Example sentences of "if it is a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , pupils moving around the system can enhance a school 's provision if it is a net gainer but cause severe problems very quickly if it is a net loser . |
| 2 | Thus , pupils moving around the system can enhance a school 's provision if it is a net gainer but cause severe problems very quickly if it is a net loser . |
| 3 | If the victim is not edible the reptile quickly slithers away into hiding , but if it is a suitable prey it simply sits back and waits for the animal 's agonies to cease . |
| 4 | Why should one want to say of a myth that it is ‘ symbolically true ’ if it is a sexist myth ? |
| 5 | The attitude is inherent , the natural characteristic of institution accountable , if it is a joint stock company , to its shareholders ; and , if it is a trade union , to its members . |
| 6 | Moreover , an investor would only obtain a deduction in respect of premiums if it is a financial institution holding its interest as trading stock . |
| 7 | However , if the scribes really had used variants ‘ at will ’ , we would actually be unable to read the texts , as there would be no system in the spelling ; but there must always be some order in any spelling system that we can read , even if it is a variable system . |
| 8 | However , if it is a moral decision rather than mechanical conformism or a prudent surrender to social pressures , the case remains fundamentally as before , but with an added layer ; he now takes account , not only of the effects on his parents but of the damage to the community as a whole of any successful disobedience . |
| 9 | On the other hand , if it is a galactic pulsar or if it were formed by accretion-induced collapse , it may be young and the large magnetic field would not be as surprising . |
| 10 | If it is a global feature then it too could be the direct result of inhomogeneous accretion , or of the final stages of compaction of accreted bodies under an overburden that grows with depth . |
| 11 | Are you prepared to carry the pain and suffering that you may cause by exercising your will , if it is a selfish act ? |
| 12 | But I know , too , that if it is a dry day on Saturday then I shall have to do it all over again . |
| 13 | ( 5 ) If a company issuing shares for a non-cash asset is listed , the London Stock Exchange normally requires the acquisition to be approved by its shareholders if it is a Super Class 1 or Class 4 transaction . |
| 14 | In addition , the bidder may be required to despatch a circular to its own shareholders and , if it is a Super Class 1 or Class 4 transaction , to seek their prior approval to the transaction . |
| 15 | ( 6 ) If the bidder is a listed company then the takeover will require a circular to its shareholders and their approval in general meeting if it is a Super Class 1 or a Class 4 transaction or if it is a reverse takeover of an unlisted company ( see para 17.2 below ) . |
| 16 | This gives the client a mention or two of his product name and , to the listener , it sounds as if it is a live interview at the local radio station . |
| 17 | The script assumes that this is your LSTRAIN process — if it is a live process , then make sure that the user you create to do the QA is a name that you really want to sit directly under the Manager . |
| 18 | No , if it is a 2.25 litre engine unless you change the cylinder head for a 2.5 or have the old head bored out and 2.5 litre valve seats fitted ( ETC 6278 ) . |
| 19 | To comply with the Companies Act 1985 , auditors are required ( by section 236 ) to state expressly whether , in their opinion , the balance sheet and the profit and loss account ( and , if it is a holding company submitting group accounts , the group accounts ) have been properly prepared in accordance with the statutory requirements , and whether the accounts show a " true and fair view " of the state of the company 's affairs and of its profit ( or loss ) . |
| 20 | If it is a simple misunderstanding as to fact then the expert will usually be willing to change the report . |
| 21 | This is the best that can be hoped for , even if it is a long way from a fully satisfying life . |
| 22 | Slipped in as if it is a mere trifle , a quite exorbitant price ! |
| 23 | ‘ Even if it is a genuine invitation , circumstances would have to change before I would accept . ’ |
| 24 | Do this by tying up the ball valve ( so the kitchen tap still operates ) and opening the cold taps even if it is a hot tap which is being rewashered . |
| 25 | If it is a hot year this date could be a bit late , if it is a backward year it could be a bit early , but it is a good average date . |
| 26 | On the other hand the possibility of equity financing , even if it is a preferred company option , is often determined by matters external to the company , such as the state of the global equity market . |
| 27 | The idea could be extended to adopters of older children with appropriate input on managing behaviour problems or coping with racism if it is a transracial adoption . |
| 28 | the nature of the job — if it is a key post , frustration is more of a risk ; |
| 29 | If it is a hot year this date could be a bit late , if it is a backward year it could be a bit early , but it is a good average date . |
| 30 | If it is a major accident to a wide bodied jet he could send them all . |