it could not be otherwise

it could not be otherwise
it cannot/could not/be otherwise british phrase
used for saying that a situation cannot be different from what it is

The monarchy remains British, it cannot be otherwise.

Thesaurus: unlikely or impossible to changesynonym
Main entry: otherwise

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