Example sentences of "if [num] [prep] the [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 If 30 of the 36 errors can be corrected , this gives a recognition rate of 99% .
2 If one of the non-deviant firms fails to carry out its role in punishing the cheat by producing its punishment output , it in turn is treated as having reneged and the firms adopt the punishment path for this firm .
3 Well , I think the first starting point is asking men to be self-aware and if one of the untoward consequences of that self-awareness is self-consciousness , then we 'll just have to live with that .
4 This is not to say , though , that the interests of the local population were entirely ignored ; for , if one of the primary purposes of fortifications was to guard the necessary physical organs of tax recording and collection and the necessary officials , then a secondary purpose may possibly be glimpsed in the simultaneous protection of some of the economic base from which many of the tax payments were derived ; hence the inclusion of markets , shops , workshops and houses .
5 If one of the necessary chores of an archaeologist is to reconstruct subsistence and technology , it is one of his chief privileges to explore the values of the civilizations coming within his purview and not least the symbols which have served to define status and acknowledge outstanding achievement .
6 This E S R D really is the bible and we have specified the aircraft to meet that E S R D and not anything extra , er obviously if one of the four nations wants to build a nuclear role into the aircraft that becomes a very big political question first and foremost and we have just not considered it at the technical level at all because it 's er it 's not in the requirement .
7 The runners string out in a line across the road as it is unsafe to have them five or six deep ; if one of the front runners fell , sacks of coal and people could end up in a nasty heap .
8 To prevent unauthorised access to module details , LIFESPAN will only return this information if one of the following conditions are satisfied :
9 Then , on February 15th , the attorney-general , Mr Nicholas Lyell , conveniently popped up to say , quite contradictorily , that if one of the offending amendments were carried ‘ it would have no effect on our ability to ratify the treaty ’ .
10 When they phoned me back I told them I was ill , made profuse apologies and asked if one of the other celebrities could open the helpline .
11 This included a commitment that " if one of the two states should become the target of aggression , then the other side will give the aggressor no military aid or other support " .
12 If one of the two states should become the target of aggression , then the other side will give the aggressor no military aid or other support and will take all measures to end the conflict using the principles and procedures of the United Nations and other structures of collective security .
13 Even if one of the two exceptions applies , dismissal will still be unfair if at the time of the dismissal there was a suitable alternative vacancy which was not offered in accordance with the detailed requirements of the employment protection legislation .
14 IF one of the two points , say x , is in some cluster C
15 If one of the possible extensions scored well , i.e. the top-down prediction appeared to be correct , then the island would be extended further , otherwise the seed would be abandoned for the next best seed word generated bottom-up over that area .
16 Nowadays they only get sales like that if one of the Philharmonic Orchestras is in residence round the corner at the Barbican .
17 The APU power was used for engine starting and to provide emergency power if one of the main generators went off line .
18 For if one of the main results of this election is that the Labour Party ditches Mr Kinnock as leader in favour of Mr Smith , it could well be a case of reculer pour mieux sauter — a kind of Pyrrhic defeat .
19 If one of the big parties wins something close to a majority of seats , it may have two ways of avoiding dependence on either Catalans or Basques .
20 If one of the creative activities of art is to present a mirror to society , what we generally see is a distorted reflection of ourselves .
21 It helps if one of the larger newspapers makes the main part around the head .
22 It shows that if one of the American majors strikes up a big overseas alliance , the tables could quickly be turned .
23 The wearing of breathing apparatus , although necessary , was known to be risky ; the trapped men were not accustomed to the equipment and anyone who has used it knows how alarming and claustrophobic the experience can be ; the effect can be a compelling desire to rip off the apparatus and if one of the trapped miners was to do so while passing through the gas in Bank mine , death would be almost instantaneous .
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