only remedy

collocation in English

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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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remedy
noun[C]
uk
/ˈrem.ə.di/us
/ˈrem.ə.di/
a successful way of curing an illness or dealing with a problem ...
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(Definition ofonlyandremedyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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At such moments theonlyremedymay be to encourage a little more theoretical noise.
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Theonlyremedyto stop the process was to adopt token currencies convertible with unit monies into small denominations.
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If theonlyremedyin case of trespass is actual damages, trespass provides no model at all for injunctions.
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Abolition is theonlyremedy.
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That is hisonlyremedy.
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That is theonlyremedy.
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Theonlyremedyis outside.
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Confiscation is theonlyremedy.
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Purchase is not theonlyremedy.
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Theonlyremedyis for unreasonable refusal.
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So theonlyremedyproposed is depopulation.
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But it is not theonlyremedy.
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Theonlyremedyis by legislation.
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Theonlyremedyis clearing and dredging.
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Vaccination is theonlyremedyfor smallpox.
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As regards tipping, theonlyremedywhich.
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No, it is not theonlyremedy.
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Theonlyremedyis competition wherever feasible.
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Theonlyremedyfor that tempting evil was to "regard the nation as a necessary unit but no more in a common humanity".
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But clearance is not theonlyremedyfor unsatisfactory housing.
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Theonlyremedyis a further development of housing.
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Theonlyremedyis some form of devolution.
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So far, theonlyremedyhas been cutting out.
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They do not like signs being theonlyremedy.
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That is theonlyremedywhich he has.
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