Example sentences of "if first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The situation will only improve if first , recipient governments are able to allocate a higher proportion of the time of capable civil servants to the allocation of in-coming aid ; second , if donor governments and agencies dovetail their country lending programmes more closely with the medium-term budgetary plans of the recipient countries ; and third , if recipient governments are more careful in interpreting the priorities of their own small farmers and other small-scale producers . |
| 2 | The long history of marriage and the family we are given in The Origin if first and foremost to show that the family and marriage do have a history . |
| 3 | Even if First Fidelity 's shares stagnate , Santander can expect to make a profit on a recovery of the dollar alone . |
| 4 | If first impressions mean anything , I was getting a sense of a city more amiable and self-confident . |
| 5 | But the overwhelming size of the response to an initiative like ‘ Childline ’ indicates that it would be dangerous to conclude that young people do not have problems even if first attempts to tap them fail . |
| 6 | It may help us to understand some of the subsequent developments better if first we have an impression of what was going on in the University of Utah chemistry department in 1988 , up to and around the time of the interaction with Jones . |
| 7 | If first used before 1 September 1978 it must also be equipped with pedals by which it can be propelled . |
| 8 | It is admitted that the object of the preliminary issue was to save time and money ; the compromise issue and the cancellation required to be decided in any event and if first decided and in favour of the respondents would render unnecessary any further expenditure of time and money . |
| 9 | It will be easier to understand the most important period of Coniston mining — the 19th C — if first of all we look at the way the men were employed and the techniques they used . |
| 10 | But , if first impressions were anything to go by , one thing it would not be : boring . |
| 11 | If first impressions count , this is a winner . |
| 12 | The idea is that if first information is most important , then HL and GD lists will result in a favourable rating , and LH and GA lists will result in an unfavourable rating . |
| 13 | As Ward has signed Lance Key on loan from Sheffield Wednesday until the end of the season , Marples is on the sidelines and will play again only if first choice Dean Kiely is injured , Key being unavailable for Fourth Division fixtures as he was signed after the transfer deadline . |
| 14 | Well no if first |