Example sentences of "[noun pl] [conj] if [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 According to section 15 of the 1982 Act , if the union is sued for inducing breach of or interfering with contract , or for intimidation by threats to interfere with contract , or for conspiracy to commit these torts , then the act in question shall be taken to have been done by the union only if it was authorised or endorsed by a ‘ responsible person , ’ which means the principal executive committee , any person authorised by the rules to endorse acts of the kind in question , the president or general secretary , any other employed official , or any committee to which an employed official reports , but an act by an official or a committee to which he reports shall not be taken as authorised or endorsed if the official or committee was prevented from authorising or endorsing the act by union rules or if the act has been repudiated by the president or general secretary .
2 It was agreed by the parties that if the proviso on its true construction operated as a restraint of trade it could not be justified on the ground of reasonableness .
3 In his Introduction , Dodd reminded his readers that if a person owed only forty shillings , an extortionate litigious creditor could immediately obtain a writ , often by a false malicious oath , and deprive him of his liberty .
4 Now this will affect a vast area of atmosphere , because the air moving over that sea surface tends to take up the characteristics and if the temperature 's higher on the sea surface than normal , the air becomes warmer than normal , and this sets up all sorts of reactions , it will probably produce a lot more clouds , for instance , and erm this in turn will cut off the sun 's rays from that area of atmosphere , and this will have an effect on the whole erm heat engine of the atmosphere as we know it so erm we 're now studying how far afield this is affecting the weather .
5 The normal bass roll-off of -6dB by 38Hz is low enough to lend a convincing weight to the majority of signals and if the bass seems initially a little ‘ polite ’ to some ears it is only because it is tight , with little or no hangover — the dual coupled-cavity technique really does give a positive ‘ start and stop ’ throughout its range .
6 On the other hand , polycentric disputes can only be satisfactorily resolved if the solution takes account of the interests of all affected parties and if the decision-maker has access to all relevant information and opinions from whatever quarter they come .
7 It has been held in a number of cases that if a person claims to have a legitimate expectation , this will give that person standing to make an application for judicial review unless the claim is totally frivolous .
8 According to Axelrod and Hamilton , ‘ It turns out in many cases that if a fig wasp entering a young fig does not pollinate enough flowers for seeds and instead lays eggs in almost all , the tree cuts off the developing fig at an early stage .
9 Increased liquidity for investors provided by the Stock Exchange means that investors will accept lower returns for long-term investments than if the exchange did not exist .
10 It is not uncommon to provide in the Articles that if a transfer of a " controlling interest " is in contemplation , the proposed transferee should be obliged to extend to all other shareholders an offer to purchase their shares on like terms .
11 Bear in mind that if a total loss occurs you still have to pay any outstanding instalments and if a Motor policy is cancelled you are liable for premiums up to the date we receive from you the Certificate(s) of Insurance .
12 If radical alterations are to be debated and believed in by heads , staffs , governors and parents and if the management of improvement is largely in these same people 's hands , the task is broader than the School Management Task Force 's concern with national curriculum — and broader than the SDPP 's recommendations about planning .
13 Try substituting the original springs and if the lean disappears , buy the correct new springs if you still want them .
14 The features of the jaw resemble A. otteri and if the disk is missing A. abyssorum could be mistaken for it .
15 We grow up to believe that doctors in white coats prescribe effective pain-relieving tablets and if the situation is serious they give intravenous injections .
16 ( 1 ) On granting or transferring a licence in respect of any premises , a licensing board may , if the applicant so requests and if the board is satisfied that the requirements of the area for which the board is constituted make it desirable , insert in the licence a condition that , during such part or parts of the year as may be specified in the condition ( being a part which is not longer , or parts which taken together are not longer , than 180 days ) .
17 " I am not prepared to allow fishing which endangers dolphins ' , he said , adding that " we have warned these fishermen that if the law is changed they will have to cease fishing " .
18 The DSS has been arguing successfully for years that if a claimant was ignorant of his entitlement , that did not justify his failure to claim or justify his having a back payment .
19 The effects of load torque and inertia are separated at the beginning of acceleration interval by allowing the motor to move several Steps with all phases unexcited ; a system with high load torque and low inertia decelerates but if the load torque is small and the inertia high the velocity remains substantially constant .
20 It 's early days but if the injury hung around and I thought that pulling out of the world championships was a necessary course of action to prevent more serious problems , I 'd do it without hesitation . ’
21 Additional information can lead to better odds and bigger returns but if the information costs more to obtain than the increase in returns the result is a net loss .
22 Aditional information can lead to better odds and bigger returns but if the information costs more to obtain than the increase in returns the result is a net loss .
23 In terms of computer technology trade libel would occur if someone falsely claimed that a particular software dealer was trading in pirated software or was in financial difficulties or if a software house 's products were defective or would not operate on a particular make of computer .
24 If a class teacher is unduly censorious about reading difficulties or if a parent who , in school , listens to children reading but shows impatience , all that is required of management is the gentle touch .
25 There were fears that if the date for stabilisation was altered from that promised in a recent government white paper , the privatisation of the electricity industry would be jeopardised .
26 There are fears that if the water industry is sold off , private companies with their principal interest in profit will have use of the same powerful law as the present publicly-accountable bodies to carry out work without having to seek the permission of the owner or occupier of the land , or pay for the right of access .
27 Whiskers sometimes grow by accident from the surface of metals and if the metal happens to be part of an electrical device then there is likely to be a short circuit which will be annoying , expensive or dangerous according to the circumstances ( Plate 9 ) .
28 He said Darlington had attracted a lot of new companies and businesses and if the town was downgraded it could actually deter others from coming to the town .
29 Yet , the same Act subjected the bill of lading endorsee ‘ to the same liabilities in respect of such goods as if the Contract contained in the Bill of Lading had been made with himself . ’
30 You could smell the gas from the coke and ‘ Are you awake there ? ’ and then you might have a little natter with him — but only for a couple of minutes because if the sergeant saw you , you 'd be ‘ on the peg ’ .
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