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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a possibility only" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something is merely a potential or option without certainty of it happening.
Example: "While we have discussed various strategies, success is still a possibility only at this stage."
Alternatives: "merely a possibility" or "just a potential".
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It is certainly possible that Scotland will leave the UK – a possibility only hamstrung by the likelihood the EU would expect it to adopt the Euro, and the disinclination of Spain to make it easy for a small secessionist state to prosper.
Despair is rarely a possibility, only awkwardness or embarrassment; Hugh Grant's most obvious struggle is to complete a sentence.
He said he saw that as a possibility only if the company became so large that he needed to recruit a top person to oversee the operations.
It also raised the possibility that Walter is Martin's absent father, a possibility only strengthened by the scene of him watching Ingrid in hospital.
He's never thought of himself as a role model, he says, feels no pressure about such a possibility, only mild bafflement.
The ancient Greeks saw revolution as a possibility only after the decay of the fundamental moral and religious tenets of society.
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That such large costs might materialise as a result of the euro's adoption has always been a possibility, but only now are they being realised.
My kids know that if I say that, then there is a possibility, but only if they back off.
A pudding pie may be a possibility but only if you plan to make the pie sooner than later.
A bid is only a possibility, but could exceed $1.9 billion.
This year it's not only a possibility, but it's looking like the likely outcome.
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