Not Only

Definition: Not Only

Not Only

Adverb

1. (used to introduce the first phrase of a correlative construction and usually followed by `but') "not only was he poor, but...".

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Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Crosswords: Not Only

Who's not only a terrific dancer (Dirty Dancing; writing credit: Eleanor Bergstein.)

So why 3 instead of 6? You know a drunk's just going to drink twice as many beers to get drunk, so you not only have a drunk on your hands, you have a drunk who's fat and gross (S.L.C. Punk!; writing credit: James Merendino.)

Not only does he have a snappy, punchy prose style, not only does he treat his editor-in-chief with respect, but he is, in my forty years of experience, the fastest typist I have ever encountered (Superman; writing credit: Jerry Siegel; Joe Shuster)

When you tell on someone, you're not only telling on them, you're telling on yourself (The Brady Bunch Movie; writing credit: Rick Copp, Laurice Elehwany, Terry Turner, Bonnie Turner)

It's not only against the law, it's wrong (Arsenic and Old Lace; writing credit: Ryuzo Kikushima; Akira Kurosawa)

Not only in love, I was obsessed, (Simple Kind of Life; performing artist: No Doubt)

Deep within the bowels of the UCLA research center, that not only (Mephisto and Kevin; performing artist: Primus)

Life not only begins at forty, it begins to show. (references; author: unknown)

He Who Hesitates Is Not Only Lost, But Also Miles From The Next Exit. (references; author: unknown)

Drive carefully! Remember, it's not only a car that can be recalled by it's maker. (references; author: unknown)

Not Only... But Also (1965)

The Holocaust Is Not Only Death (1996)

Not Only Strangers (1979)

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Books

• Cuba Is Not Only Varadero (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Not Only Black + White (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• The Best of What's Left of ... Not Only... But Also (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

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Corynebacterium diphtheriae can not only affect the respiratory system, but the skin as well, where it manifests as an open wound. Credit: CDC.

Many areas of the Peoria County, Illinois farm are protected with conservation practices that not only protect the soil and water resources on the site, but provide a wide variety of habitat environments for wildlife. Credit: Bob Nichols.

Herb Webb, NRCS Resource Conservationist, Flathead Indian Reservation Tribal Complex, Pablo, MT, checks a field of canola on a client’s farm. Canola has emerged as a viable alternative oil crop, not only for its products, but also for the potential to div. Credit: Bob Nichols.

Herb Webb, NRCS, Resource Conservationist, Flathead Indian Reservation Tribal Complex, Pablo, Montana checks of field of canola on a clients farm. Canola has emerged as a viable alternative oil crop, not only for its products, but also for the potential to diversify cropping systems. The principle use for canola is vegetable oil. Credit: USDA.

Soil scientists Harry Pionke (left) and Ron Schnabel examine a switchgrass stand. Relatively small buffer areas not only can protect nearby streams from agricultural pollutants, but also provide habitat for ground-nesting birds and forage for beef cattle. P. Credit: USDA ARS News; photo by Scott Bauer..

Not only is poinsettia the most popular Christmas plant, it is the number-one flowering potted plant in the united states, even though its traditional sales period is just 6 weeks. Credit: USDA ARS News.

"Master Sergeant Robert I. Ward, non-commissioned officer in charge of the First Marine Aircraft Wing's 'Flying Nightmares' squadron radio operators has recently qualified as the senior Papasan in Korea. He has not only completed his quota of night missions but he is the oldest radio operator in the Marine Corps." Photograph and caption were released by Commander Naval Forces, Far East, under date of 9 October 1952. MSgt. Ward is dressed in rather fancy Korean gentleman's garb. He is posing on the wing of what appears to be a Grumman F7F "Tigercat". Credit: NAVY.

Building a new Army camp at top speed. New camps are being built with great rapidity all over the country to house not only Britain's rapidly expanding Army, but the thousands of U.S. and Canadian troops now arriving. The work is done by civilian contract. Credit: Library of Congress.

Fields extending into the mountains. Henefer, Utah. Mormon farmers in this section not only practice irrigation but take advantage of as much of all natural runoff from the mountains as possible. Credit: Library of Congress.

"Not only think first of America, but always, also, think first of humanity"--Woodrow Wilson / National Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy. Credit: Library of Congress.

