Example sentences of "if it be [vb pp] to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Throughout the early reports there is a constant emphasis on the level and content of the work , in an obvious attempt to stress that adults in ‘ deprived ’ areas are capable of undertaking sustained , demanding education if it is seen to be relevant to their needs . |
| 2 | On the other hand if it is perceived to be temporary , the effects on the supply of labour in the short run are likely to be substantial . |
| 3 | Ironically , in the same way that the denial of the risk of harm associated with a possible preventive measure undermines the basis for performing a randomised trial designed to investigate the efficacy of that measure , the exaggeration of the risk of harm tends to undermine public health measures designed to introduce the preventive measure if it is shown to be effective . |
| 4 | Any time after the presentation of a petition and before the making of a bankruptcy order , the court can , if it is shown to be necessary for the protection of the debtor 's property , appoint the official receiver to be interim receiver ( s 286(1) ) . |
| 5 | Secondly , an exemption clause may be partially effective if it is shown to be to some extent reasonable . |
| 6 | If it is thought to be preferable , this is for reasons having nothing to do with neutrality , such as a desire to bring the war to a speedy end or not to allow people to profit from wars . |
| 7 | On the other hand , advice may be ignored if it is considered to be impractical , given the financial and family constraints under which an individual operates . |
| 8 | If it is found to be impossible to reconcile such differences then the public interest and the maintenance of professional standards must be the primary considerations . |
| 9 | If it is found to be impossible to reconcile such differences then the public interest and the maintenance of professional standards must be the primary consideration . |
| 10 | The fault media item can be physically inspected and , if it is found to be usable , its state can be updated using option 9.3.0 to make it available to LIFESPAN . |
| 11 | This costs £26.64 ( £29.65 in London ) , but you get a refund if it 's found to be faulty . |
| 12 | And if it 's meant to be a surprise attack , why are they making so much bloody noise ? ’ |
| 13 | I 'm not sure if it 's meant to be a guitar cab or a bass cab , but it suits me . |
| 14 | ‘ If it 's meant to be a joke , Headmistress , I do n't think it 's a very funny one , ’ Miss Honey said from the back of the class . |
| 15 | Mm , mm , we might even manage , I mean , we , we might talk later on about this , but , perhaps you know have two or three people working on a campaign if , if , if , if it was felt to be better that way , mm , mm . |
| 16 | Oddly the land on which it sits was actually called Folly Hill before the building was added , as if it was fated to be there . |
| 17 | They regretted that there appeared to be no suitable places of safety in Orkney if it was found to be absolutely necessary to remove children from their homes . |
| 18 | On Nov. 9 the International Maritime Organization ( IMO ) was reported to have indicated that it would consider halting the shipment if it was found to be unsafe or shown to be vulnerable to accidents and piracy , as claimed by some IMO member states . |
| 19 | I 'm , I 'm certainly as I was going to come on to explain and the way you will see ourselves working , is not people who sit in the Town Hall and just turn out reports , I mean the kind of work we do and the way we work means that were actually very much involved in the community groups , but I mean if it was , if it was thought to be an issue that we needed to have greater community involvement , i.e. to resurrecting that forum then that 's something that , you know , we may need to address , but I never saw it as operating like that anyway , I mean I saw it as it 's almost like in a cabinet of members mainly . . |
| 20 | He glanced up at Doyle to see if it was meant to be a joke , but Doyle was not smiling . |
| 21 | If it was meant to be it would be , I would n't have to do a thing about it . |
| 22 | Kenya 's tranquillity could vanish if it were shown to be involved : the killing prompted the first of last year 's riots . |
| 23 | All these transactions were secret , for there would be little use in keeping a paper alive if it were known to be owned by a political party . |
| 24 | If it were thought to be worth estimating then a design involving more blocks and partial confounding would have to be used . |