Example sentences of "be [verb] then the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If other variables , such as blood pressure response , exercise duration and induced ventricular ectopics or arrhythmias , are included then the value of the test as a prognostic indicator increases markedly . |
| 2 | If two values of probability density are nominated then the area they define under the curve is the probability that any item drawn from the sample will lie between them . |
| 3 | If two values of probability density are nominated then the area they define under the curve is the probability that any item drawn from the sample will lie between them . |
| 4 | If an announcement has been prepared then the response to a leak should be more effective than in the event of having to deal with the situation at short notice . |
| 5 | If all 250 rights are sold then the investor will receive ( 0.44 ) 250=110 , which compensates for the loss in value of the existing shares . |
| 6 | The following drill shows how this was set up for ( simplified ) Basari ( Togo ) : Once these simple drills are mastered then the noun phrase in the object slot could be expanded by the addition of one modifier at a time and drilled until all modifiers which may be affixed for concord with the noun have been drilled . |
| 7 | If those shells had been preserved then the sand and shingle in which they lay could not have been eroded by the sun and wind . |
| 8 | A high turnover of newcomers does not have a serious effect on the community if a substantial group of native families remain rooted in the same spot , but if over the years it is the oldest families that are emigrating then the parish structure will be unstable . |
| 9 | The slope is found from and the intercept from Once a and b are known then the value of y corresponding to every integer value x lying between xmin and xmax is calculated from the equation of the line and a dot is printed at the point x , y . |
| 10 | When degrees of control are introduced then the situation does become manipulated by the observer . |
| 11 | If the input data specifies that the structure is NOT to be modified then the user 's log file is closed and processing terminates . |
| 12 | If the rabbits are to be shot then the man required to do the shooting must be freed from all other responsibilities . |
| 13 | If a voluntary timetable can not be agreed then the Government can " guillotine " proceedings . |
| 14 | If efficacy can be shown then the question of harm needs to be considered by using information from the trial itself ( however few the data ) together with other available data ; it may be necessary to set up special surveillance methods . |
| 15 | Each minister has departmental responsibility and can be called to account for the working of his department before parliament ; if incompetence or maladministration be proved then the minister will be called upon to resign either by the Prime Minister or by the direct action of parliament . |
| 16 | After listening to Mr Lightman 's allegations , Lord Donaldson said that if Mr Oliver 's affidavit was to be believed then The Mail on Sunday had acted in ‘ a wholly hypocritical way . ’ |
| 17 | Should the Doom Diver be slain then the catapult can not shoot in its following turn while another Doom Diver steps forward to replace him — the model can therefore be removed and replaced in its following turn . |
| 18 | If drawings or handwriting has to be reproduced then the stencil can be cut by a ‘ stylus ’ pen . |
| 19 | If populations are to remain in the disadvantaged areas , and if the economy is to be diversified then the relationship between part-time farming and other complementary economic activities must be recognised in policy and fiscal terms . |
| 20 | It may not in all cases be sufficient to advise a client that the action which he desires to take is not possible under the existing law ; circumstances may arise in which the proper answer is that if the law does not allow the action to be taken then the law itself should be changed . |
| 21 | If the offer is likely to be contested then the offeror will not be able to use the target 's board as a barometer to help it set the price . |
| 22 | If some form of quantitative criteria can be established then the evaluation process can be carried out objectively and efficiently . |
| 23 | Once the management task has been defined then the type of information required can be identified . |
| 24 | If expectations are fixed then the answer is that the government can achieve point A on the iso-vote line V 1 by expanding aggregate demand to generate inflation of P 1 and unemployment of U 1 . |
| 25 | If the floor plates have ever been removed then the sealer around them may have been damaged and need replacing . |
| 26 | If the ‘ pincers ’ were to meet then the space for conventional capitalist ‘ management ’ — i.e. the hierarchal direction of enterprises in the pursuit of profit , recognising some form of responsibility to ‘ shareholders ’ but not to working people — would be at least severely restricted and at best eliminated . |
| 27 | If a primary source is being accessed then the student must look to other indicators for confirmation — such as the regnal year , the indiction and the day of the month in Roman fashion , already covered , but also the golden number , the epact , the dominical letter and the concurrents . |
| 28 | For the managers , if the case for absolution from competitive tendering were lost then the strategy for Banstead was rendered non-viable . |
| 29 | If Berowne were murdered then the killing was premeditated . |
| 30 | Although communists were a nuisance it was fascist anti-semitism which caused the real headache ; if this were outlawed then the problem would be removed . |