Example sentences of "if it be [vb pp] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My hypothesis is that there is a space for a socialist argument in favour of investment planning ; that such an argument could be presented in such a way as to appeal to organised labour and even to broader strata of the population concerned about employment prospects and their standard of living in retirement ; that if organised workers were to support the proposal they could use their union organisation to press for social accountability of their savings funds ; and that if the proposals were not linked to a ‘ dogmatic ’ pursuit of nationalisation they would stand a chance of recruiting some support from the more progressive elements of the state and corporate salariat — those whose technical expertise would be required in any such project , even if it is overlaid with oppressive ‘ professional ’ and ‘ managerial ’ ideologies — helping to isolate , so far as possible , reactionary financier elements . |
| 2 | If it is lived in that world , the vow of celibacy witnesses to other women and indeed to men . |
| 3 | If it is invested in physical capital for the public sector or used to retire outstanding government debt , it is not at all imprudent . |
| 4 | Any visual task is rendered more difficult and fatiguing if it is undertaken in poor lighting . |
| 5 | It soon recovers its stable position if it is pushed to one side or the other . |
| 6 | In fact , the level of independence of inputs required for this sort of system to produce double dissociations is only likely to be achieved if it is composed of complementary modules . |
| 7 | Unused cement from open bags will last longer if it is transferred to well-sealed plastic bags . |
| 8 | Money supply is endogenous ( determined within the model ) if it is determined by aggregate demand and hence the demand for money : banks simply expanding or contracting credit in response to customer demand . |
| 9 | Consequently , for She may own a Porsche , the following diagram can be proposed : The relation is the same for She may leave tomorrow except that the actualization of the infinitive 's event would be future ( if it is realized at all ) : The role of the modal auxiliaries is thus to specify the kind of potentiality which the potential event expressed by the infinitive has — possibility , probability , necessity , etc. — and the type of coincidence involved here is that between an event conceived as a potentiality and the form of potentiality which it is conceived as having , i.e. between two potentialities . |
| 10 | The recipe is also delicious if it is made with smoked salmon pieces , but the trout is a little more unusual . |
| 11 | There is also a time bar : the Commissioners may only investigate a complaint if it is made within 12 months from the date the aggrieved person first had notice of the matter complained or , but a Commissioner has power to accept a complaint outside the time limit if he considers that there are special circumstances which make it proper to do so . |
| 12 | An assertion made on a stage in the context of a play will be judged by different standards from those it would be judged by if it is made in daily life . |
| 13 | A decision is ‘ correct ’ if it is made by that person within the legal system to whose opinion on the existence of fact or law effect will be given by the executive . |
| 14 | If it is based on average capital costs , it favours short-term projects and those with large initial cash receipts against long-term projects . |
| 15 | Nor can generalised criticism be justified if it is based on one isolated incident . |
| 16 | However , if the old test is obviously defective — for example , if it is based on out-of-date linguistic theories and thus lacks construct validity — this measure of concurrent validity will not be very meaningful . |
| 17 | They in fact shade into each other , even more obviously so where the distinction is between different forms of literate practice ; and the distinction , if it is based on supposed differences in cognitive processes , in ‘ logic ’ and the development of ‘ science ’ , is open to the criticisms that Goody himself , along with Lévi-Strauss and others , levels against the theory of a ‘ great divide ’ . |
| 18 | The second main method of controlling the exercise of discretion is relevancy : a decision will be declared ultra vires if it is based upon irrelevant considerations or if relevant considerations are not taken into account . |
| 19 | A refusal is only effective within its true scope and is vitiated if it is based upon false assumptions . |
| 20 | The best canned fish is further improved if it is steeped in olive oil rather than a cheaper vegetable oil . |
| 21 | If it is written by one person there can be no objection to an occasional " I " , and if by several persons to the use of an occasional " we " . |
| 22 | And if it is diverted from national savings , it does not help anyway . |
| 23 | It is negotiable , and if the drawer is of financial substance or if it is supported by some sort of security , cash may be raised by discounting it , selling it , or lodging it as collateral for a loan . |
| 24 | Even more insulation is given by looking at all things from the transcendent level , for then each event is looked at as if it is seen through coloured lenses that transfigure it and place it in another dimension and time . |
| 25 | In practice you will probably be lucky if it is seen at all ! |
| 26 | If it is seen in this way the burden for change rests with black staff and not with the white staff and institutions which perpetuate discrimination and racism . |
| 27 | It follows from this analysis that the provision of the report to the borrower is an action by the building society and that if it is prepared without appropriate skill and care the ground of the complaint , namely breach of the society 's contractual obligation , falls within paragraph 1 ( a ) of Part III to Schedule 12 . |
| 28 | And for evenings , the little black dress ( only permissible if it is split in some extremely unexpected places ) . |
| 29 | The animal 's essence ( or the Spirits of Nature ) will seek redress or retribution against the hunter , his family or social group if it is killed without prior approval or proper conduct . |
| 30 | The truth can often be slanderous if it is put in certain ways . |