depends only on vs depends on only

Both "depends only on" and "depends on only" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Depends only on" is more commonly used and emphasizes that the dependency is exclusive, while "depends on only" can be used to emphasize the exclusivity of the dependency as well, but it is less common.

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depends only on

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to emphasize that something relies exclusively on a particular factor or condition.

Examples:

The success of the project depends only on your hard work.

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supply to the public network depends only on that contracting entity's own consumption and has not exceeded 30 % of that contracting entity's total production of energy, on the basis of the average for the preceding three years, including the current year.
the supply to the public network depends only on that contracting entity's own consumption and has not exceeded 30 % of that contracting entity's total production of drinking water, on the basis of the average for the preceding three years, including the current year.
That depends only on your girlfriend.
It depends only on the mass of the object.
This depends only on you, Vanda Frau von Dunayev, not on me.
Its entry into force depends only on the signature of the dictator, Mr Lukashenko, and that is no more than a formality.
supply to the public network depends only on the entity's own consumption and has not exceeded 30 % of the entity's total production of drinking water, having regard to the average for the preceding three years, including the current year.
supply to the public network depends only on the entity's own consumption and has not exceeded 30% of the entity's total production of energy, having regard to the average for the preceding three years, including the current year.
supply to the public network depends only on the entity's own consumption and has not exceeded 30% of the entity's total production of drinking water, having regard to the average for the last three years, including the current year.
(b) supply to the public network depends only on the entity's own consumption and has not exceeded 30% of the entity's total production of energy, having regard to the average for the preceding three years, including the current year.
(b) supply to the public network depends only on the entity's own consumption and has not exceeded 30 % of the entity's total production of drinking water, having regard to the average for the preceding three years, including the current year.
Gentlemen, the success of the maneuvers now depends only on you.
It's a long and complicated mission and l want to emphasize that its success or failure depends only on us.
Those who believe that everything in Belarus, including the elections, depends only on Mr Lukashenko, are wrong.
'Commercially available' means that the choice between domestic and imported products is unrestricted and depends only on commercial considerations.
The product classified in Regulation (EU) No 717/2010 should be considered a fixed resistor because its resistance is not variable at will, but depends only on the temperature.
The term 'commercially available' means that the choice between domestic and imported products is unrestricted and depends only on commercial considerations.
Energy-intensive users point out that the classification of a measure as aid depends only on the circumstances existing at the time of its adoption, and cannot depend on future events, particularly when they are not reasonably predictable.
where Cbridge is a constant that depends on the bridge type, and LW,0,rolling-only, i is the rolling noise sound power on the given bridge that depends only on the vehicle and track properties.
supply to the public network depends only on the entity's own consumption and has not exceeded 30 % of the entity's total production of drinking water or energy, having regard to the average for the preceding three years, including the current year;

Alternatives:

relies solely on
is contingent solely on
is based exclusively on
hinges solely on
is determined solely by

depends on only

This phrase is correct but less commonly used in English.

This phrase can also be used to emphasize exclusivity of the dependency, but it is less common than "depends only on".