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Discover LudwigThe phrase "if not sole" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to express that something or someone is the only one or main thing, even if not explicitly stated. It can convey emphasis or clarification. Example: The book received critical acclaim, if not sole, for its immersive storytelling and vivid imagery. This means that the book was highly praised for its storytelling and imagery, among other things. Another example: If not sole, the primary reason for his success as a leader was his excellent communication skills. This implies that despite other factors contributing to his success, his communication skills were the main reason for it.
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Word-of-mouth promotion was their primary, if not sole, marketing strategy.
Tens of years ago, a PC was our primary, if not sole, piece of "technology".
Regulatory compliance and accreditation are conventionally accepted as the major, if not sole, determinants of a good quality program of laboratory animal care and use.
These results demonstrate that CRAC channels provide the major, if not sole, pathway for Ca(2+) entry activated by the TCR in human T cells.
Of all Europe's mantras, the desirability and strength of French-German cooperation (if not sole leadership) is still perhaps the most piously chanted.
A misfolded, aggregated isoform (PrPSc) of the cellular prion protein (PrPC) is the major if not sole component of the infectious agent2, 3.
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It was curious that in Mr. Tommasini's article he only tangentially referred to what should be the primary if not the sole measure used to assess an orchestra's performance: how good the music sounds.
Particle size and moisture content are often considered as the most common if not the sole CMAs with regard to MCC performance in direct compression.
Perhaps you could say Tomic was, if not the sole author, then the ghost writer of his own downfall.
His uncorroborated evidence had been, if not the sole evidence, then at least the decisive evidence against the defendant.
Half the designers, scholars and connoisseurs I polled, in fact, selected an Apple product as an example, if not their sole choice, of canonical early 21st-century design.
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