Example sentences of "if it [verb] [adj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 31 | In his refreshing book Mr Veseth looks at Victorian Britain , which improved on Florence 's commercial ideas , particularly public debt , and also went into decline ; and at present-day America , which is deeply in debt but might , he argues , avoid decline if it takes brave decisions . |
| 32 | But if it involves simple images , there 's no need to buy the most complicated package . |
| 33 | The guidelines make it clear it is council policy not to permit golf development if it involves new buildings or associated development in the open countryside , and is unrelated to existing settlements . |
| 34 | How near is your proposed venue to airports ( if it involves international visitors ) , and the road and rail links . |
| 35 | The great treeless plains from Salamanca to Valladolid were most economically employed with wheat and grazed fallows , while other poorer provinces — Avila for instance — could grow little else , even if it meant wretched crops and three-year fallows . |
| 36 | He threatened tough action to control council spending — even if it meant painful limits on Tory authorities . |
| 37 | As well as being practical , the end result will look as if it cost many times as much . |
| 38 | I hate to think what effect it would have on our deficit if it included realistic costings of the value of their time . |
| 39 | Ductal cannulation was rated as ‘ easy ’ if cannulation could be achieved immediately , and as ‘ difficult ’ if it required repeated attempts leading to obvious trauma to the papilla . |
| 40 | The Article 22 proposal for EEC funding of pilot schemes to demonstrate to farmers how they can achieve the objectives of development plans is to be welcomed but only if it includes environmental considerations as suggested by several witnesses to the House of Lords Select Committee . |
| 41 | Over the next 12 months , it will buy another 1.89% in the open market , and gets an option on a further 4% for another $150m from Olivetti 's shareholders ' syndicate by June 1994 ; that adds up to 9.92% , which if it paid current prices for the shares it buys in the market would represent a total investment of about $330m . |
| 42 | So if it peaks two years before you plan to cash in , you do not lose because you had to wait for the money . |
| 43 | If it moves 100,000 units , regardless of whether they 're the client-side Personal Editions or the Application Servers , by the end of its first fiscal year , it 'll be profitable . |
| 44 | This way of putting the question reveals a sound judgement of the school curriculum : it has to be related to a child 's needs , and justified if and only if it satisfies those needs . |
| 45 | Contran illuminates a warning light if any transmission exceeds twenty seconds in length , and automatically switches the transmission off if it exceeds thirty seconds . |
| 46 | It does not cover the dismissal by the vendor prior to the sale for the reason that the purchaser will either not buy the business if it contains certain employees or alternatively will pay a lower price ( see Wheeler v Patel [ 1987 ] ICR 631 ) . |
| 47 | We can speak of an orbital as being full if it contains two electrons , half-filled if it has a single electron , or empty . |
| 48 | Transformation : E. coli at a certain stage of their growth cycle can , after treatment with chemicals such as calcium chloride or rubidium chloride , take up raw DNA ( for example , DNA purified in the laboratory ) and , if it contains appropriate sequences , will incorporate them into their own genomes . |
| 49 | Mind you , if it costs three pounds a head to get in you 'll probably not want to go . |
| 50 | Goodness knows what we shall do if it needs any alterations , since we have discovered that Ruth is not a needlewoman , and I have far too much to do before we leave . ’ |
| 51 | UEFA ARE ready to listen to radical new proposals for a European super league , but only if it benefits all clubs and not just the rich elite . |
| 52 | UEFA are ready to listen to radical new proposals for a European Super League , but only if it benefits all clubs and not just the rich elite . |
| 53 | IF IT HAS TWO ENGINES , WHERE 'S THE OTHER ONE ? |
| 54 | Discard it if it has awkward wires or some other hazard on the approach , and choose another field . |
| 55 | Although few have the physical strength to repel their attackers , even a relatively feeble animal can deter aggressors if it has chemical weapons . |
| 56 | The Commission is only likely to open proceedings if it has serious concerns about the impact of the merger on competition in the EC . |
| 57 | If it has loving owners who can afford central heating , this breed presents no problems , but it has remained largely outlawed by the various cat societies . |
| 58 | So , normally the boiler will malfunction on the D6 roll of a 6 , but if the Steam Tank has sustained 1 wound it will malfunction on a 5 or 6 , if it has 2 wounds it goes wrong on a 4 , 5 or 6 and so on . |
| 59 | If the staircase is suffering from poor design or bad workmanship , from wood rot or heavy infestation by woodworm , if it has loose joists or suffers separation from the wall — then you can mark down a major defect , as it will probably require complete renewal . |
| 60 | As the reader will appreciate , a country can fund a continuing current account deficit only if it has limitless reserves of gold and foreign exchange or unlimited foreign borrowing power . |