Example sentences of "if [pron] believe that [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you believe that a glass of wine will sell a motor car , you are underestimating the customer . |
| 2 | With a high sense not only of justice but of dramatic effect he informed the judge that the only courses open to him were ‘ either to resign your post , or inflict on me the severest penalty if you believe that the system and law you are assisting to administer are good for the people ’ . |
| 3 | Where larger amounts are concerned , the employer will need to become involved but this should not deter you if you believe that the purchase of free-standing AVCs is in your best long-term interest . |
| 4 | If you believe that the property has been seriously overpriced , you should instruct your solicitor to obtain an independent valuation , unless you have a mortgage company which has already done this for you . |
| 5 | But we would be equally wrong if we believed that the development of rhythms depended wholly upon internal factors . |
| 6 | If we believe that the child should be placed transracially as an alternative to institutional care , then social workers must resist the massive denial or evasion of the negative consequences of some transracial placements for black children when the substitute parents have not been prepared or perhaps are very unsuitable to care for a black child . |
| 7 | We will respond constructively ; if we believe that the report 's criticisms are right and constructive , we will take them into account . |
| 8 | But why be wrestling with this God and seeking a blessing from him — other than if one believes that the text is of God ? |
| 9 | The argument that high taxes reduce the flow of private savings for investment in industry is only important if one believes that the ownership of industry should be in private hands . |
| 10 | If one believes that the universe will expand and then contract again , as the no boundary proposal seems to imply , this becomes a question of why we should be in the expanding phase rather than the contracting phase . |
| 11 | Only if one believes that the prospect of privatization is the only way to improve management performance in nationalized industries can one attribute the benefit to privatization itself . |
| 12 | If one believes that the director did it , then giving credit , or distributing blame , is a reasonably simple matter . |
| 13 | Arguably it provides a very strong constraint on managers to act efficiently , if we may assume they are concerned about their future career path and if they believe that the firm does not systematically assess their performance wrongly . |
| 14 | Therapists will take a patient back to difficult areas of the past , if they believe that the patient 's problems stem from this . |
| 15 | Similarly , people who at some time in the future will require foreign currency ( people such as importers , holiday makers , or those thinking of investing abroad or in foreign securities ) may prefer to wait before exchanging pounds into the relevant foreign currencies if they believe that the sterling price of these currencies is likely to fall ( the pound is likely to appreciate ) . |
| 16 | And he does n't like my form of questioning , as when I asked him if he believed that the gates of heaven could only be opened by gold and silver keys ? |
| 17 | In his speech to the rally Lal indicated that he was remaining within the Janata Dal , but was prepared to leave if he believed that the party was departing from its principles . |