Example sentences of "[adj] [noun pl] if [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The struggle reflects a revolution in mass consciousness , by which people have come to realise that ideas and aspirations must be embodied in manifest acts if reality is to be changed . |
| 2 | By July , Hoare was forecasting that before long refugees will ‘ have to be supported from British public funds if scandal is to be avoided ’ . |
| 3 | For butchery and meat product work valuable use may be made of alkali degreasers and caustic cleaners if surface materials and safety permit . |
| 4 | In the NSWP countries as a whole , there are over 150 000 border troops and other specialist units under Ministry of Interior or Ministry of Security control , not to speak of designated Soviet formations , which can be expected to provide security of the rear areas if war breaks out . |
| 5 | Secondly there is the product/value which goes to maintain the extra workers if production is to expand , i.e. , . |
| 6 | Such additions to the software , which are necessarily written in machine code , are very effective but their production is fairly complex and time-consuming and can also lead to serious problems if transfer to a different machine is attempted . |
| 7 | How can health and local authorities develop cooperative procedures if care is spread across many health districts ? |
| 8 | do n't open windows to cool rooms — lower thermostat setting or turn down individual radiators if overheating is a problem . |
| 9 | So they can only raise real wages if product markets are tight enough to prevent the employers from passing all money wage increases on in higher prices . |
| 10 | Again , it is the dependent item which must acquire additional traits if pleonasm is to be avoided : Arthur drinks beer ( but ? |
| 11 | The vendor should have the right to withdraw from the transaction without liability to our outstanding costs if interest above a reserve price ( for example , net asset value ) fails to materialise . |
| 12 | In 1987 a significant number of local doctors expressed an interest in assuming greater responsibility for the clinical care of non-insulin treated patients if review could be scheduled in normal surgery time and provided responsibility for retinal screening was not included . |
| 13 | These normally private functions can assume unusually large proportions if illness limits a person 's capacity for self care . |
| 14 | The floating charge holder will take the company 's property subject to the rights of anyone claiming by title paramount , so that a landlord can re-enter and can distrain on chattels in the leased premises if rent is unpaid , notwithstanding that the chattels are comprised in a charge which has crystallised . |
| 15 | This is appropriate and necessary on major roads if traffic is to be permitted at all . |
| 16 | While we have strong reserves to support the pound it is likely Bank of England Governor Robin Leigh Pemberton would advise a Labour Chancellor to combine firm words with firm deeds if support from the Bundesbank and our other exchange rate mechanism partners is to be assured and a drawn-out war of attrition avoided . |
| 17 | Despite new regulations , there are still plenty of materials in most homes which could produce lethal fumes if fire broke out . |
| 18 | Many parents of potential boy soldiers , sailors and airmen would have been very reluctant to allow their sons to join the armed forces if homosexuality had been allowed among those who were to train them . |
| 19 | Has my hon. Friend reflected on the likely effect of Labour 's policy to establish a minimum wage of £3.20 per hour for every 16-year-old — and , indeed , on the effect on recruitment to the armed forces if defence spending were reduced by 50 per cent ? |
| 20 | In either case , finance can be arranged by interim payments if liability is not an issue . |
| 21 | Deep structural changes will be necessary in developing countries if literacy is to go beyond the citadels of the elites . |
| 22 | The main concern of the vendor will be the commercial effect upon its business in approaching individuals for critical consents if completion does not take place because one or more have withheld their consent . |
| 23 | Gorbachev called for the preservation of " the common economic space " and increased co-operation and stability , which were essential conditions if help were to be expected from the G-7 industrialized countries . |
| 24 | In addition , disaggregation of sediments may lead to inaccurate results if overgrowth cements are present ( Section 5.3.3 ) . |
| 25 | For example , early marriage only raised the risk of depression for middle-class women if lack of care had also been experienced , and lack of care , particularly institutional care , raised the risk of premarital pregnancy occurring . |
| 26 | ‘ I would have immense concerns if consideration were given to further assessing the relationship between L. and her mother and thus protract L. 's sense of impermanence . |
| 27 | There are several firms who specialise in the colour matching/repair/replacement of bathroom suites and Branches should approach the undernoted firms if replacement items are not available elsewhere : — |
| 28 | Protests have followed the weekend killings in South Africa , President De Klerk has cut short a visit to attend to the crisis , Archbishop Desmond Tutu is calling for South Africa to be expelled from the Olympic games if action is not taken . |
| 29 | Their threats are as misguided as Mr Clinton 's own campaign pledge ; foreign multinationals will suffer as much as American ones if tax authorities start fighting each other . |
| 30 | Staff should be trained to spot and interpret residents ' wishes from their behaviour rather than their spoken words if communication is difficult . |