Example sentences of "if we [vb base] that [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we imagine that the sheepdog is treating the shepherd as a fellow hunter , then circling and retrieving stray sheep both manifestly resemble the ancestral canine hunting behaviour . |
| 2 | If we conclude that the availability of certain kinds of stone did not seriously affect the execution of a pavement , we will not be far from the truth . |
| 3 | Once again , pragmatism can be defended as providing a good fit with what judges actually do and say in hard cases only if we assume that a pragmatist would have noble-lie reasons for constructing and deferring to the best account of the principle underlying past cases in these situations . |
| 4 | If we assume that a LECTURER can only teach one COURSE , and many LECTURERS teach on one COURSE , then the ‘ closed loop ’ shown in Figure 4.21 represents such a set . |
| 5 | If we assume that the DNA bound bleomycin covers three base pairs two of which correspond to the cleavage site then the molecules must protrude by one base pairs in either direction . |
| 6 | If we assume that the customer has paid for the goods then the first entries would have been to increase the bank by £600 and include in the profit and 1088 account sales of £600 . |
| 7 | However , the effect was not dissimilar to a wash trade , if we assume that the option writer was not acting for bona fide commercial motives , but solely to support the share price . |
| 8 | If we assume that the input coefficients and mark-ups are unchanged , then the break-even condition in the retail sector becomes or . |
| 9 | A further mystery is this : if we assume that the motive for building the monuments was a mixture of religion and astronomy , which way round did the process operate ? |
| 10 | If we assume that the number of professional programmers , these are people who are competent to use and develop software , is roughly proportional to the number of commercial computers in operation , this means that if the trend continues , in ten years time , there will be a need for roughly a hundred times as many computer programmers than we 've got as present . |
| 11 | It will take us even further if we assume that the dependence of effects on causes is smooth . |
| 12 | If we assume that the marketing concept is upheld in a particular organization , then the key objectives of its marketing department could be as follows : |
| 13 | To take a simple example : if we assume that the force of gravity permeates the whole material universe and that it is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between any two atoms anywhere , then two interesting propositions arise . |
| 14 | If we estimate that an enquiry will take us longer than ½ hr , we will advise that we can not help , and that the caller should visit here and undertake their own research . |
| 15 | For example if we know that a section of script has an ascender close to the beginning of a word , and there are candidate words without one , then we can reject those candidates . |
| 16 | If we know that the discount rate on a 91 -day 100 TB is 10 per cent , then we can calculate the Issue price as implying a discount of 2.49 . |
| 17 | In the words of Sallis again , " If we know that the head 's motive is to protect the school , and especially the more needy in it , from questions which are ill-informed , destructive or selfish , we have a clear objective , which is to make sure we do n't deserve or unwittingly attract such accusation ( 1988:17 ) . |
| 18 | Even if we admit that an element of calculation usually enters into racist practices , rather than blind hatred , it is clear that this model ignores the deeper reaches of the racist imagination , the structures of feeling and phantasy which are embedded in even the most rationalized forms of racist argument and action . |
| 19 | This is a result that is much easier to account for if we suggest that a body clock is responsible for the alternation between sleep and activity . |
| 20 | We seem to be on firmer ground , however , if we suggest that a singer who draws upon a training in the English choral tradition will not readily perform in a way that is bogus , trivial or solipsistic , for the choral tradition is none of those things ; it embodies the results of countless individual strivings for the best results in conformity to a communal discipline . |
| 21 | McTaggart comments : ‘ It might perhaps suffice if we say that the relation between the living body and the mental state must not be mediated by intervention of any other living body . ’ |
| 22 | If we allow that the analogy does not provide a useful general descriptive or explanatory account of the growth of knowledge , we may be surprised that it was found plausible at all . |
| 23 | If we accept that the ratio of assets held by institutions is a matter of careful choice and that normally their asset portfolio is in equilibrium , then it follows that the loss of notes and coin produces a secondary effect . |
| 24 | Thus even if we accept that the duty of directors to act in the best interests of shareholders can be equated with a duty to maximize profits this does not provide us with any real assurance that the wishes of the shareholders are being executed by the directors or that we have a satisfactory way of controlling the discretion accorded to directors in the name of the Rule of Law . |
| 25 | The overall point group is C 2v if we suppose that the PH 3 groups rotate freely . |
| 26 | In saying this , however , Blackie ignored the evidence of his colleagues in Scotland who unequivocally denied any protection , adding , ‘ If we have a criticism of a teacher or if we feel that a teacher is weak in some respects … the matter would be discussed very frankly with the teacher in the first place ’ . |
| 27 | As with centesimal , if we see that the patient 's symptoms are relapsing frequently in spite of repetition , a deeper complementary remedy will be needed , because it 's not the potency that is at fault but the choice of remedy . |
| 28 | Equally , if we see that the electricity industry is not performing to maximum efficiency and should be doing better — there is general agreement on that — surely we have an obligation to do something about it . |
| 29 | Or if we find that a grand-daughter is assisting her own mother in caring for an elderly parent , whom is the granddaughter helping ? |
| 30 | If we find that the concordance is higher for Is than Ns , there could be a genetic component . |