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The phrase "are only advisory" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something is not mandatory and serves as a suggestion or recommendation rather than a requirement.
Example: "The committee's recommendations are only advisory and do not have to be followed by the board."
Alternatives: "are merely suggestive" or "are just recommendations."
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Formally speaking, the committees are only advisory.
The board's powers are only advisory.
Come on, guys, these votes on remuneration are only advisory.
Such commissions can take years to reach conclusions and are only advisory.
Although their recommendations are only advisory, most boards take their role seriously, as do their constituents.
The sentencing guidelines are only advisory, and federal judges can impose a prison term outside the recommended range.
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The vote is only advisory.
Community board approval, while desirable, is only advisory.
The community board's role is only advisory.
This is presumably because the result was only advisory.
But the input from local officials is only advisory.
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