Example sentences of "[noun sg] if it [vb -s] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He will be able to declare a ballot void if it appears third parties have interfered by voting when not entitled to do so , tampering with ballot papers , interfering with voters or exerting undue influence . |
| 2 | Co-operative R&D may also reduce the costs of doing research if it eliminates wasteful duplication of R&D projects , and , to the extent that co-operating firms apply their research in a wider range of output markets , cooperative R&D ventures may undertake more productive research . |
| 3 | Indeed , he points out that traditionally the IEEE has not been swayed by big name support if it feels another technology is more meritorious . |
| 4 | But goodness can choose to change its nature if it has true freedom of will . |
| 5 | A diagnosis of AIDS may cause a crisis if it reveals hidden sexuality or drug-using behaviours . |
| 6 | It does not cover the dismissal by the vendor prior to the sale for the reason that the purchaser will either not buy the business if it contains certain employees or alternatively will pay a lower price ( see Wheeler v Patel [ 1987 ] ICR 631 ) . |
| 7 | There are some newspapers which simply will not use a picture if it has any brand identification whatsoever . |
| 8 | The guidelines make it clear it is council policy not to permit golf development if it involves new buildings or associated development in the open countryside , and is unrelated to existing settlements . |
| 9 | This means that the Bank of England can not be sure of success if it uses open-market operations to expand the money supply . |
| 10 | Although the threat of competition from institutions offering conveyancing may have receded for the moment , solicitors must not be complacent about the threat from the institutions because the Government may again consider encouraging outside competition if it seems political mileage may be gained . |
| 11 | Oxfordshire District Health Authority has confirmed it will want to buy services from the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre if it achieves self-governing status . |
| 12 | An improvement in environmental quality is also an economic improvement if it increases social satisfaction or welfare . |
| 13 | A water authority will , therefore , be in breach of its statutory duty if it permits obnoxious odours , which amount to a nuisance at common law , to emanate either from its sewage disposal works , or due to any recycling of treated or untreated sewage sludge on to farm land , and it is open to a local authority or person aggrieved , in the absence of informal agreement perhaps via a Liaison Committee , to seek an injunction to restrain the water authority from causing the nuisance . |
| 14 | Unison will be formed next year if it gets similar backing from unions Cohse and Nalgo , and a secret ballot of the members of all three in November . |
| 15 | ‘ This trio only has long-term chances of survival if it uses all chances to work together to get the best results , ’ he said . |
| 16 | On a modern system this may have been replaced by a safety device called a residual current device ( RCD ) , which turns off the supply if it detects current leaking to earth , and so protects the system and its users against the twin risks of fire and electric shock . |
| 17 | In his refreshing book Mr Veseth looks at Victorian Britain , which improved on Florence 's commercial ideas , particularly public debt , and also went into decline ; and at present-day America , which is deeply in debt but might , he argues , avoid decline if it takes brave decisions . |