Example sentences of "provided it " in BNC.

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1 Faithful , reliable dog provided it is treated properly and trained with firm kindness .
2 Noise on a signal producing the data points is one , though there is a smoothing routine which effectively overcomes this — provided it is used with caution .
3 Governments are well aware that a cycle of economic activity can be very advantageous provided it can be synchronized with the electoral cycle , so that booms occur at election times and recessions at non-election times .
4 A man who could and would talk the hind legs back on to an injured donkey , provided it had decent proletarian credentials .
5 The Amateur Athletic Association have clung to their name despite condoning the principle that athletes be paid — often very large sums — provided it is done through the setting up of ‘ trust funds ’ .
6 Stay with your way of praying , provided it helps and brings you into the presence of God .
7 You may also get a rebate on your car insurance , provided it is off the road for at least 28 days .
8 He is ready , he says , to consider Syria 's ‘ vital interests ’ in Lebanon , and by that he appears to mean that its army could stay in the Beka'a Valley , provided it is clearly intended for defence against Israeli attack and not for interference in Lebanon 's internal affairs .
9 In that case the tax deducted on the dividends can be reclaimed provided it is meant for a non tax paying child .
10 In that case the tax deducted on the dividends can be reclaimed provided it is meant for a non tax paying child .
11 In that case the tax deducted on the dividends can be reclaimed provided it is meant for a non tax paying child .
12 Addressing the 12 heads of government at the start of the Strasbourg summit , Mr Enrique Baron , the Spanish Socialist who is Lord Henry Plumb 's successor as president of the parliament , urged the leaders to go all the way towards full European union provided it is ‘ based on the characteristics which we share in common — those of parliamentary democracy ’ .
13 And then , of course , there is the alternative of public transport , provided it is ground transport ( aircraft are major polluters ) .
14 Most Europeans , Poles included , now accept that a united German democracy is a place they can live with , provided it stays securely anchored in the western alliance .
15 Show an adder to a southerner and — provided it is a safe distance away — he will deliver a lecture on endangered species .
16 ADAS advice is free , provided it is about something deemed to benefit the ‘ public good ’ .
17 Traditional glass is cheap and lasts provided it is not subject to direct hits by flying objects .
18 Tender fuchsias will grow in practically any soil , provided it is n't very heavy and wet .
19 Fortune owed Fred Winter a big favour and provided it , for the next part of this tortuous course was quite straight , with four fences to be jumped , and this at least gave the jockey time to work out how to respond to the calamity .
20 A children 's rubber balloon is a positive stressed skin structure of stable and lightweight volume form , provided it is maintained at constant relative pressure ratio and nobody sticks a pin in it .
21 Property owners , who have now been involuntarily joined by the banks , will need a tonic first , but I shall have already provided it — for what better tonic could that market have than cheaper money ?
22 Soccer fans would n't mind if the job was given to a hermaphrodite , provided it had a place in the Cabinet , an important voice in decision-taking and an avowed policy to improve sport in Britain , not just soccer but across the board .
23 Transport of trees presented no problem : packed in chests with moss about their roots they could be kept out of ground two or three months , provided it was a dormant season .
24 When any major change occurs , provided it does not arise from events beyond our control , you will have the choice of ( a ) accepting the changed arrangements , ( b ) purchasing another available holiday from us at is advertised price , or ( c ) cancelling your holiday .
25 Mossad is always willing to cooperate provided it will benefit .
26 Here , similar classes were emerging but only about 10 per cent were able to employ wage labour regularly and only 20 per cent provided it regularly .
27 Once the period of notice has expired the LEA must proceed with the assessment , provided it considers it appropriate having regard to the representations which have been made .
28 The law permits detention of pupils by teachers ; provided it is not excessive or unreasonable , in accordance with the test laid down in R v Hopley ( 1860 ) ( above ) , it may be imposed without risk of liability for false imprisonment being incurred .
29 That a prohibition thus independently justifiable works out to affect different people differently is no reason to condemn it as non-neutral , provided it was instituted or continues for ( something like ) the reasons which justify it … similarly with the prohibitions and enforcements of the minimal state .
30 The original position seems to presuppose not just a neutral theory of the good , but a liberal , individualistic conception according to which the best that can be wished for someone is the unimpeded pursuit of his own path , provided it does not interfere with the rights of others .
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