Example sentences of "only if [pron] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the light of the above , it is clear that two matrices having the same modal matrix do not necessarily permute ; they will do so only if their spectral matrices permute . |
| 2 | The entire team will have the incentive to be diligent , including being diligent in monitoring each other , but individual managers will have this incentive only if their own contribution is identifiable , and in the nature of things this will probably not be possible . |
| 3 | The directive proved controversial , however , because of its insistence on the so-called " reciprocity " principle , which declared in effect that banks from non-EC countries would be eligible to enter the future unified market only if their domestic markets offered a comparable degree of access to EC counterparts . |
| 4 | Only if its many controls fail will the ultimate sanction , i.e. revocation of the disposal licence , be invoked . |
| 5 | We conclude then that choice even by the most responsible moral agent , however closely it resembles a pure Kantian decision for principle against inclination , is rational only if its fundamental procedure is that exposed to view by our unintellectual , intuitive romantic deciding whether to flee to Bali . |
| 6 | ( Almost all genetic side-effects are bad , and a new mutation will normally spread only if its bad effects are outweighed by its good effect . |
| 7 | The ward is the ideal place for learning , but only if its full potential is realised . |
| 8 | But voters whose preferences have been distributed between these two parties will have been doing no more than indicate acceptable alternatives , of which the basic pattern must have been , " Let that candidate of Party B have my vote IF and only IF my higher preference for this candidate of Party A has not been effective " . |
| 9 | Only if my fucking mouth hurt or something ! |
| 10 | On Dec. 15 , 1989 , Heng Samrin as the KPRP central committee general secretary warned that " [ Cambodia ] must have a unanimous understanding that only if our internal situation is firm and our superior position on the battlefield is firm , will our diplomatic struggle be effective " . |