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The phrase "a necessary but not sufficient precondition" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you want to indicate that while a certain condition must be met, it alone does not guarantee a particular outcome.
Example: "Having a college degree is a necessary but not sufficient precondition for securing a job in this competitive field."
Alternatives: "an essential but insufficient requirement" or "a vital yet inadequate condition".
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Based on data gathered in a qualitative field-based research design including interviews with 14 residents and 58 stakeholders involved in caring for poor people, we argue that the availability of health care facilities within walking distance is a necessary but not sufficient precondition for satisfactory access.
Similarly, Rucht and Roth [28] consider "visible protest" as a necessary but not sufficient precondition for a social movement: "…not every protest is an expression of social movements.
For a certain period, the persistence of local actors who did not belong to the city, but at the same time no longer belonged to the rural world represented a necessary, but not sufficient, precondition for the survival of peri-urban agriculture.
Research suggests that information supply is a necessary but not sufficient precondition for good collaboration [ 37].
Obviously, HLA-I expression is only a necessary, but not sufficient, precondition for a myofiber to be attacked.
Although most existing studies are cross-sectional, only the more powerful longitudinal design can demonstrate temporal priority, which is a necessary (but not sufficient) precondition for establishing causality.
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Again, information is a necessary but not sufficient condition here.
A necessary, but not sufficient, condition for instability is found.
A necessary (but not sufficient) condition for Eq. 20 is.
These might be necessary but not sufficient preconditions for the onset of EOTRH, which is a typical disease of aged horses [ 12].
It is a necessary but not sufficient step.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
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CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com