Example sentences of "[adv] be [adj] if [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They better be careful if the fog comes down . |
| 2 | The variables and definitions for 1981 will differ from those in 1991 , as described above ; it would obviously be desirable if the 1981 Census sample were organised by the same geographical zones , and the same codings of variables as that for 1991 . |
| 3 | In the story of Aladdin , his beloved is told that the wonderful palace he has got the genie of the lamp to build for her will only be complete if a roc 's egg is suspended from the dome , DC 3 . |
| 4 | That would only be necessary if the troops had been requisitioning other people 's equipment . |
| 5 | Handy would argue that this type of structure might only be successful if the nature of the work is suited to matrix organisation or project work , and if the employees of the organisation belong to the task culture and therefore want the work organised in this way . |
| 6 | This is a printing process and a machine would only be practical if the volume of office printing was high . |
| 7 | Believing that efficient charge separation could only be possible if the electron donor ( that is , chlorophyll ) and the electron acceptor ( quinone ) were in close proximity , they decided to put them into the same molecule . |
| 8 | After the capture of the Isle of Wight 20,000 would be collected there and 5–6000 of them would be ferried across the Solent in small boats and landed along the creek separating Hayling Island from Portsea to take the Portsea Lines in the rear , which would only be possible if the guns of Fort Cumberland , on the eastern tip of Portsea Island , were knocked out beforehand by a bombardment by French battleships and bomb-ketches . |
| 9 | Acknowledging that it would appear unjust to pay higher allowances out of taxation to the middle classes , she argued that it would only be possible if the higher allowances were paid for by the income groups or occupations which benefitted from them . |
| 10 | The mathematicians tell us that this would only be possible if the operators x and p were to commute . |
| 11 | A refund will only be available if the breach results in a total failure of the consideration for which the money was paid . |
| 12 | In other words , the answer will only be TRUE if the results of the 2 tests are different . |
| 13 | ‘ Under the Water Act 1989 , ’ commented the magazine ENDS , ‘ the NRA 's main powers to prevent the entry of these pesticides into water sources from diffuse discharges will only be exercisable if the Secretary of State chooses to designate water protection zones in the areas concerned . |
| 14 | The German side emphasised that the promised financial assistance would only be forthcoming if the 2,000,000 Russian Germans remained in the Volga republic or other regions of the former Soviet Union . |
| 15 | In developing theories of crime this would not necessarily be important if the figures gave a representative sample of crime and criminals . |
| 16 | It will not necessarily be fatal if the estimates fail to anticipate precisely the needs for the year ahead . |
| 17 | In the present case , the transformer can safely deliver 12V d.c. at 38mA , so is usable if a 12V supply at up to 38mA is needed . |
| 18 | Further to the first point of order , is it an order for the press to hear about the proposed rise in prescription charges before this house and would n't it have not been better if the Secretary of State to come and made a statement and we could have questioned her about it . |
| 19 | When steering the model around on the ground , in the zero height hover , it will soon be obvious if the model has a pronounced tendency to keep heading in one direction or turning one way , and it is a simple matter to use the transmitter trim controls to correct this . |
| 20 | This may not be possible if the vendors do not have available funds until after receiving the sale proceeds , in which case a risk premium needs to be built into the fee structure because of contingent nature of the job . |
| 21 | But Honderich is too busy allocating guilt to be discriminating in his investigations , with the usual result that one can not be sure if the right people have been convicted . |
| 22 | It would not be surprising if the surplus were now between £200m and £300m , giving a total for the newly enlarged BTR group of about £750m . |
| 23 | It would not be surprising if the loss of a job for a middle-aged manager who would have difficulty finding other similar employment within his field of expertise and at his age and occupational level was experienced as highly distressing . |
| 24 | Like Julian Huxley I should definitely not be impressed if the engineer said it was propelled by " force locomotif " . |
| 25 | Something which is seen to be efficient at the moment may not be efficient if the future is taken into consideration — and the other way round . |
| 26 | This , of course , would not be necessary if the flute part were not rather low and hence weak by comparison . |
| 27 | However , this will not be necessary if the bidder already has in place from its last AGM an authority to issue sufficient shares for the rights issue ( without , if necessary , complying with the strict requirements of s89 ) . |
| 28 | Often this will not be successful if the population is attached to its traditional methods and the new methods are radically different from the old ; a careful marketing campaign to change attitudes can have a dramatic effect , particularly by presenting new products in a way that is not dramatically different from the old . |
| 29 | Likewise we will not be successful if the client is sent away expected to achieve the most difficult target first . |
| 30 | To sum up : a contract is void if , at the time the contract is made and unknown to the parties , goods have perished or do not exist , thereby rendering it impossible for the contract to be performed ; this , however , is subject to the qualification that the contract will not be void if the parties expressly or impliedly agreed otherwise . |