only solution
collocation in Englishmeaningsofonlyandsolution
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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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solution
noun
uk/səˈluː.ʃən/us/səˈluː.ʃən/
the answer to ...
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(Definition ofonlyandsolutionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Once again, theonlysolutionis expert analysis of the handwriting.
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Indigenous peoples stated that self-determination would be theonlysolutionto their problems.
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Theonlysolutionis postmodern virtuality, a low point in politics, aesthetics and metaphysics.
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Theonlysolutionwas to impose some control on cost-benefit analysis.
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This may not be theonlysolutionto the problem, however.
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Theonlysolutionwas to adopt sampling surveys.
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Finally, we decided that theonlysolutionwas to start teacher training courses of our own.
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Theonlysolutionis to claim that these two constructions depend on distinct factors.
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For him, theonlysolutionis a military one.
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On the contrary, if the torque-based null-space control has to be used, minimal null-space-based control algorithms is theonlysolutionthat assures stable operation.
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However, the increase in day care is not theonlysolutionto reducing the number of children waiting for care.
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In the case of passenger traffic this would be impracticable, and theonlysolutionof the problem is extensive clearing.
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Theonlysolutionto this problem is to reinstate the richness of the eye-movement data for modeling.
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Theonlysolutionto this problem is to make each function restore the turtle state at the end to what it was when it started.
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Theonlysolution, then, was the ultimate pursuit of change, once equality had been achieved.
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This may be considered a bug or a feature but it seems to be theonlysolutionthat fits with our general implementation principle.
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All these new spherical parallel manipulators work properly only if relationships (11) give theonlysolutionof system (9).
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Theonlysolutionis to drop the price of grain and reduce the profits allowed to the grain trader.
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