Didn't you use the expression "as long as"?

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as long as (conj.)
1. During the time that: I'll stay as long as you need me.
2. Since: As long as you've offered, I accept.
3. On the condition that: I will cooperate as long as I am notified on time.

"The verb predicate means to require something as a condition of something else, and we use this term mostly in connection with logic, mathematics, or rhetoric."

You did "predicate"; you just weren't aware of it. Don't you hate it when that happens?

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/as+long+as
https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/predicate