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

To those that say, there were never any men in the state of nature, I will not only oppose the authority of the judicious Hooker, Eccl. (Second Treatise of Government)

Sismondi was the head of this school, not only in France but also in England. (reference)

The right of ownership of the French State will apply not only to the deposits which are free and for which concessions have not yet been granted, but also to the deposits for which concessions have already been granted, whoever may be the present proprietors, irrespective of whether they belong to the Prussian State, to the Bavarian State, to other States or bodies, to companies or to individuals, whether they have been worked or not, or whether a right of exploitation distinct from the right of the owners of the surface of the soil has or has not been recognised. (reference)

If you look around you, you must feel not only the sense of duty done but also you must feel anxiety lest you fall below the level of achievement. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

But not only that; let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia! (Delivered on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1894)

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I not only live each endless day in grief, but live each day thinking about living each day in grief

The barricade was not only repaired, but made larger

Not only to be separate from all others but to have not even one friend

If he refused now, not only was he not a good guy, but he was forced to carry a sticker, was not allowed to have company

I knew and could distinguish those two heroes at first sight, not only from the crowd but from each other

It is to solve some of the problems of life, not only theoretically, but practically

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Health

Cost is not only considered in dollars. (references)

This trend is not only apparent in the U.S. but also worldwide. (references)

The outbreak affected not only Kikwit but also surrounding communities. (references)

Business

This is so not only for new, but also for mature equipment. (references)

The IT policy has not only been formulated but also implemented. (references)

Telmex not only participated as an operator, but also as an investor. (references)

Children

Mexico

Generally the purpose of these programs is not only to protect the rights of children but also to instill a generational respect for human rights through educational programs. (references)

Civil Liberties

Gambia

In a meeting with religious leaders and the media, President Jammeh stated that he would introduce Shari'a law for all matters, not only marriage and divorce. (references)

Paraguay

The Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) criticized the law in July, stating that the law not only restricted citizens' access to information, but also gagged the press. (references)

Economic History

Nigeria

Imports are not only attractive but a virtual necessity. (references)

China

This involves not only sample product testing but also factory audits. (references)

Lithuania

Moreover, the labor force in Lithuania is not only cheap, but also highly qualified. (references)

Human Rights

Mexico

The December 2000 report stated that prosecutors not only ignored abuses by police but also fabricated evidence. (references)

China

Xiao stressed that the courts must not only fight corruption in society at large, but also corruption within the courts. (references)

Georgia

The Procuracy not only has control over state-appointed lawyers; it also determines whether to grant a defendant's request to change lawyers. (references)

Minorities

Cote d'Ivoire

The new Constitution includes a more restrictive presidential eligibility clause that not only limits presidential candidates to those who can prove that both parents were born citizens in the country, but also states that a candidate never can have benefited from the use of another nationality. (references)

Political Economy

PORTUGAL

The last twenty-seven years have witnessed not only economic growth, but also significant structural changes. (references)

Trinidad

The UNC has not only accepted, but deepened, the PNM's economic reforms, and shares the goals of fighting crime and drugs and improving social services. (references)

Trade

Kuwait

Warehouses are available in Kuwait not only in Shuwaikh but also at Shuaiba and in large refrigerated warehouses in other locations. (references)

Brazil

Exporting companies typically securitize future export earnings not only for implementing restructuring projects but also for working capital. (references)

Japan

Regulations may apply not only to the product itself, but also with packaging, marking or labeling requirements, testing, transportation and storage, and installation. (references)

Travel

Turkey

Good food is available not only at expensive restaurants but also at moderately priced establishments. (references)

Women

Guinea-Bissau

The practice is increasing as the Muslim population has grown and is being performed not only on adolescent girls, but also on babies as young as 4 months old. (references)

Jordan

Women's groups stress that the problem of discrimination is not only one of law, but also of women's lack of awareness of their rights or unwillingness to assert those rights. (references)

Worker Rights

China

Many factories that use harmful products, such as asbestos, not only fail to protect their workers against the ill effects of such products, but also do not inform them about the hazards. (references)

Switzerland

The petition also called for a change in the legal definition of trafficking to include not only women forced into prostitution but also women whose migration to Switzerland for marriage or domestic work forces them into a state of dependency. (references)

Australia

The court ruled that workers could not be compelled to accept the individual work agreements, and unions retained the right not only to represent employees who supported collective bargaining but also those who elected to accept an individual work agreement. (references)

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "not only": not only ... but ♦ not only ... but also ♦ not only this. Additional references.

