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    Default Only with advanced technology have

    With a negative adverb(phrase), verb inversion occurs, but for "only" phrases, does it also occur? What about "Only with advacned technology we have been..."? Isn't it possible?

    ex)Only with advanced technology have we been able to explore this vast part of our world.

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    Default Re: Only with advanced technology have

    Yes, we do have inversion after 'only'.
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