on (the) condition that
idiom
: only if
She spoke on the condition that she not be identified.
He taught me the trick on condition that I never tell anyone else how to do it.
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Crown acquired the book on the condition that Garten spend eighty-five thousand dollars on five thousand copies (half of the initial print run) for her store.
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Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
The then-24-year-old was charged with trespassing and disorderly conduct, but the charges were dismissed on the condition that Petit puts on a free performance in Central Park.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2024
One of thousands of hidden Afghan legal professionals, Amina spoke to Fox News Digital on condition that she was referred to by a pseudonym.
—Beth Bailey, Fox News, 17 Aug. 2024
These underground cells soon posed such a big problem that the British government conditioned formal recognition of the Soviet Union on the condition that the Soviets put an end to communist activities in the British military and in munitions factories.
—Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 9 Aug. 2024
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Molly Fischer, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
The then-24-year-old was charged with trespassing and disorderly conduct, but the charges were dismissed on the condition that Petit puts on a free performance in Central Park.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2024
One of thousands of hidden Afghan legal professionals, Amina spoke to Fox News Digital on condition that she was referred to by a pseudonym.
—Beth Bailey, Fox News, 17 Aug. 2024
These underground cells soon posed such a big problem that the British government conditioned formal recognition of the Soviet Union on the condition that the Soviets put an end to communist activities in the British military and in munitions factories.
—Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 9 Aug. 2024
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