH是一家兑换外币的交易商，仅仅是因为这和私营银行相吻合。
Probably, but only because it doesn't seem like it will be a book with a downbeat ending.
也许，但仅仅是因为这不像一本结局黯淡的书。
The public-debt ratio fell, but only because GDP in cash terms grew more quickly than debt.
国债与GDP的比例下降，只不过因为以现金形式衡量的GDP增长较债务增长快。
Of the big British Banks, HSBC looks likely to pay the most, but only because of its sheer size.
作为英国大型银行中的一员，汇丰银行看起来要支付更多的数额，但也只是因为它自身庞大的规模。
It was over. She eked out a c, but only because Mr. J. was convinced he'd somehow alienated his prize student.
考试结束，她的成绩勉强得到C级(表示学业成绩中等——译注)，但只是因为J先生确信，他也不知是怎么了，竟疏远了他这个该获得奖学金的学生。
Ultimately only one of the governors left, but only because other authorities were afraid of removing the rest.
最终只有一个行政官走了，但这仅仅是由于其他的机构害怕让其余的人离开。
The unmarshal() method is also simple, but only because it delegates all the work to the unmarshalOperator() method.
unmarshal()方法也很简单，但只是因为它将所有工作都委托给unmarshalOperator() 方法处理。
The Federal District has indeed moved down the murder league, but only because other places have deteriorated faster.
联邦区的凶杀团伙确实下降了，不过这仅仅是因为其他地区的情况得更加迅速地恶化了。
Linus Torvalds was given as an example; he has a lot of control, but only because the community trusts him to do the right thing.
李纳斯·托瓦兹(译者注：Linus Torvalds, Linux创始人)是一个很好的例子，他有很大的控制权，但这只是因为内核社区相信他能做出正确的判断。
Which is true, but only because if it did, a lot of graduates would declare themselves bankrupt the day they got their degree.
这的确是真的，但仅仅因为这个事实，很多大学毕业生会在领到学位那天宣布破产。
Russia did ratify Kyoto, but only because it was essentially paid off with rights to emit greenhouse gases that are worth a fortune.
俄罗斯的确批准了《京都议定书》，但只是因为这实际上能使其获得排放温室气体的权利，那能带来一笔财富。
The unstructured message formats are more likely to interoperate well, but only because they impose very little structure on the messages.
非结构化的消息格式似乎能够更好地进行交互操作，但这仅仅是因为它们在消息上很少利用结构。
They might agree to a two- or three-year extension — but only because they believe that this would set up the conditions for a permanent extension later.
他们或许可能同意延期两到三年——但这仅仅是因为他们认为这样做会为永久生效制造一个良好的条件。
There was some respite earlier this week, but only because a few figures—on American retail sales and Chinese factory production—were not as dire as feared.
虽然本周早些时候悲观气氛有所平缓，但也只是因为如美国零售业和中国工业生产等数据没有预想的那么糟糕而已。
In this world, exchange partners do not keep their end of the bargain because it is the right thing to do, but only because it is to their advantage to do so.
这现实的世界里，交易伙伴不会坚守承诺，因为这不仅是因为他们这样做对他们自己有利，而且是因为他们这样做是正确的。
Indeed, bonuses in 2008 fell a bit compared to the previous year but only because much of it was paid in companies stocks whose prices fell to record lows at the time.
确实，2008年的奖金数额与前一年相比略有减少，但这仅仅是因为其中很大一部分是以公司股票的形式支付，而这些股票当时的价格跌至历史低位。
When we got to the Amtrak ticket booth for the first portion of our journey, I did hover just a little bit, but only because of a parental appendage known as the credit card.
当我们来到美国铁路公司售票处购买第一段行程的车票时，我的确有点得意，但这只是因为要用我的信用卡。
If one of my clients gets negative posts on certain online forum, everyone would say, 'Oh, they are in trouble' - but only because this forum charges more than the others.
如果某论坛上出现关于我客户的恶评，很多人会说‘呀，他们是不是真的有问题啊’- - -事实上，只是这个论坛要价较高而已。
On September 15th Dan DiMicco, head of Nucor, a steel company, said operating rates would be higher in the third quarter than the second, but only because of inventory replenishment.
9月15日丹蒂米科是一家钢铁公司纽柯公司的负责人，其宣称与第二季度相比第三季度的开工率有所提高，但这也仅仅是因为库存的一些补给罢了。
On September 15th Dan DiMicco, head of Nucor, a steel company, said operating rates would be higher in the third quarter than the second, but only because of inventory replenishment.
9月15日丹蒂米科是一家钢铁公司纽柯公司的负责人，其宣称与第二季度相比第三季度的开工率有所提高，但这也仅仅是因为库存的一些补给罢了。
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