Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] if the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The two-layer structure will be stable only if the density of the cool , clear upper layer is less than the bulk density of the sedimenting lower layer . |
| 2 | Errors in searching are possible only if the searcher chooses the wrong subject heading in the published lists ; this too is regarded as an unlikely event . |
| 3 | The National Association of Pension Funds would prefer to see executive share options exercisable only if the share price has out-performed a suitable benchmark , such as the FTA All Share Index . |
| 4 | So the decision in the Factories Act case was justifiable only if the Act was regarded as not plain . |
| 5 | Again , it would have been professional suicide for a civil servant to describe the indignities of derangement and to represent himself as having been mad , unless the facts were as well known to his colleagues and masters as he says they were ; while to try , on the other hand , to put his known condition in a better light , as Hoccleve does , is sensible only if the fact of his illness was well known but his recovery less well recognised , which is what he claims . |
| 6 | This answer would be fully acceptable only if the speaker is fully aware of his situation and can do nothing at present to ease it . |
| 7 | Furthermore , the process of converting names into dealing clients was time-consuming and costly , although it would have been far less economical still if the Department of Trade 's regulations had been properly adhered to . |
| 8 | I should add that the outcome would have been no different even if the Act of 1985 had applied since Mr. Thomas concedes the time when the cause of action arises must be the same under both Acts . |
| 9 | The sharper increase in relief expenditure once the boom of the early 1790s gave way to the food crises of the mid 1790s , with only brief respite before the hyper-crisis of 1800 – 1 , is unmistakable even if the wartime inflation from 1793 is taken account of . |
| 10 | The statement explained that war resistance was appropriate only if the Government engaged in military action unsanctioned by the League — a qualification that is nowhere to be found in Trevelyan 's resolution . |
| 11 | General grants would be appropriate only if the grantor felt that all local services were merit goods . |
| 12 | The Commission , however , raised the possibility that importers ( e.g. an auctioneer ) could benefit from the temporary importation arrangements : VAT would be payable only if the item were sold , and it would be deductible . |
| 13 | Privilege is either " absolute " — a complete defence , or " qualified " , ie lost only if the speaker or reporter is actuated by malice . |
| 14 | It is probably unnecessary to specify the president , as the relevant institution 's procedures will be similar even if the president is not specified . |
| 15 | This liability would be payable even if the venture failed , and all the capital were lost . |
| 16 | The net rate of interest payable to you remains fixed even if the level of composite rate tax changes during th course of the Bond . |
| 17 | The moral code remained an ideal even if the performance was inferior , and for tribes and clans the aspiration was what counted : those who fought , sacrificed and died together became brothers , their leaders fathers . |
| 18 | They will go on doing so , but they can be effective only if the fighting which seems to have broken out and the looting that I described cease . |
| 19 | The method is , however , applicable only if the investigator has extremely clear goals in mind , already well worked out in advance , and a major disadvantage is the very limited nature of the data which it is capable of yielding . |
| 20 | It is just not good enough if the House does nothing . |
| 21 | Simply producing the finest facsimile machines , for example , just is n't good enough if the quality of your distribution does n't match up to your technical know-how . |
| 22 | The fact that this was credible only if the youth was retarded made the moral crux which followed rather pointless . |
| 23 | While an appeal is pending the notice will be ineffective becoming effective again if the appeal is dismissed or withdrawn . |
| 24 | This is n form of working memory , as the cue is meaningful only if the animal remembers where it has just come from . |
| 25 | It is true that exercise should stretch every part of the body , but it is safe only if the body is in a stable , well-balanced position in the first place . |
| 26 | The explanation is that the flavour of the decision seems right even if the substance belies the flavour . |
| 27 | Under the Celuform scheme , the Company guarantees that faulty workmanship and materials is put right even if the installer has ceased trading . |
| 28 | However , it is suggested there are some instances , albeit rare , where the purchaser should become cautious if , in reality , the purchase price appears too low particularly if the purchaser is concerned about the vendor 's state of solvency . |
| 29 | 281 but , in any event , it can , in my opinion , be accurate only if the husband and wife cases are treated as being in a separate category . |
| 30 | To meet force with force is successful only if the defender is as strong as the attacker . |