Example sentences of "[noun] be [adj] if it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Conversely , correct gearbox functioning is unacceptable if it results in an unacceptable gear-lever movement ( either too small , too large , colliding with other fixed objects , difficult hand movements etc ) . |
| 2 | ‘ to persons in or on that vehicle ( or trailer ) 'means that the danger or potential danger is sufficient if it applies to passengers or even the driver of the motor vehicle concerned . |
| 3 | First of all we must rid ourselves of the belief that punishment is wrong if it causes pain or inconvenience and does not have the full interest of the criminal at heart . |
| 4 | As with most things in drama , there are many questions which slip between categories , but the attempt to define types of questions is useful if it helps us see more clearly what we are doing and what we could be doing . |
| 5 | Commenting on US government 's final award of Desktop IV to Zenith Data Systems , Compagnie des Machines Bull SA chief executive Bernard Pache said ‘ A strategy is valid if it results in success . |
| 6 | The grass was lucky if it grew , was shone upon and rained upon , and was not burned , and was not pulled up by the roots , or poisoned , or buried when the ground was turned over , and some bits just happened to be on a line that humans wanted to walk on , and so got trampled , broken , pressed flat , with no malice ; just effect . |
| 7 | PREMATURE BIRTHS — A birth is premature if it occurred before 37 completed weeks of gestation . |
| 8 | Section 2 of the Act expands on the meaning of " new " and says that an invention is new if it does not form part of the " state of the art " ; this expression comprises all matter which has been made available to the public in the United Kingdom or elsewhere , by written or oral description , by use or in any other way . |
| 9 | The Clause was wrong if it meant schools could not have proper and adequate discussion , but if it meant that local authorities should not promote homosexuality then Mr Roberts would support it . |
| 10 | But the police are worried if it happens again and again , they 'll simply become jailers to offenders who think they 're getting off lightly . |
| 11 | " An experience is rhythmic if it contains any one of these components . |
| 12 | efficiency : an organisation structure is efficient if it facilitates the achievement of organisational and personal goals by individuals with the ‘ minimum unsought consequences or costs . ’ |
| 13 | The diagnosis is misleading if it gives the impression that there is a straight connection between the expression of religious belief and bigotry . |