Example sentences of "if it is [adj] [prep] [noun sg] " 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 | 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 . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | 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 ) . |
5 | If it is weak on aesthetics , it is notably strong on pedagogy , almost to the extent of limiting the concept of learning ( p. 80 ) . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | 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 . |
9 | I think we can say that if it is pneumatic in character , the shape will be organic . |
10 | 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 . |