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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She was released from jail on the condition that she be taken to Via Avanta, a recovery center for acute psychiatric care, according to court records.
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Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Baldwin addressed a press conference in Turin, Italy, on the condition that no reporters ask about his involvement in the shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in October 2021, which resulted in her death while filming the movie Rust in New Mexico.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Nov. 2024
When Vail Resorts purchased Keystone and Breckenridge from Ralston Resorts in 1997, the Justice Department allowed the sale on condition that Vail Resorts spin off Arapahoe Basin, which Ralston owned at the time.
—John Meyer, The Denver Post, 19 Nov. 2024
The bulk of these arms would be made available on the condition that they be used for defensive purposes, but certain longer-range systems could be used by Ukraine against military and economic targets in Russia.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
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Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Baldwin addressed a press conference in Turin, Italy, on the condition that no reporters ask about his involvement in the shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in October 2021, which resulted in her death while filming the movie Rust in New Mexico.
—Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Nov. 2024
When Vail Resorts purchased Keystone and Breckenridge from Ralston Resorts in 1997, the Justice Department allowed the sale on condition that Vail Resorts spin off Arapahoe Basin, which Ralston owned at the time.
—John Meyer, The Denver Post, 19 Nov. 2024
The bulk of these arms would be made available on the condition that they be used for defensive purposes, but certain longer-range systems could be used by Ukraine against military and economic targets in Russia.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2024
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