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The phrase "are good only for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something has a limited or specific purpose.
Example: "These tools are good only for light tasks and should not be used for heavy-duty work."
Alternatives: "are suitable solely for" or "are effective only for".
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The broad avenues, for example, are good only for military parades.
These licenses are good only for driving but not for other uses, like boarding airplanes.
I know I sound frighteningly like Thora Hird, but Rich Teas are good only for dunking in one's hot beverage.
Memories are far superior to photographs, for example, which are good only for nostalgia, not for understanding.
Hollywood stars with scant stage experience are good only for box office (and not always for that).
Frederick Forsyth may be a "halfwit," while John Grisham's books are good only for wanking into: "I ejaculated between two pages with a groan of satisfaction.
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That law was good only for five years.
Without the incubator, his eggs would have been good only for omelettes.
He said the idea was good only for "litigators and lawyers" who would profit from lawsuits.
(As low as it was, the offer was good only for accounts of $25,000 and up).
On "American Idol" night it was good only for second place.
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