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"the only criterion" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use this phrase when you want to indicate that something is the only decisive factor. For example: "The only criterion by which all candidates should be judged is merit."
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the only criterion
adverb
Without others or anything further; exclusively.
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But this is not the only criterion.
Citibank said that proximity was not the only criterion used.
But if that's the only criterion, we're sunk".
"Subjectivity is the only criterion of gospel truth," Wilson writes.
Nor is the ratio of black to white the only criterion.
Ratings are their default argument, as though this were the only criterion.
Kaptchuk concluded that objective data should not be the only criterion for doctors to consider.
Furthermore, it is clear that being Best Poet can't be the only criterion.
"Credible fear" is the only criterion that allows refugees to be considered for asylum.
"People don't bring pit bulls," she said, as if terror were the only criterion for objection.
In choosing a car, however, the only criterion he used was length.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com