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Discover LudwigThe phrase "achieving only the" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing limited success or outcomes in a particular context, often implying that more could have been accomplished.
Example: "Despite the team's efforts, they found themselves achieving only the minimum requirements for the project."
Alternatives: "reaching just the" or "attaining merely the".
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President Raúl Castro dismissed President Obama's changes in policy toward Cuba as "achieving only the minimum," and said Wednesday that it was up to the United States — not Cuba — to do more to improve relations.
Emphasis has been placed on achieving only the first 3/9 objectives of the AP, related to: i) implementing the ALARM international program; ii) training the trainers on the competency-based approach (CBA); and, iii) developing and implementing a CBE program.
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During the first cycle, 35.1% of patients achieved both goals (dual-goal achievers), whereas 21.6% achieved only the LDL-C goal (LDL-C achievers), 24.6% achieved only the HbA1c goal (HbA1c achievers), and 18.6% did not achieve either goal (no-goal achievers) (Table 1).
Compulsory unification of opinion achieves only the unanimity of the graveyard.
Stojko, himself a defending world champ going into the 1994 Olympics in Lillehammer, could achieve only the silver medal.
1973 A Russian mission to fly by and land on Mars achieves only the former as the probe flies straight past the planet.
But if her fund-raising efforts fall short of her goal, she could achieve only the capability to digitally transmit the PBS national signal.
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In practice, the whole emphasis of the levels, components and modules provided by the grammar is designed to achieve only the first of the two objectives.
(That said, there are plenty of people in Brussels who think Mr Santer personally has achieved only the first of his slogan's stated aims).
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