How to Use on (the) condition that in a Sentence

on (the) condition that

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  • The officials spoke on the condition that their names not be used.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Scott, 48, who spoke on the condition that his last name not be used, stood near a panting English Lab.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Dec. 2023
  • The remaining 25 agreed to join the study on condition that they were provided with pie.
    Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2011
  • The guild agreed not to picket the ceremony—on the condition that the telecast go scriptless.
    Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 12 June 2023
  • Sergey agreed to an interview with The Post on condition that his surname not be used, but Advokat and prison guards remained in the room.
    Kamila Hrabchuk, Washington Post, 11 Nov. 2022
  • One Emirati in his 20s agreed to speak on the condition that he be identified only by a middle name, Salem.
    Vivian Nereim, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2024
  • Hiro agreed on the condition that it not be publicized.
    Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 27 Nov. 2023
  • The Washington Post was allowed to watch the trial on the condition that the identity of the defendant not be published.
    Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Kareem spoke on the condition that only his first name be used for fear of retribution.
    Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The book was strictly locked down — only a few early copies sent out on the condition that reviews did not go up before Tuesday.
    Boris Kachka, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Rodin left his estate to the French state on the condition that his studio be turned into a museum and work there continue.
    Grace Cote, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Four of the website’s core contributors agreed to be interviewed by The Salt Lake Tribune on condition that they not be named.
    Tony Semerad, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 July 2023
  • Four of the website’s core contributors agreed to be interviewed by The Salt Lake Tribune, on condition that they not be named.
    Tony Semerad, The Salt Lake Tribune, 16 July 2023
  • Viktoriya, 42, and several neighbors provided accounts of the night of the assault to The New York Times on condition that only their first names be used.
    New York Times, 29 June 2022
  • The Post was permitted to attend Wednesday’s hearing on the condition that the 12-year-old’s identity not be revealed.
    Keith L. Alexander, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
  • That led up to what Biden announced on Wednesday: an agreement with Israel to allow the delivery of aid on the condition that there will be inspections and that the aid won’t go to Hamas.
    John Hudson, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The campaign provided the spreadsheet on condition that it not be reproduced in print or online.
    Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2021
  • But from the start of next year, the credit for either a new or used EV becomes transferable from the buyer to the car dealer on the condition that the full amount of the credit is applied to the purchase price of that vehicle.
    Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 10 Oct. 2023
  • The council made the irregular decision to allow the screening on condition that it be classified by the BBFC first.
    The Economist, 24 Aug. 2020
  • The soldiers and medics at a hospital in southern Ukraine agreed to speak on condition that their identities and location wouldn’t be revealed.
    Matthew Luxmoore, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2022
  • In 2015, Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered it be handed back to the Hindu community and the shrine rebuilt, on condition that it would not be expanded in the future.
    Reuters, CNN, 31 Dec. 2020
  • The bailouts had been promised by state legislators on the condition that the district would shutter several of its campuses and sell off some of its properties.
    Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2024
  • In May, the European Union blessed the acquisition, on the condition that Microsoft keep up those streaming agreements.
    David McCabe, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2023
  • Om Ayan, 28, shared her story on the condition that she be identified by a nickname, fearing for her family’s safety.
    Ruby Mellen, Washington Post, 12 Feb. 2024
  • The men were released after a judge denied the state’s motion to detain them pre-trial on the condition that both are prohibited from entering the Macy’s in Oak Brook.
    Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2023
  • Hana, who spoke on the condition that her last name not be used to protect her privacy, had fled from her home in Rimal, Gaza City’s commercial center, which was badly damaged.
    David Ovalle, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2023
  • In the motion, Bowles said that the phone was turned over to investigators on condition that the search be limited to information relevant to the shooting.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 17 Jan. 2024
  • The government had agreed to export the tanks only on the condition that they would not be passed on to Ukraine, to ensure Switzerland stuck to its tradition of military neutrality.
    Bastian Benrath, Bloomberg.com, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The adult victim in the residential burglary case spoke to the Tribune this week on condition that she be identified by her initials, S.C., to protect her privacy.
    Megan Crepeau, chicagotribune.com, 25 Mar. 2022
  • Portals to another universe are acceptable, on the condition that the universe in question is no larger than 4.5 x 5 x 6 inches.
    Hayley Tillett, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2023

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