"only recourse to" is a grammatically correct and commonly used phrase in written English.
It is typically used to suggest that the only way to solve a problem is to take an action. For example: "In the face of rising costs and availability of resources, our only recourse to remain competitive is to develop more efficient processes."
Ultimately, then, self-regulation by the industry is probably the politicians' only recourse to objectionable content.
My only recourse to the problems I encountered (my ex's apparent reluctance to see his daughter) was the courts, a route I felt was inappropriate.
That leaves the courts as the only recourse to void Betemit's contract and allow him sign with another major league team, Shapiro said.
Paradoxically, since independence, poorer communities found that the only recourse to the same process was through local political patronage, connected to the economy of elections and votes or informal dealings with municipal authorities.
Some dialogue that's meant to seem elevated and of its time simply sounds unidiomatic: "I was worried of as much"; "The only recourse to her absolution would be through prayer".
In the vacuum left by the disappearance of the making of necessary and useful things, the consolations of drink and drugs were the only recourse to many from whose hands old skills had been brusquely removed.
Once they decided to break up, their only recourse seemed to be to try and sell the house.
A doctor's only recourse was to proceed to mediation, and then, if necessary, to court.
His only recourse seems to be to challenge his team's manhood.
The only recourse was to try to reformulate the drug so that patients could absorb a higher dose, an unusual undertaking at this stage in testing.
Since there is no option for doing away with term limits altogether, the only recourse is to vote to keep the status quo.
