Example sentences of "is [adj] if [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That third frame is unnecessary if radio is not to be carried . |
| 2 | Much of this sort of work is unnecessary if forethought is used at the planning stage . |
| 3 | Low coffee tables may look appropriate , but a scattering of 60 cm tables is preferable if bar snacks are served in the lounge . |
| 4 | Normal life , I 'll read out to you , normal life is possible if diet during childhood is adhered to , in the female , if the female suffers , when she becomes pregnant the protein intake has to be monitored so as not to affect her developing baby . |
| 5 | Fellatio ( kissing , licking or sucking a man 's penis ) is risky if semen or pre-cum ( a light fluid which is secreted before a man ejaculates ) gets into cuts or sores in the mouth . |
| 6 | There is some support for the proposition that such a loan , if made to a person fully capable of repaying the same and , for instance , charged against property in the United Kingdom , gives the taxpayer minimal benefit from the case of O " Leary v McKinlay [ 1991 ] STC 42 where Vinelott J at p51 , dealing with a Schedule E beneficial loan , stated the following : If an employer lends money to an employee free of interest or at a favourable rate of interest and if the employee is free to exploit the money in any manner he chooses his employment can not be said to have been the source of the income derived from the exploitation ; the employer is the source of the money and the taxpayer is assessable to tax under Sch E on the benefit to him of obtaining the loan on the terms on which the loan was made ; but if the loan is repayable on demand that benefit can not be quantified and form the basis of an assessment under Sch E. It is arguable if property is held by a non-resident trust for A for life and B absolutely that if the trustees lend money to A at interest then if A allows the trustees not to pursue him in his capacity as borrower for the interest that no benefit will arise . |
| 7 | A close working relationship is crucial if policy is to develop smoothly and clearly . |
| 8 | No fee is payable if request for search is made by post . |
| 9 | English is fine if French is bigger |
| 10 | A tie-up with a foreign major is now on the cards — Siemens has long-standing ties with Fujitsu Ltd , and the company said that while it is not presently in co-operation talks with other companies , such a move is likely if industry problems persist . |
| 11 | Such an analysis is compelling if counsel for B had , in what he perceived as the interests of his client , decided not to pursue any grounds beyond the certified question provided that the House would have allowed him to address those grounds had he raised them . |
| 12 | The deferral is indefinite if reinvestment is in non-depreciating assets such as freehold land and buildings . |
| 13 | Here are just a few examples : notices ( pictorial or written ) on doors and cupboards and the use of different colours aid recognition within the house reduction of clutter , removal of locks on cupboards and good lighting simplify movement within the house , and a child 's safety gate on the stairs reduces the danger of wandering at night reminder notices eg " Do n't forget your key " inside the front door or " Remember to turn off the gas " over the cooker communication between helpers may be assisted by a diary beside the telephone and a list of important numbers is useful if gas is used , the Gas Advisory Service ( free to the elderly ) will check all appliances and recommend safety measures alarm systems may not be very appropriate for dementia sufferers ; they may be over- or under-used . |
| 14 | Nevertheless the ideal is important if labour is encouraged to believe that it is a desirable norm and social surveys show that over 85 per cent of employees express the desire to spend their whole working career with just one firm . |
| 15 | ‘ The unity of humanity is essential if humanity is to fulfil its vocation in creation . |
| 16 | ‘ A lot more research , based on reliable date , is essential if progress it to be made in rugby safety ’ , summed up Akpata . |
| 17 | ‘ Shared Training is essential if progress is to be made towards achieving the vision ’ , of a seamless service . |
| 18 | This is essential if assessment is to fulfil its promise of meeting better the needs of older people and their carers . |
| 19 | These state , ‘ The goodwill of consultants and of principals in general practice to be appointed as educational supervisors is essential if house officers ’ expectations are to be fulfilled . |
| 20 | Monitoring of project progress and expenditure , to enable prompt corrective measures to be taken when needed , is essential if project plans are to be achieved and planned return on investment in new products realized . |
| 21 | Monitoring of project progress and expenditure , to enable prompt corrective measures to be taken when needed , is essential if project plans are to be achieved and planned return on investment in new products realized . |
| 22 | He has also shown that , as the model predicts , the lexical decision time for non-words with early and late decision points is identical if reaction time is measured from the decision point . |
| 23 | It is clearly recognized in the report that the safety representative 's role is vital if workplace standards are to be consistently improved . |
| 24 | If the diagnosis is uncertain and an array of diagnostic tests is required , then the patient is bound to be anxious both about the tests and the potential results , and inevitably , is worried if surgery is prescribed . |
| 25 | The key lesson of this case study is that order can not be coercively imposed , and that some form of political consensus is necessary if escalation is to be avoided . |
| 26 | Such an utterly formal , undefinable and wholly unanalysable concept of ‘ ought ’ is necessary if law is to be regarded as normative and if the positivist proposition that law may have any content is to be sustained . |
| 27 | We are told by the Government that we must be prepared to tolerate environmental devastation and a senseless waste of more than £1,000 million worth of extra public money because the Ove Arup route is necessary if prosperity is to come from the regeneration of east London and the east Thames corridor . |
| 28 | This included in particular the inability of humanism as a philosophy to place adequate constraints on the exercise of freedom and also its inability to generate that set of values which is necessary if capitalism is to work . |
| 29 | This resulted in the inability of humanism as a philosophy to place adequate constraints on the exercise of freedom and also its inability to generate that set of values which is necessary if capitalism is to work . |
| 30 | I have tried to show how such an approach is necessary if language teaching is to draw maximal benefits from developments in the informing disciplines while retaining its own identity as a domain of enquiry which has to meet its own conditions of relevance and accountability . |