Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] if it be [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was obliged to do so if it was to operate within a competitive market where there were a sufficient number of firms producing the same or a substitutable commodity so that each firm was incapable of influencing the price of the commodity by adjusting its output . |
| 2 | The legislature 's vote was an embarrassment for Mr Kravchuk , but it has left Ukraine with a paralysed government at a time when the country must react swiftly if it is to survive increased prices for Russian fuel . |
| 3 | Such a wide discretion must be exercised fairly if it is to comply with the requirements of natural justice . |
| 4 | She , too , places her professional reputation on the line and any criticism of the clinical environment or her style of management needs to be handled tactfully if it is to receive a good hearing . |
| 5 | Processes such as DVI , for example , will need to improve radically if it is to provide acceptable video at HDTV standards . |
| 6 | Graydon will have to move fast if it is to enable to NCM to compete with TI 's credit limit underwriting on UK exposures . |
| 7 | Finally partnership activity will have to be funded adequately if it is to achieve much worthwhile . |
| 8 | ‘ This is a terrific resource but it must be managed sensitively if it is to survive . ’ |