be conditioned on/upon

idiom

formal
used to say that something will happen only if something else also happens
Payment is conditioned on/upon completion of the project.

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Critics of the administration's approach have long called for arms shipments to be conditioned on Israel's conduct in the war. Barak Ravid, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024 But as long as what follows is akin to past rounds of exchanges that remained contained and did not escalate to an unrestrained conflict, Biden’s coming exit frees him to concentrate on concluding an Israeli-Saudi normalization deal that would likely be conditioned on an end to the war in Gaza. Dennis Ross, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2024 After October 7, Biden decided to pursue a strategy of fully embracing Netanyahu—insisting (for a time) that any criticism would be issued in private and that U.S. military assistance would not be conditioned on the actions of the Israeli government. Ben Rhodes, Foreign Affairs, 18 June 2024 This aid, just like aid going to any other country, should be conditioned on Ukraine upholding humanitarian and international law. Baltimore Sun Media, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for be conditioned on/upon 

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“Be conditioned on/upon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20conditioned%20on%2Fupon. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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