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The phrase "would only work" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe a potential solution that you think is unlikely to succeed or to describe a solution that is limited in its effectiveness. For example, you could say "I proposed a solution, but I knew it would only work in certain conditions."
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(This would only work one way).
If he would only work harder, he could be Jeff.
It would only work if someone sponsored the whole thing.
"That would only work if everybody did it.
It would only work if everyone else, including the Swiss and Singaporeans, did the same.
It was the kind of spunky move one might think would only work in, well, musicals.
However, he warned that the measure would only work for three days.
With young children at home, I would only work part time.
Such a strategy would only work, of course, if Enron stock held steady or rose.
His grudging concession to age was that he would only work 7 a.m. to noon.
The microwave would only work when the insert is pulled out.
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