Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] if we [verb] that " in BNC.

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1 Thus even if we accept that the duty of directors to act in the best interests of shareholders can be equated with a duty to maximize profits this does not provide us with any real assurance that the wishes of the shareholders are being executed by the directors or that we have a satisfactory way of controlling the discretion accorded to directors in the name of the Rule of Law .
2 We can understand this more clearly if we imagine that the tables have been turned , and that we are trying to get by in basic dolphin-language .
3 This ability is accounted for most simply if we assume that the recruits have mental maps of the surroundings on which they somehow ‘ place ’ the spots indicated by the dances .
4 It will take us even further if we assume that the dependence of effects on causes is smooth .
5 Perhaps it will make dealing with such a situation a little easier if we realise that there really is a reason for it and that the way in which we handle it may well go a long way towards aiding our spiritual development .
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