Example sentences of "if this [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if this is so , it can be seen to make possible biographical connections of a usable kind . |
| 2 | His first book , If this is a man , about his months in Auschwitz , and its sequel , The Truce , were hard to fault , and the successive publications of his middle age have been greeted by an admiration responsive both to his skills as a writer and to his character as a man.i In October 1985 , however , the chauvinistic American Jewish magazine Commentary did succeed in performing the outlandish act of disparaging Levi and his books . |
| 3 | In this collection of pieces which revert to themes pursued in If this is a man Levi writes : ‘ Desperate , the Jewish survivors , in flight from Europe after the great shipwreck , have created in the bosom of the Arab world an island of Western civilisation , a portentous palingenesis of Judaism , and the pretext for renewed hatred . ’ |
| 4 | These remarks concerning If this is a man do not describe the kind of book which runs easily to sequels , and which is easy to live up to . |
| 5 | The book is no sequel to If this is a man , but its explications are never without interest . |
| 6 | If this is a problem , however , it is one the novel shares with many of the novels we now read . |
| 7 | The fear is that if this is broken . |
| 8 | If this is done , the tyres should be right on the tip and not half on the ground , otherwise if the glider does move , the tip will slide out from under the tyre and be freed . |
| 9 | If this is allowed to go unnoticed because the glider stops spinning each time , it will encourage the habit of keeping the stick back . |
| 10 | They can also advise you about bottle feeding your baby if this is what you prefer . |
| 11 | Your doctor will tell you if this is necessary . |
| 12 | being able to prepare a meal or snack , if this is suitable for yourself , |
| 13 | The District Council may offer to rehouse you if this is more suitable for you , and it is an option that you might want to consider . |
| 14 | If this is the case , then your first objective is to raise the level of work you can do before sliding too far into fatigue-producing anaerobic respiration . |
| 15 | If this is the case , it is difficult to suddenly change it , so you should switch to a diagonal attack on the closed side . |
| 16 | Stitches may be necessary to close a gaping cut , and if this is not done a permanent scar may result . |
| 17 | If this is not done then the full range of triceps movement has not been achieved and full contraction will not be carried out , thus inhibiting development . |
| 18 | If this is not possible , saw off the end of a cap iron . |
| 19 | If this is happening , work from both ends . |
| 20 | Expansion of the work of the Court of Protection is favoured but if this is not thought appropriate then some form of locally accessible tribunal or court to exercise supervision , possibly supplemented by some form of guardianship , is considered desirable . |
| 21 | If this is danced to 6/8 it leads to the very swift footwork needed fur Massine 's tarantella and Ashton 's version of the Italian pas de deux in Swan Lake , a miracle of timing and quick changes of éauiement . |
| 22 | If this is the case the end of the U-wire is broad enough to sit comfortably in the palm of the hand . |
| 23 | Choose healthy and vigorous non-flowering shoots ( if this is difficult just trim off any flowers ) , and make the cuttings about 10cm ( 4in ) long . |
| 24 | If this is unappealing , plant them in bold clumps or drifts in front of shrubs or towards the front of a mixed or herbaceous border . |
| 25 | If this is not the case and the core is affected by an additional external field , a small change takes place in the output . |
| 26 | Even if this is only one of possible readings , these stanzas and the poem as a whole surely represent an extraordinarily searching and painful exploration of what may be involved , for people of today , in the Virgilian pietas . |
| 27 | If this is so , then it seems that for ‘ the art one serves ’ one might as well read : the culture one serves , the historical period one serves , even the society one serves ( perhaps an international society ) . |
| 28 | If this is true , then males should respond differently towards an infant depending on whether or not its mother is arou.d to be impressed . |
| 29 | If this is not a production that scales the utmost heights of passion , it is one that is thoroughly realised by a team well worthy of the traditions of the house . |
| 30 | If this is the way things go , there would be a certain art-historical justice in it . |