only mention

collocation in English

meaningsofonlyandmention

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only
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈəʊn.li/
us
/ˈoʊn.li/
used to show that there is a single one or very few of something, or that there are ...
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mention
noun
uk
/ˈmen.ʃən/
us
/ˈmen.ʃən/
a short remark or ...
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(Definition ofonlyandmentionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofonly mention

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Since only open edges are handles, these operationsonlymentionopen edges.
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However, since it is a very broad and difficult subject, normal plasma physics textbooks usuallyonlymentionit briefly, if at all.
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Theonlymentionof stricter punishments was focused on the unlawful behavior of employers who discriminate.
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Ionlymentionthis as an example of a requirement that is sometimes made in the literature.
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I willonlymentiontwo examples that involve work from my own laboratory, but the distortion is quite pervasive.
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This means that we mustonlymentionfeatures in a signature specification where they first become appropriate, or where their value restrictions are refined.
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There is a final construction technique weonlymentionhere briefly.
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It is curious that descriptions of the riotonlymentionone car, without specifying which.
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This is theonlymentionof working or official languages in the entire charter.
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We willonlymentionsome of its propagation rules that are of importance in our arguments here.
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Let usonlymentionthat materialization in communication is named uttering.
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We willonlymentionsome features required to understand our example.
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For brevity, we willonlymentionthe results from these investigations in brief.
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I canonlymentiona few of his cases, and refer readers to literature that will provide some counterpoise.
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In the following, we will drop the rank -function from the denotation andonlymentionwhen referring to a ranked alphabet.
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Alternatively, the child mightonlymentionday.
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Sourcesonlymention'a multitude', 'a gathering', or 'lots of people' in relation to this incident, making it difficult to assess which groups took part in the riot.
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There exist different types of intermittency, but here weonlymentionthe simplest one, which can be discussed by means of the familiar logistic map (18).
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