Example sentences of "if this is a " in BNC.
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| 1 | His first book , If this is a man , about his months in Auschwitz , and its sequel , The Truce , were hard to fault , and the successive publications of his middle age have been greeted by an admiration responsive both to his skills as a writer and to his character as a man.i In October 1985 , however , the chauvinistic American Jewish magazine Commentary did succeed in performing the outlandish act of disparaging Levi and his books . |
| 2 | In this collection of pieces which revert to themes pursued in If this is a man Levi writes : ‘ Desperate , the Jewish survivors , in flight from Europe after the great shipwreck , have created in the bosom of the Arab world an island of Western civilisation , a portentous palingenesis of Judaism , and the pretext for renewed hatred . ’ |
| 3 | These remarks concerning If this is a man do not describe the kind of book which runs easily to sequels , and which is easy to live up to . |
| 4 | The book is no sequel to If this is a man , but its explications are never without interest . |
| 5 | If this is a problem , however , it is one the novel shares with many of the novels we now read . |
| 6 | If this is a correct analysis Mr Morton must have found his metier at Eurotunnel , where he is one of two chairmen . |
| 7 | If this is a prelude to the final struggle over reform — even to civil war — then what are the forces on each side ? |
| 8 | If this is a universal understanding of the grief process , how does the church assist the bereaved in the first stage of their loss , bearing in mind that many people who make little or no claim to Christian faith still look to the church to provide a fitting funeral rite ? |
| 9 | It might , therefore , be said that if this is a fair representation of Hinduism , the major religion of the Far East , then Hinduism is polytheistic in two ways — both in saying that many gods exist and in saying that many gods may be followed . |
| 10 | If this is a primitive point of reference for social criticism , it nonetheless equipped Leapor to make a brave and significant statement on rural life . |
| 11 | After a while the whistle is repeated — by the same blackbird or by its mate — but always as if this were the first time it had occurred to him to whistle ; if this is a dialogue , each remark is uttered after long reflection . |
| 12 | ‘ If this is a painful memory , forgive me . |
| 13 | Walter sees a friend among them and asks if this is a private wedding party . |
| 14 | If this is a common experience sexually , how do we approach commitment to God ? |
| 15 | I am not sure if this is a case of Nature following Art , or the other way round , but the result is most satisfactory . |
| 16 | A chapter such as this can only chart the territory and you will need to go further and read about statistics if this is a relatively new or strange area to you . |
| 17 | If this is a relevant factor , one point that you may be prepared to discuss during the consultation process is the possibility of taking a pay cut , either on a temporary or permanent basis . |
| 18 | If this is a problem , be sure to use a good lubricant like KY Jelly ( available at every chemist as far as I am aware ) . |
| 19 | If this is a negative or carping attitude towards new- fangled theories the trainee 's performance , instead of improving , may well deteriorate to a point below that individual 's pre-course standard . ’ |
| 20 | I 'm not sure if this is a good or a bad thing , but the game 's got practically nothing to do with the Bullseye TV show . |
| 21 | If this is a reasonable goal , we can thus greatly enlarge our vision . |
| 22 | This triple-edged razor is probably put together by a bunch of names that we 're already familiar with and on a label strong enough to propel it into the club circus , but if it is n't it does n't matter ; there 's a future here if this is a first attempt . |
| 23 | The interest rate quoted is applied to the principal for the number of days of the advance divided by 365 if this is a domestic UK sterling deal ( 360 days for Eurosterling and most currencies ) , and the interest is repaid together with the principal at the maturity date . |
| 24 | In fact , he would like more people to enjoy his level of popularity : ‘ If this is a cult of personality , then I should like all the poorly developed countries to enjoy such personalities capable of ensuring a rising standard of living for the people . ’ |
| 25 | If this is a valid criticism , rather than make an excuse accept it , apologise and offer a reason — a true reason if you can . |
| 26 | ‘ If this is a taste of things to come , then God help us all , ’ said John Hall , secretary of a multi-party peace group . |
| 27 | If this is a worry for you , it is important to find someone you can trust to talk to . |
| 28 | In Charles Barker they are one of a range of public relations and advertising businesses and time will tell if this is a truly successful strategy . |
| 29 | But if this is a mistake and animals are properly to be understood as primitive beings , at least as different from us as they are similar , then their modest entitlement to humane treatment , accorded them by common sense and enshrined in the law , might well be vindicated . |
| 30 | If this is a bipolar flow perpendicular to the galactic disk , the outflow velocity becomes 3,000kms -1 , corrected for the inclination angle of the disk ( 72° ) . |