provided that required

+ CLAUSE

Provided that funding continues, the scheme will expand.

The condition is not yet secured.

given that assumed

+ CLAUSE

Given that resources are limited, priorities must be set.

The reader already grants this.

unless negative

+ CLAUSE · means if… not

Unless funding increases, services will close.

✗ Never add a second negative after it.

in the absence of negative

+ NOUN only

In the absence of regulation, standards fall.

The noun-phrase version of "unless".

depend on dependency

+ NOUN or -ING

The outcome depends on several factors.

One factor among many.

hinge on dependency

+ NOUN or -ING

The entire policy hinges on public consent.

⚠ ONE deciding factor only.

be contingent on required

+ NOUN or -ING

Expansion is contingent on continued funding.

✗ ~~contingent on that funding continues~~

be subject to required

+ NOUN only

Approval is subject to parliamentary review.

Formal register; suits institutional subjects.

Three take clauses, five take nouns. That split causes more errors here than the meanings do.

Condition And Dependency