Sentence examples for not to only from inspiring English sources

"not to only" is not grammatically correct.
The correct phrase is "not only." "Not to only" is not commonly used in written English. Example: Incorrect: She wanted not to only visit Paris, but also Rome. Correct: She wanted not only to visit Paris, but also Rome.

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"The settlements were built in security areas and Israel will have to keep security areas in order not to only defend itself but to exist," he said.

One summer, some counselors wanted to set fire to the lake for Hiroshima Day, Aug. 6, and decided not to only after a long debate.

Higher levels of foreign aid have the potential not to only alleviate extreme poverty in our region, but to raise international opinion of Australia as a fair country.

"I play football, not to only enjoy it and I love the challenge of playing and competing with the best players, but I want to have the chance to win games.

The audio engineer who performed the restorations, Paul Howard, tells me that he has used digital techniques not to only remove clicks and hisses but to remove a patina of effects from the mastering and equalizing of the original sound — that is, the effects accumulating from attempts to improve the original.

Compare her with Nigel Farage who used his TV appearance last week not to only to plead for us to put foreign HIV-positives back on the next ferry to oblivion, but who berated the Scots for having a better spending deal than the rest of Britain.

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And she says, 'A voice inside me was telling me not to.' Only she'd learned to disregard it.

I am not referring to only politicians.

In CPS, processes are not assigned to only one device.

However, it is not enough to only consider certain factors.

(Not to mention "whites only").

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