The phrase "about the only development" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to emphasize that something is one of the very few developments or changes that have occurred in a particular context.
Example: "In the last few months, about the only development in the project has been the completion of the initial phase."
Alternatives: "practically the only development" or "virtually the only development".
The remote possibility that an AIDS treatment can arise from the study of white-nose is about the only positive development since the bat disease was first discovered in a cave near Albany, N.Y., in 2008.
About the only positive development of the night for them was that the Devils lost to Colorado, so the Islanders, the sixth-place team in the Eastern Conference, maintained a 4-point lead over the Devils.
Commercial realisation of the full potential of HTS SQUIDs in NDE will only come about with the development of fully portable systems that operate on a turn-key approach.
Do your share to bend it towards justice". The Class of 2017 selected Professor Mark Wu for the prestigious Albert M. SA.ks-Paul A. Freund Award for Teaching Excellence for his work as a dedicated professor and mentor who cares not only about the intellectual development of his students, but also their emotional well-being.
This study provides us with a unique opportunity to learn not only about the historical development and present status of the prevention and control of NCDs in China but also about the consensus opinions of a group of panellists on this issue.
Before this, he says, the only aspect of development known about wild chimps was their reproductive activity.
Moreover, the trialed intervention provided empirical evidence in support of the scholarly discourse which contends that sustainable infrastructure delivery is not only about the development of technical solutions, but is also about the development of processes and tools that support the widespread adoption and successful implementation of those solutions in the face of wide-ranging impediments.
In particular, it inspires us to think not only about the what of development but the how.
Yet the only clues about the development of Leonardo's exceptional mind come from the fact that he was the illegitimate son of a notary; as such, he was not allowed to follow in the family business and was therefore spared a rigid education.Instead, he was sent with his mother to live on a Tuscan farm.
