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Discover LudwigThe phrase "allowed to be only" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when specifying a limitation or restriction on what is permitted in a particular context.
Example: "In this competition, participants are allowed to be only within the designated area."
Alternatives: "permitted to be solely" or "restricted to being only".
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"Officially, we are allowed to be only as good as Porsche," he said with a smile.
It also revealed something damning about the history I had learned — a flattened version of events where a place is allowed to be only one thing or the other".
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Ammonia is only allowed to be influx, and urea is only allowed to be efflux.
But it cannot be allowed to be answerable only to itself.
But, in the long run, they'll be allowed to be generic only if they figure out how the genre works.
Even when they're superheroes, women aren't allowed to be heroes, only victims.
Even when they're violently murdered, men aren't allowed to be victims – only heroes or nonentities.
The trial was mostly closed to journalists, who were allowed to be present only for the verdict and sentencing.
However, after Kapoor contacted the company he was allowed to be the only artist in the world given permission to paint with it.
At that, the second variant was allowed to be supported only by ESTs.
Eventually, the party was allowed to resume, but music was only allowed to be played inside and no more people were allowed to enter from the beach.
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