"лишь бы" meaning in Russian

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          "text": "А. Павлова и М. Безродный привлекают работы, далеко выходящие за рамки рассматриваемых направлений, — лишь бы в них упоминались «концепты», или «ментальность», или «картина мира», или «лингвокультура», или «этнопсихология».\nA. Pavlova i M. Bezrodnyj privlekajut raboty, daleko vyxodjaščije za ramki rassmatrivajemyx napravlenij, — lišʹ by v nix upominalisʹ «koncepty», ili «mentalʹnostʹ», ili «kartina mira», ili «lingvokulʹtura», ili «etnopsixologija».",
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        "if only, provided that, so long as"
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