Example sentences of "only if [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is clear that even a good working knowledge of credit costs helps consumers only if that knowledge affects their shopping decisions . |
| 2 | Such a reference is possible only if that member state claims ( within three weeks of receiving a copy of the notification ) that the merger may create or strengthen a dominant position in a distinct market within its territory . |
| 3 | Only if that background is established can we be assured that abuse will not take place in future either in Leicestershire or in other counties . |
| 4 | If the overpayment is established after 1 June , reallocation will be from a Sch D first instalment to the Sch D second instalment ; if it is before 1 June , this reallocation will be effected only if that amount is less than £1,000 . |
| 5 | Moreover , the U.S. government will legally restrict the import of materials from a particular country but only if that nation formally requests protection . |
| 6 | Our policy covers teachers should an accident happen to a pupil in a privately run class ONLY if that teacher 's negligence can be established . |
| 7 | This principle , he submitted , is further exemplified by the line of the Court of Justice authority which shows that the jurisdiction of the court may be invoked under this article where there is a dispute between the parties as to whether a contract in fact exists , but only if that dispute is real and genuine . |
| 8 | Secondly , the clarity of the results obtained is highly dependent on the extent of occupancy of the binding site(s) , i.e. protection is observed only if all DNA molecules are involved in complexes . |
| 9 | As before , the top layer consists of a single node which fires if and only if all nodes in layer 2 do not fire . |
| 10 | The initial draft had stipulated that mining could begin only if all signatories agreed . |
| 11 | We act as if the anti-Semitism comprehended the Fascism — which would be true only if all Fascists were anti-Semites ( they are n't ) , and if all anti-Semites were Fascists ( even less true ) . |
| 12 | This will be achieved only if all staff contribute to the formulation of the whole-school policy . |
| 13 | Shifting funds to primary care under the existing system will create some new opportunities , but only if general practitioners succeed in relating to a new managed system . |
| 14 | It could well and easily be replaced by a doctrine which has it that the surgeon 's act carries liability only if good faith and due care and skill can be shown to be lacking . |
| 15 | However , only if total accuracy is 50 per cent , i.e. ( R + L ) = 100 , can ( R — L ) take all values from + 100 to — 100 . |
| 16 | But many of the advantages of using brochures can be achieved only if two types are produced , a general brochure conveying basic information and general argument and specialist brochures targeted at particular groups , e.g. parents , parent-governors , governors , local employers and of course potential students . |
| 17 | Only if other scientists are able to obtain the same results using similar methods of operation , will a result be taken seriously and treated to further tests . |
| 18 | And only if such change occurs , and local government is organized in strong units with power to take major decisions , will present trends towards centralization be reversed , and local democracy secure its place as a major part of our democratic system . |
| 19 | It follows that the meaning of ontological claims becomes fully transparent only if such claims are seen in the context of certain life-modalities of those who make such claims ; in effect , all such claims become interpretable as forms of man " sown self-understanding . |
| 20 | Sacramental formulas in Christian worship were effective , not because any power resided in the words themselves , but because God had promised a certain effect only if such words were pronounced . |
| 21 | Real progress , but only if such appliances are available in Britain — at the moment the majority are not . |
| 22 | Let us consider this line at its worst and discount the farm , which can be counted only as ‘ corroborative ’ evidence of alignment , and even then only if prehistoric remains are to be found there . |
| 23 | Throughout our recent evolutionary history , particularly since the rise of a hunting way of life , there must have been extreme selective pressures in favour of our ability to co-operate as a group : organized food gathering and hunts are successful only if each member of the band knows his task and joins in with the activity of his fellows ; a good deal of restraint on natural impulses during the stalk and capture of the prey is likewise essential . |
| 24 | To limit the operations of non-NAFTA car companies in the North American market , tariffs would be eliminated on intra-regional trade in cars only if each NAFTA country guaranteed , over a phase-in period of eight years , 62.5 per cent local manufactured content and 60 per cent on components . |
| 25 | Citizen involvement requires the opportunity and incentive to act , which in turn can exist only if political structures offer many points of relatively easy access — which means strong local government . |
| 26 | The reward is given only if a desirable behaviour occurs and the punisher is given only if undesirable behaviour occurs . |
| 27 | Dunkin thought that two groups of headlines ‘ each consisting of two sets would be required only if four formes were constantly in use ’ ( p.301 ) , i.e. if The Fairy Queen had been printed on two presses ( two formes per press , working simultaneously : one forme in use ; the other standing by ) or , conceivably , printed on four presses ( the presses doing only one side of a sheet each ) . |
| 28 | Alternative night must be given but will be booked only if preferred night is full . |
| 29 | Therefore , improvements in health can be achieved only if existing resources are re-allocated into policies more productive of health . |
| 30 | We emphasis that the information available at press date may become out of date by the time of publication , but we believe that this will apply only if additional deployments are announced or revealed . |