Example sentences of "if [pron] is [adj] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If someone is resistant to change , for example , you might attribute this behaviour to an underlying fear of change . |
| 2 | After all , although it can be inconvenient if one is frightened of swimming pools or beaches , they are both situations which can be avoided . |
| 3 | If there is one of interest in your area , please contact the appropriate person to find out the full details and whether places are still available . |
| 4 | Therefore , if there is full ex post settling up , the manager is likely to end up worse off than if he had not deviated from the accepted behaviour . |
| 5 | For example , a just procedure may well require considerable complexity , but if it is stable over time , resources can be invested in making the procedure more transparent through better presentation of the justification for a formula and of the import of complex formulae and their inherent uncertainties in cash terms . |
| 6 | Having said this , Smith , being a Marxist , has to provide an alternative and more sophisticated account of why military expenditure remains high even if it is dysfunctional for capitalism For Smith , military expenditure is yet one more example of the contradictions of capitalism — it is both functional and dysfunctional . |
| 7 | 146 ( 1 ) A right of re-entry or forfeiture under any proviso or stipulation in a lease for a breach of any covenant or condition in the lease shall not be enforceable , by action or otherwise , unless and until the lessor serves on the lessee a notice — ( a ) specifying the particular breach complained of ; and ( b ) if the breach is capable of remedy , requiring the lessee to remedy the breach ; and ( c ) in any case , requiring the lessee to make compensation in money for the breach ; and the lessee fails , within a reasonable time thereafter , to remedy the breach , if it is capable of remedy , and to make reasonable compensation in money , to the satisfaction of the lessor , for the breach . |
| 8 | There are a number of reasons for thinking that such information transmission may be easier to manage if it occurs within firms than if it is subject to market transactions , and this means that there is a case for thinking that R&D activities ( particularly the D ) may have to be part of a vertically related structure that extends back into important input markets , and forward into downstream consumer markets ( see Teece , 1986 , Geroski , 1992 , and Jorde and Teece , 1990 , who apply these arguments to the antitrust treatment of co-operative R&D ventures ) . |
| 9 | If it is weak on aesthetics , it is notably strong on pedagogy , almost to the extent of limiting the concept of learning ( p. 80 ) . |
| 10 | As always when drawing , I stand back from the piece at regular intervals to get an overall feel as to how the drawing is developing , and to see if it is uniform in shade and texture . |
| 11 | As always when drawing , I stand back from the piece at regular intervals to get an overall feel as to how the drawing is developing , and to see if it is uniform in shade and texture . |
| 12 | If it is dangerous to engage in political protest ( and it is ) and , as one of my informants Biu complained , if it is pointless to reclamar , to argue with God ( and it would seem to be so ) , hungry and frustrated people can transform angry and nervous hunger into ‘ breakdown ’ and ‘ mental ’ problems . |
| 13 | I think we can say that if it is pneumatic in character , the shape will be organic . |
| 14 | If it is large in relation tot he aquarium , the accumulation of food and subsequent rotting will lead to the growth of what you call fungi . |
| 15 | If a man ca n't afford to go by automobile , and if he is content with eating and architecture , the world 's best ( as I have known it ) is afoot from Poitiers , from Brives , from Perigord or Limoges . |
| 16 | or if he is absent from duty , the constable responsible for performing his functions may act . |
| 17 | If he is accountable for production , he 'll get his production operation audited : raw material wastage , machinery down-time , absentee levels , quality standards and many other factors . |
| 18 | if he is entitled to indemnity under any other Policy |
| 19 | If the patient can get into the kneeling position and then balance on one knee while bringing the other leg forward , so that he can lever himself onto a chair , he will feel confident that he can always get up , even if he is alone at home . |
| 20 | If anyone is interested in membership of the National Retreat Movement , they should write to Sister Bonaventure , The NRM . |