Example sentences of "experience is anything [to-vb] [adv prt] " in BNC.

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1 What is more difficult to predict into the middle of the next century is the proportion of the total population that this older group will constitute , because that depends upon the birth-rate , and the latter , if past experience is anything to go on , shifts unpredictably with transient social circumstances — such as the level of unemployment or whether or not there is a war — as well as with unstable social attitudes to child-bearing and the age at which it is thought suitable for women to bear children .
2 If the Australian experience is anything to go by , the cost here to government , employers and insurance companies could soon run into millions of pounds .
3 The anti-crisis plan will mean further deep cuts in living standards which , if Eastern Europe 's experience is anything to go by , will be tolerated only if people support their leaders .
4 If German experience is anything to go by , initial public wariness will be replaced by warm approval , as residents come to appreciate the manifest advantages of living in a residential area that has been reclaimed from domination by the car .
5 IF AMY Carter 's experience is anything to go by , four years at the White House could be a traumatic experience for 12-year-old Chelsea Clinton .
6 Sir , — It is not surprising that the Tories lost so many seats , if my experience is anything to go by .
7 However , if booksellers ' experience is anything to go by , the desired improvement in sales came earlier than expected .
8 Adjectives will creep in , if my own experience is anything to go by .
9 The installation of surveillance cameras also seems to work , if Airdrie 's experience is anything to go by .
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