He accepted the job with one proviso: he would work alone. released the drunken revelers with the proviso that they behave for the remainder of the Mardi Gras
Recent Examples on the WebMy previous post suggested that September 6 was a possible date, but with one big proviso. David Phelan, Forbes, 12 Aug. 2022 That should be with the proviso that Whitlock returns to the rotation next season. Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2022 Based on that proviso, a more prudent way of gauging the worth of someone who qualifies as an expert would be to establish guidelines or criteria. Jon Michail, Forbes, 23 May 2022 Hoylman said earlier versions of the legislation had included specific language stating the law would only apply to future cases, but that such a proviso was not included in the 2020 bill. Bill Donahue, Billboard, 21 Apr. 2022 There is a special proviso in the new DH mandate that allows teams who let pitchers hit for themselves remain as the DH once they are finished pitching. Mark Faller, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2022 The decision included a proviso that any employees who take a payout from the fund have to waive their right to receive whatever damages come out of the state-level DFEH suit.Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2022 With the proviso that an accident, another giant Putin miscalculation or a catastrophic success by Ukrainian forces on the battlefield might always upset the dynamic, the answer seems to be yes. Holman W. Jenkins, WSJ, 25 Mar. 2022 Stettheimer is, in this way, more Goopist than avant-gardist, with the proviso that Goopism was a kind of American avant-garde. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Medieval Latin proviso quod provided that