Example sentences of "[vb mod] be [verb] if [noun] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The carrying value should be adjusted if dividends are subsequently paid out of profits earned prior to the change of status . |
| 2 | But the gap between amateur and expert must be bridged if society is not to be split between two cultures . |
| 3 | 1.14 The programmes of study delineate the ground which must be covered if pupils are to achieve their best in relation to the attainment targets . |
| 4 | Does the Minister agree that that — and the practice of sending vexatious summonses to people who have paid their bills , and who are being forced to pay £12 a head for the privilege of receiving such a summons — must be altered if people are to have any confidence in the system ? |
| 5 | On top of that come huge sums of cheap credit to enterprises which must be reduced if inflation is to be controlled . |
| 6 | A Break must be taken if subsistence is claimed . |
| 7 | This suggests that some system of control must be introduced if farmers are to be persuaded to retain the wildlife habitats or landscape features which they would otherwise destroy . |
| 8 | Indeed General de Gaulle , the French leader after 1958 , insisted that the policy must be introduced if France was to remain committed to the Community . |
| 9 | This could be achieved if solicitors were prepared to take young people into their offices on a temporary basis . |
| 10 | Objectors say ground water supplies could be contaminated if bodies are buried in the site that 's been chosen . |
| 11 | Objectors say ground water supplies could be contaminated if bodies are buried in the site that 's been chosen . |
| 12 | About half that could be saved if Trident were cancelled now . |
| 13 | This would mean that even before fertilisation , the female gamete could be damaged if alcohol is consumed . |
| 14 | In order to avoid the confusion which could be caused if employees were given two divergent sets of goals to pursue , matrix management involves a complex committee system and relies on good and regular internal communications . |
| 15 | Such dreary teaching could be eliminated if literature were separated from language , theory from practice , and literature became the chosen subject only for those who had a particular aptitude for it , or a desire to learn to criticize and analyse . |
| 16 | He hinted that there was a Mandela autobiography , and that it could be published if Mandela were released . |
| 17 | In all such cases , it is clear that the numbers of mentally handicapped cases could be reduced if efforts were made to counter these factors , just as increased road safety should reduce road deaths . |
| 18 | There is no doubt at all from Dutch and German experience that widespread public participation could be expected if changes were proposed in priority in streets or in speed limits . |
| 19 | He and his colleagues were understandably concerned about the lack of evidence to support the beneficial claims of holistic medicine , but Dr Richards , who thought much evidence could be produced if funds were available , sagely remarked that ‘ absence of evidence is not evidence of absence ’ , a remark that lingered after a discussion that would have been better if longer and better left to the end of this excellent series . |
| 20 | Given the reformers ' argument that PR would enhance the likelihood of coalition government , consent could be undermined if government was to result from post-election bargaining between parties ; by a small center party holding the balance of power and hence wielding undue influence over government policy ; and by the alienation of voters who support a party excluded on a long-term basis from becoming a partner in coalition . |
| 21 | The number of shares in issue may be increased if shares are issued pursuant to the share option scheme . |
| 22 | It is possible that the ELISA antibody testing on serum may not be reliable in that antibody may be lost if storage is inadequate and there is frequent freezing and thawing . |
| 23 | A tea may be paid if overtime is outwith normal hours or a dinner if you have to work up to and after 8.30 pm , on the same basis as the lunch . |
| 24 | The irony is that no VAT would be levied if hoteliers were to set up a separate sandwich bar business next to their property and handed out sandwiches and drinks . |
| 25 | More important , support for the League would be maximized if people were given the opportunity to support it without supporting war . |
| 26 | Certainly nothing would be gained if action was taken under s.92(1) ( d ) of the Public Health Act 1936 , as the defendant would be able to avail himself of the defence of best practicable means provided by s.94(5) of the Public Health Act 1936 . |
| 27 | By the end of 1944 Morgenthau seemed persuaded that the task would be eased if Britain were to serve as a junior partner in pursuit of these objectives . |
| 28 | It was then decided that progress would be made if use was made of the " cascade " method , in which a small group would receive intensive training and practice and then would train others . |
| 29 | Two local union members , and a district union official employed by the union , threatened BOAC that labour would be withdrawn if R were not removed within three days as required by a resolution passed at a members ’ meeting . |
| 30 | Independence from police would be illustrated if FMEs were to take on more defence work . |