Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] unless a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It may alternatively take the form of withholding or threatening to withhold the performance of some public duty or the rendering of some public service unless a payment is made which is not lawfully due or is greater than that which is lawfully due , as was the position in the colore officii cases .
2 Equally important , perhaps , has been the failure to realise adequately that , however intellectually attractive a technology may be , it will never be a commercial success unless a market for it exists or can be created .
3 If a status quo is preserved , Chelmsford seem sure to struggle in the new eight-team Premier League unless a number of quality players show a willingness to come to Essex .
4 Thus , in unregistered conveyancing unless a conveyance or other document of title is properly stamped , it can not be used to assert title to land or defend that title if attacked by others .
5 None of the superhuman beings — with the exception of the two already mentioned — can thus interfere with a human being unless a rule has been broken .
6 Like , in England we 'd never have gone to a domestic dispute unless a crime had been committed .
7 Livestock must be fed a wholesome , appropriate diet in sufficient quantity to maintain them in good health and to satisfy their nutritional needs , and have adequate fresh drinking water ; food and water must be available each day unless a vet says otherwise in the course of professional duty .
8 Obviously to say that an ontological existent qua possible topic of discourse is such that on different occasions it can be referred to as " the same A " is not to say a great deal unless a clarification is given of the distinction and the relationship between these two kinds of sameness .
9 The time honoured method of knocking dowelling through a sizing plate to produce a smaller diameter can result in a shredded mess unless a number of reducing holes are used .
10 By the Nuclear Installations Act 1965 no person other than the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority shall use any site for the operation of nuclear plant unless a licence to do so has been granted in respect of that site by the Minister of Power .
11 Medical evidence at present available points to the conclusion that odours per se are unlikely to have any direct toxic effect unless a person is allergic to a particular odour .
12 When he receives that final report , will he bear in mind the fact that the security intelligence agencies rely on the use of informants , and the intelligence that they receive will never be any good unless a measure of protection can be granted to those sources ?
13 No business shall be transacted at any meeting unless a quorum is present at the time when the meeting proceeds to business .
14 No business shall be transacted at any meeting unless a quorum is present at the time when the meeting proceeds to business .
15 Sections 25 and 26 deal with the expulsion and retirement of partners as follows : s25 No majority of the partners can expel any partner unless a power to do so has been conferred by express agreement between the partners .
16 An underwriter who may acquire 30 per cent or more of the offeror 's voting rights as a result of the underwriting may trigger an obligation to make a mandatory bid unless a Whitewash is obtained , and the Panel should be consulted in such cases .
17 The historic yard faces closure next summer unless a buyer can be found .
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