Example sentences of "if it is [adj] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | If it is possible for firms to make binding commitments , for example legally enforceable contracts , to carry out certain agreed actions , then this raises a fundamentally different set of issues than if no such commitments are possible . |
| 3 | Canadian labour education is by no means a model of good practice , but if it is possible for unions with far weaker traditions of political affiliation and shopfloor militancy than in Britain to stray beyond the circumscribed perimeters of the workplace in their training , then it is harder still to accept the myopic parochialism of much current British practice . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 ) . |
| 7 | If it is one of tantrums then the chart should go where the action usually happens — in living room or kitchen , for example . |
| 8 | If it is weak on aesthetics , it is notably strong on pedagogy , almost to the extent of limiting the concept of learning ( p. 80 ) . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 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 | 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 . |
| 12 | For example , if it is costly for firms to hire more labour or adjust their capital stock it will be optimal for them to spread out over time their response to any relative price signals they receive . |
| 13 | If development of the cell really is autonomous then killing-off neighbours will have no effect , however if it is dependent on signals from adjacent cells its development will be perturbed . |
| 14 | Critics argue that the whole point of this offence is to provide protection for young girls , and that this will be undermined if it is open to men to seek an acquittal on the ground that the girl looked 16 . |
| 15 | This figure is then examined to see if it is satisfactory in terms of the management effort required , capital employed and risks involved , among other matters . |
| 16 | However , food sold as ‘ mink food ’ is not of merchantable quality if it is poisonous to mink . |
| 17 | But positive attitudes can turn into negative ones on arrival in an unfamiliar land especially if it is customary for expatriates not to mix socially with local people but for locals and expatriates to live in separate communities . |
| 18 | The wife may be unable to get a job and may have little opportunity to work in the house especially if it is customary for servants to do all cooking and housework . |
| 19 | I think we can say that if it is pneumatic in character , the shape will be organic . |
| 20 | A function is bad if it is large on nodes which lead nowhere . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | If it is full of contradictions , or if it is too vague , this is very difficult . |