Example sentences of "[adj] if " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some moralists say that if we regard immediacy or physical nearness as relevant , we must be failing in rationality or imagination ; we are irrational if we do not recognize that those starving elsewhere have as big a claim on us as those starving here . |
| 2 | Most people would agree that bodily examination and tactile contact are inadvisable if not ethically impermissible at this time ; beyond this the only consideration may be the worker 's conscience and departmental policy . |
| 3 | Machines that are considered ‘ out of the way ’ in a corner of the room will be relatively more unsociable if they block off a doorway or interrupt television viewing . |
| 4 | The answer seems to be that this is regarded as quite proper if the advantage is mutual — possibly less so if it is not . |
| 5 | It 'd be perfectly proper if there were new local government offices to be built for them to be located on an I five site . |
| 6 | Can I suggest as , as we , we start the document , that we have a copy of the procedure we 're discussing open , because I think most of us in debate and discussion proper if we made our own procedures , things that we hear about . |
| 7 | And then some NATO aircraft too , of course , we 're in Great Britain , so it would n't be fitting and proper if we did not have any of the aircraft from the Royal Air force . |
| 8 | Some counsellors suggest that patients try " controlled drinking " and diagnose themselves as being alcoholic if they fail . |
| 9 | That you can not be alcoholic if you still have a family , a house , a car , a job and money in the bank . |
| 10 | He 's half and half , in fact a little bit more English if you weigh it up . ’ |
| 11 | The thing about the Paddies is that some of them can pass as English if they 've been brought up here . |
| 12 | residential if you do n't . |
| 13 | ‘ However , they have not ruled out the possibility of fish farms on streams that drain into the lake , which could be harmful if their waste enters the lough waters . |
| 14 | No matter how helpful some of the tools presented seem to appear , they will prove useless and even harmful if taken up by those with eyes which are spiritually blind and whose hands lack spiritual strength . |
| 15 | There are special toothpastes which are not harmful if swallowed , and brushing your dog 's teeth is actually very easy once it has been demonstrated by a vet . |
| 16 | Like many commonplace food products , including salt or even carrots , alcohol can be regarded as harmful if consumed in very large amounts , but at low levels of consumption it is harmless . |
| 17 | Police warned that tablets stolen in a burglary at a house in Harford Street , Middlesbrough , could be harmful if taken in quantity . |
| 18 | Residents living in the Jennyfields area of Harrogate were warned that the pills could prove harmful if taken by children . |
| 19 | Rachel was horribly sensible if you tried to fight with her . |
| 20 | It would be much more sensible if , as a staff writer in Ekonomska politika ( 15 February 1988 ) has suggested , the minimum point for assessing personal income tax were to be brought down to approximately the average income of each republic or province , and the scale of progressivity were to be less steep . |
| 21 | This might be sensible if you were advised that your claim would be better presented in the formal atmosphere of the civil courts , or that your wrongful dismissal claim is so much more substantial that it will lead almost inevitably to a settlement of the lesser , unfair dismissal claim . |
| 22 | ‘ I think you 're very sensible if you feel like that about it . |
| 23 | This would be very sensible if using an expensive substrate such as glass beads . |
| 24 | Coping strategies which are sometimes suggested , like making a mental agreement with yourself or even an actual arrangement with the other party , to stand over an arm 's length away and promise not to move from your spot , are sensible if the temperature really soars . |
| 25 | As with all questions affecting retirement , it is sensible if possible to plan ahead . |
| 26 | It would be sensible if about fifty of these planes could be sent to Korea and the pilots could be found in Korea . |
| 27 | It would be sensible if we had a common system of training for the two sides of the profession ( apart from specialist subjects ) , so that the choice could be postponed until the last ; but this has not been done . |
| 28 | to name but a few , it would be sensible if those of us responsible for production , came together on occasion to swap information , provide each other with examples of material produced , discuss difficulties experienced with regard to reaching specific target audiences , use of alternative formats ( ethnic minority languages etc. ) — generally a forum which would provide an opportunity to share methods and experiences . |
| 29 | In view of the plethora of material for debate and the fact that the debate is starting rather late for reasons that the House understands , I think that it will be sensible if I curtail my remarks to some degree . |
| 30 | Erm , it would seem sensible if we look across the whole commission to try and even things out . |