Example sentences of "[noun] if it [is] [not/n't] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even if the new President had entered his official residence , he would have no standing in his own community , and what , after all , is the point of a Maronite President if it is not to integrate the Maronites within the traditional confessional system which — readjusted in the Muslims ' favour — the Tayif agreement perpetuates ? |
| 2 | There are of course passages where Klemperer 's gravitas is amazingly powerful , as in the first movement , but the first ‘ Nachtmusik ’ requires greater momentum if it is not to appear diffuse . |
| 3 | Management say Caldaire would need at least £3.7m if it is not to end up out of pocket . |
| 4 | ‘ must be kept within narrow limits if it is not to shake the confidence of those who habitually and rightly rely on signatures when there is no obvious reason to doubt their validity . |
| 5 | However , what you should always remember is that the picture must contain a reasonable amount of detail if it is not to look dull . |