proviso

Yet with the proviso that Sainz is still adapting to his new surroundings - car and team - Albon has had a decisive advantage over the Spaniard.

The California Coastal Commission approved a permit for the event on May 9 with a major proviso.

You need that proviso to make sure the system isn't abused, but it is something that should be examined.

George also trained for several years with Unique FA, an elite academy, but under the proviso that he would play with players a few years older than himself.

And the biggest proviso is that the pace of Red Bull - for whom Verstappen won a fourth consecutive drivers' title last year - is particularly hard to divine.