sole criterion

Frequency: 6.88.5 per million words

The only standard or principle by which something is judged.

criterionADJECTIVE + NOUN

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sole

Examples (10)

  • Price was the sole criterion for his decision to buy that car.
  • Academic excellence should not be the sole criterion for university admission.
  • For this project, efficiency is the sole criterion for success.
  • The company used profitability as its sole criterion when deciding which branches to close.
  • In this competition, originality will be the sole criterion for judging the entries.
  • He argued that customer satisfaction is the sole criterion that truly matters for a service business.
  • Using age as the sole criterion for employment is discriminatory.
  • Is financial gain the sole criterion by which you measure your life's achievements?
  • The selection committee was criticized for making seniority the sole criterion for promotion.
  • For many voters, a candidate's stance on the economy is the sole criterion that influences their vote.