Albanian

le që. (various references)

Chinese 

不特 , 不獨 , 不僅 (not just, not the only one), 不惟 , 不只 (not merely), 不但 , 不光 (not the only one). (various references)

Czech

nejen (nay). (various references)

Danish

fastsaette,at fritagelsen ikke alene omfatter told (to provide that the relief applies not only to customs duties), den baerende struktur,paa hvilken boregulvet hviler,skal baere ikke alene boretaarnet med dets belastning,men ogsaa andre belastninger som f.eks.rotationsbord og spil (as well, but other loads, such as the rotary table and draw works, the substructure on which the derrick floor is placed must support not only the derrick with its load), de isoterme omdannelsesdiagrammer udsiger ikke, at omdannelsesforholdene for et staal med bestemt sammensaetning ligger noejagtig fast (the isothermal transformation curves are not only dependent on the composition of steel), betonbelaegninger er befaestelser paa alle former for trafikarealer af cementbeton,der tjener baade som slidlag og helt eller delvis ogsaa som baerelag (concrete pavements/rigid pavements/ are composed of cement-concrete which forms not only the surfacing but also wholly or in part the roadbase), atomerne i overfladen af en tre-dimensional kim paavirkes ikke alene af den termiske bevaegelse, men ogsaa af kollisioner med atomerne i smelten (but also to collisions by the atoms of the liquid, the surface atoms of a three-dimensional nucleous are subjected not only to thermal agitation). (various references)

Dutch

vaststellen,dat de vrijstelling niet alleen geldt voor de douanerechten (to provide that the relief applies not only to customs duties), onder betonnen wegdek wordt verstaan de verharding van een verkeersoppervlak met een laag cementbeton,die zowel deklaag als fundering vormt (concrete pavements/rigid pavements/ are composed of cement-concrete which forms not only the surfacing but also wholly or in part the roadbase), de onderbouw waarop de boorvloer rust,moet niet alleen het gewicht van de boortoren dragen,maar ook dat van de draaitafel en de rotarykraan (as well, but other loads, such as the rotary table and draw works, the substructure on which the derrick floor is placed must support not only the derrick with its load), de isotherme transformatiekrommen zijn niet alleen afhankelijk van de samenstelling van het staal (the isothermal transformation curves are not only dependent on the composition of steel), de atomen aan de randen van een drie-dimensionale kern zijn niet alleen onderworpen aan de thermische bewegingskrachten maar ook aan botsingen met atomen in de vloeistof (but also to collisions by the atoms of the liquid, the surface atoms of a three-dimensional nucleous are subjected not only to thermal agitation). (various references)

Finnish

ei ainoastaan vaan myös (not only but also). (various references)

French

ne pas que (not only but also), L'unité de production homogène est caractérisée par une activité unique,� savoir par des entrées de produits,un processus de production et des sorties de produits homogènes.Les produits qui constituent les entrées et les sorties,sont eux-mêmes c (a particular process of production and its outputs.The products which constitute the inputs and outputs are themselves distinguished not only by their physical characteristics and the extent to which they are processed but also by the technique of product), les revêtements bétonnés constituant � la fois la couche de surface et la couche de base "en tout ou partie",conviennent � toute surface destinée � la circulation (concrete pavements/rigid pavements/ are composed of cement-concrete which forms not only the surfacing but also wholly or in part the roadbase), les courbes de transformation isoausténitique ne constituent pas un invariant d'un acier de composition déterminée (the isothermal transformation curves are not only dependent on the composition of steel), les atomes superficiels d'un germe � trois dimensions sont soumis, en plus de l'agitation thermique, � des collisions de la part des atomes du liquide (the surface atoms of a three-dimensional nucleous are subjected not only to thermal agitation), la substructure sur laquelle on installe le plancher de travail doit non seulement supporter le derrick et ses charges,mais également des charges comme celles de la table de rotation et du treuil de forage (the substructure on which the derrick floor is placed must support not only the derrick with its load), il existe maintenant un dispositif combiné � échelle de comptage et débitmètre qui comprend non seulement l'alimentation HT nécessaire et un analyseur d'amplitude d'impulsions mais aussi un amplificateur avec un gain de 1OO.OOO, ce qui suffit pour a (a combined scaler/ratemeter is now available incorporating not only the necessary h.v. supplies and a pulse height analyser but also an amplifier with a gain of 1OO), ceux-ci ne mettent pas seulement en danger l'existence du Liban, ils menacent également la stabilité de la région dans son ensemble (it endangers not only the existence of Lebanon but also the stability of the region as a whole). (various references)

