Example sentences of "if it [is] [verb] any [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The profession will have to take positive steps if it is to make any progress in bridging the expectation gap .
2 Therefore , will not there be a need for radical changes in the United Nations if it is to maintain any confidence and respect throughout the world ?
3 If we can not win that support , we may as well go out of business , and it is our duty now at all events to make the best of the situation which has arisen and to see that everything is done to make our Party what Disraeli called it — and what , if it is to have any existence , It must be — a really national party .
4 The bodily expression of inner distress needs a framework of bonds between people if it is to have any meaning .
5 Propaganda , if it is to have any effect at all , must have some basis in truth .
6 It concerns certain members of this class , four to be precise , but it will , if it is to stand any chance of success , require the support of every one of you , of every one in the school , in fact .
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