Example sentences of "[adj] if it [be] to be " in BNC.
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1 | Pasha Naiz and his death were evocative in consequential ways ; they were part of an idiom which was largely inexplicit ( though not unstructured ) but which has to be made explicit if it is to be understood by people who do not have it . |
2 | The light source must therefore be immensely brighter if it is to be used as a headlight to illuminate the path , than if it is to be used as a signal to others . |
3 | Subject matter has to be made more generally intelligible if it is to be seen no longer as self-contained but as part of a wide and complex body of knowledge . |
4 | A sharp kitchen knife can not be made absolutely safe if it is to be any use as a kitchen knife . |
5 | The exemption is a recognition of the desirability of spontaneity in certain circumstances ; where there are sudden events such as the ‘ release of pollutants , a traffic accident , a shipment of nuclear waste or a visit by a political leader , ’ the response to such events must be immediate if it is to be effective , and the giving of notice is in such circumstances not reasonably practicable . |
6 | This is partly because its product , type , must be familiar if it is to be legible . |
7 | This time it was widely recognised that a change in policy was necessary if it was to be achieved . |
8 | There must also be at least one director if the company is private , or two if it is to be public . |
9 | ABWOR would only be highly significant if it were to be used for a much wider range of proceedings , especially those for which legal aid is not available . |
10 | A specified time should be set as a deadline when outgoing mail should be ready if it is to be despatched that day . |