German

Vorsorge treffen,dass die Abgabenbefreiung sich nicht nur auf Zoelle bezieht (to provide that the relief applies not only to customs duties), hierdurch wird nicht nur die Existenz Libanons, sondern auch die Stabilitaet der gesamten Region gefaehrdet (it endangers not only the existence of Lebanon but also the stability of the region as a whole), Fahrbahndecken aus Beton sind Befestigungen von Verkehrsflaechen aller Art aus Zementbeton,der sowohl die Fahrbahndecke als auch ganz oder teilweise die Tragschicht bildet (concrete pavements/rigid pavements/ are composed of cement-concrete which forms not only the surfacing but also wholly or in part the roadbase), es gibt jetzt ein Geraet mit Zaehler und Zaehlratenmesser, das nicht nur die erforderliche Hochspannung und einen Impulshohenanalysator aufweist, sondern auch einen Verstaerker mit 1OO.OOOfacher Verstaerkung enthaelt, der ausreicht, die Ausgangsimpulse de (a combined scaler/ratemeter is now available incorporating not only the necessary h.v. supplies and a pulse height analyser but also an amplifier with a gain of 1OO, which is sufficient to amplify the output pulses from the proportional counter to a suitable level), die isothermischen Umwandlungsschaubilder sagen nicht aus, dass das Umwandlungsverhalten eines Stahles mit bestimmter Zusammensetzung genau festliegt (the isothermal transformation curves are not only dependent on the composition of steel), die homogene Produktionseinheit ist durch eine einheitliche Tätigkeit,nämlich durch Gütereingänge,einen Produktionsprozeß und durch einen Produktionsausstoß homogener Güter gekennzeichnet.Die Güter,die die Eingänge und den Produktionsausstoß dar (a particular process of production and its outputs.The products which constitute the inputs and outputs are themselves distinguished not only by their physical characteristics and the extent to which they are processed but also by the technique of product), die Atome an der Oberflδche eines dreidimensionalen Keimes werden zusδtzlich zu der thermischen Bewegung durch den Aufprall von Atomen aus der Schmelze beeinflusst (but also to collisions by the atoms of the liquid, the surface atoms of a three-dimensional nucleous are subjected not only to thermal agitation), der Unterbau,auf dem die Arbeitsbuehne angebracht ist,muss nicht nur den Bohrturm mit seinen Lasten tragen,sondern auch andere Lasten wie den Drehtisch und das Hebewerk (as well, but other loads, such as the rotary table and draw works, the substructure on which the derrick floor is placed must support not only the derrick with its load). (various references)

Greek 

Οι επενδύσεις από σκυρόδεμα,που συνθέτουν ταυτόχρονα την επιφανειακή στρώση και τη στρώση βάσης εν όλω ή εν μέρει,αρμόζουν για κάθε επιφάν� (concrete pavements/rigid pavements/ are composed of cement-concrete which forms not only the surfacing but also wholly or in part the roadbase), προβλέπω η απαλλαγή να μην αφορά μόνο τους δασμούς (to provide that the relief applies not only to customs duties), η μονάδα ομοιογενούς παραγωγής χαρακτηρίζεται από μια αποκλειστική δραστηριότητα,η οποία προσδιορίζεται από τις εισροές της,από μια συγκ� (a particular process of production and its outputs.The products which constitute the inputs and outputs are themselves distinguished not only by their physical characteristics and the extent to which they are processed but also by the technique of product), η υποκατασκευή,πάνω στην οποία εγκαθιστούμε το δάπεδο εργασίας,οφείλει όχι μόνο να υποβαστάζει το DERRICK και τα φορτία του,αλλά επίσης φορτία (as well, but other loads, such as the rotary table and draw works, the substructure on which the derrick floor is placed must support not only the derrick with its load), τα επιφανειακά άτομα ενός τρισδιάστατου πυρήνα υφίστανται πέραν της θερμικής διατάραξης,συγκρούσεις από τα άτομα της υγρής φάσης (the surface atoms of a three-dimensional nucleous are subjected not only to thermal agitation), οι καμπύλες ισόθερμου μετασχηματισμού δεν εξαρτώνται μόνο από την σύσταση του χάλυβα (the isothermal transformation curves are not only dependent on the composition of steel). (various references)

Hebrew 

לא זו בלב�" (not just that, not merely). (various references)

