Example sentences of "if member [prep] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If members of a species consistently perform an activity , such as running away , after other members have performed another recognizable activity , such as baring their teeth , then teeth-baring is probably a threat signal . |
| 2 | Or if members of a group are not familiar with each other , no mutual aid may occur until they have been together for some time . |
| 3 | You were normally by yourself and sometimes you were lucky if some of your colleagues came or even if members of the public came to help you . |
| 4 | If members of the public generally or of a section of the public share an interest which has been interfered with by government action , the protection of that interest by court action is made much easier if one person can bring an action as representative of a large number of people . |
| 5 | In R. v. Monopolies and Mergers Commission , ex parte Argyll Group plc Lord Donaldson MR said that courts must show ‘ a proper awareness of the needs of public administration ’ : a court should be wary of striking down a decision if it is clear that the same decision would have been made even if the decision-maker had not acted unlawfully ; or if doing so would unduly delay the conduct of government business ; or if members of the public are likely already to have relied on the challenged decision ; or if the court thinks that the applicant 's motivation in making the application was improper or vexatious or frivolous . |
| 6 | Protection of ‘ reasonable people from being made fools of ’ was ‘ essential if members of the public are to have the justified confidence to invest in productive enterprise through the wider range of opportunities now available to them ’ . |
| 7 | If members of the public or organisations wish to comment on this Plan they should write |
| 8 | In deciding this it is not necessary to consider whether members of the public who are knowledgeable about the product are deceived , it may be sufficient if members of the public who have very little knowledge of the product concerned are likely to be deceived , see J. Bollinger v Costa Bravo Wine Co . |
| 9 | There will be a clear conflict of interest if members of the buy-out team are also participants in the decision-making process of the vendor . |
| 10 | If members of the chamber of commerce disagree about that , I am sure that they will be in touch with me . |
| 11 | Even if members of the village were not working directly on the land as farm workers they were involved in occupations closely associated with farming such as blacksmiths , wheelwrights , millers and other craftsmen and service workers . |
| 12 | Its polythene wrapping looked vaguely torn and grubby , as if members of the Waitrose staff had already been playing catch with it . |
| 13 | It can be more difficult when an elderly couple differ themselves as to what they wish to do , or if members of the family disagree . |