Italian

prevedere che l'esonero comprenda non soltanto i dazi doganali (to provide that the relief applies not only to customs duties), L'unita di produzione omogenea è caratterizzata da un'attivit� unica,e cioè da una struttura di costi,un processo di produzione e un'uscita di prodotti omogenei.I beni e servizi che entrano a far parte dei costi e della produzione sono essi stessi cara (a particular process of production and its outputs.The products which constitute the inputs and outputs are themselves distinguished not only by their physical characteristics and the extent to which they are processed but also by the technique of product, The distinguishing feature of a unit of homogeneous production is a unique activity which is identified by its inputs), le carreggiate in cemento hanno la pavimentazione,nonche tutti o parte degli stati di base,in conglomerato cementizio (concrete pavements/rigid pavements/ are composed of cement-concrete which forms not only the surfacing but also wholly or in part the roadbase), i diagrammi di trasformazione isotermica non dicono che il comportamento alla trasformazionedi un'acciaio è legato esattamente alla sua composizione (the isothermal transformation curves are not only dependent on the composition of steel), gli atomi superficiali di un germe tridimensionale sono soggetti, oltre che all'agitazione termica, a urti da parte degli atomi del liquido (but also to collisions by the atoms of the liquid, the surface atoms of a three-dimensional nucleous are subjected not only to thermal agitation), è disponibile una unit� di conteggio con rateometro che comprende oltre all'alimentazione d'impulsi, anche un amplificatore con un guadagno di 1OO.OOO, quanto basta per amplificare ad un livello conveniente gli impulsi di uscita del contatore proporzio (a combined scaler/ratemeter is now available incorporating not only the necessary h.v. supplies and a pulse height analyser but also an amplifier with a gain of 1OO, which is sufficient to amplify the output pulses from the proportional counter to a suitable level). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

許りでなく (as well as.., not only .. but). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ばかりでなく (as well as.., not only .. but). (various references)

Pig Latin

otnay onlyay.(various references)

Portuguese

revestimento em betão:camada de superfície:camada de base.Os revestimentos em betão que constituem,simultaneamente,a camada de superfície e a camada de base "no todo ou em parte",são convenientes (concrete pavements/rigid pavements/ are composed of cement-concrete which forms not only the surfacing but also wholly or in part the roadbase), prever que a isençao nao incida apenas sobre os direitos aduaneiros (to provide that the relief applies not only to customs duties), encontra-se actualmente disponível um dispositivo que inclui só o necessário fornecimento de alta tensão e um analisador de amplitude de impulsos,como também um amplificador com um ganho de 100.000, (a combined scaler/ratemeter is now available incorporating not only the necessary h.v. supplies and a pulse height analyser but also an amplifier with a gain of 1OO, which is sufficient to amplify the output pulses from the proportional counter to a suitable level). (various references)

Romanian

nu numai (besides). (various references)

Russian 

не только. (various references)

Spanish

se dispone actualmente de una escala o medidor de radiación que incorpora no sólo las necesarias fuentes de alta tensión y un analizador de altura de pulso, sino también un amplificador con una ganancia de 100000, que es suficiente para amplificar ade (a combined scaler/ratemeter is now available incorporating not only the necessary h.v. supplies and a pulse height analyser but also an amplifier with a gain of 1OO, which is sufficient to amplify the output pulses from the proportional counter to a suitable level), prever que la exoneración no se aplique solo a los derechos de aduana (to provide that the relief applies not only to customs duties), los átomos superficiales de un núcleo de tres dimensiones están sujetos, además de la agitación térmica, a colisiones por parte de los átomos del líquido (but also to collisions by the atoms of the liquid, the surface atoms of a three-dimensional nucleous are subjected not only to thermal agitation), las curvas de transformación isoaustenítica no dependen solamente de la composición del acero (the isothermal transformation curves are not only dependent on the composition of steel), la unidad de producción homogénea se caracteriza por una actividad única, a saber: por sus inputs, un determinado proceso de producción y sus outputs de productos homogéneos. Los productos que constituyen los inputs y los outputs se caracterizan a su (a particular process of production and its outputs.The products which constitute the inputs and outputs are themselves distinguished not only by their physical characteristics and the extent to which they are processed but also by the technique of product, The distinguishing feature of a unit of homogeneous production is a unique activity which is identified by its inputs), la subestructura sobre la que se instala la plataforma de trabajo soporta no solo el peso de la torre, sino tambien otras cargas, tales como las correspondientes a la mesa rotatoria y el mecanism o elevador (as well, but other loads, such as the rotary table and draw works, the substructure on which the derrick floor is placed must support not only the derrick with its load). (various references)

Swedish

icke blott ... utan även (not only ... but also). (various references)

Turkish

sadece bu değil (not only this). (various references)

quoque, unoquoque. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Misspellings

"Not Only" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: notonly. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: loony, nonyl, nylon, toyon.

-3 letters: loon, loot, nolo, noon, only, onto, tony, tool, toon, toyo.

-4 letters: loo, lot, noo, not, oot, ton, too, toy, yon.

-5 letters: lo, no, on, oy, to, yo.

+3 letters: conjointly, notionally.

+4 letters: consonantly, holystoning, neonatology, nonmotility, notionality, somnolently.

+5 letters: antimonopoly, concordantly, continuously, monotonously, nonhemolytic, nonviolently, nonvoluntary, omnipotently, polysyndeton.