Example sentences of "[noun] [is] [adj] if " in BNC.

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1 The Report echoed some of the criticism advanced by witnesses that the WEA could not decide on its future and , at least in some Districts , had lost the pioneering spirit , but concluded nonetheless that ‘ voluntaryism as exemplified by the Workers ’ Educational Association is essential if the spirit of adult education is to be preserved' .
2 A message needs to be sent loud and clear to the Church of England Synod that a complete change in thinking is vital if the new wine is not to burst out of the old wineskins and be lost .
3 In addition , they decide the quantity of the initial pressing of their artists ' recordings ( for a new artist 's first single this would be around 5,000 ) ; they liaise with the manufacturing plant to ensure further stock is available if it is needed ; and they avoid producing stock which would probably never be sold .
4 The defendant is liable if the escape was due to his negligence .
5 The APA also questions the current rule that the state must prove that a defendant is sane if he claims that he is insane .
6 ( Loss is serious if it is serious for the person who suffers it ) .
7 A strict auction is appropriate if there are a considerable number of interested parties or it is known that there are several parties determined to acquire the business .
8 The % command is useful if the output map is a choropleth map .
9 This result is inevitable if we classify topics using only one dimension , such as function .
10 Mum , this seat is lovely if you lean back .
11 No programme is valid if continuous assessment programmes have not been approved : it is the responsibility of centres to ensure that their programmes have been approved .
12 Property : Do n't let yourself in for trouble Choosing the right agent is essential if you want to rent your property .
13 The use of a heron scarer or wires around the perimeter of the pond , or a net over the pond is advisable if your pond is visited by herons .
14 Using the 26-way tree , a search is successful if each of the candidate letters in the string can be followed to the next one , and if the last letter in the string is flagged for end-of-word in the tree .
15 They say that search is monotonic if , whenever two operators can be applied to a state , either can still be applied to the state produced by the other .
16 CHAMPION Hurdler Royal Gait makes his long awaited return next week but trainer James Fanshawe is unsure if it will be in England or Ireland .
17 An own-brander is liable if he has own-branded the goods in such a way as to hold himself out as being the producer .
18 Service of a notice under s 146(1) for breach of covenant other than for non-payment of rent is essential if a right of re-entry or forfeiture for breach of such covenant is sought to be enforced .
19 The White House view is that talk is still better , but force is available if need be .
20 Building good relationships is essential if you are to put a face on your writing and to your telephone voice .
21 This states that a closed-loop amplifier is stable if , in a plot of its loop gain in the complex plane , the locus of the tip of the vector does not enclose the coordinate point ( -1 , 0 ) as the frequency changes .
22 A £3 charge for cycle carriage is reasonable if the journey is of some length and I do n't object to it on , say , the Edinburgh-London route .
23 A £3 charge for cycle carriage is reasonable if the journey is of some length and I do n't object to it on , say , the Edinburgh-London route .
24 Investment is profitable if the rate of return exceeds the interest rate .
25 The main Viking field is earmarked for abandonment between 1997 and 2000 but major investment is necessary if the transportation system is to be maintained beyond that time frame , said Butler .
26 Conversely , correct gearbox functioning is unacceptable if it results in an unacceptable gear-lever movement ( either too small , too large , colliding with other fixed objects , difficult hand movements etc ) .
27 Discussing the problem , Blackmore ( 1987 ) quotes several sources explaining why handwashing is essential if the transfer of infected material from person to person is to be restricted .
28 A third alternative is available if you have the SRP60N ribber .
29 this action is impossible if you either a ) do not hold the latch tool correctly ( the handle of the tool should be resting in the palm of your hand with the thumb uppermost and on top of the latch area of the tool ) or b ) if you do not apply some downward pressure to the knitted fabric with your free hand .
30 This action is available if , at the time of the conversion , the plaintiff was in possession of the goods ( The Jag-Shakti [ 1986 ] 1 AC 337 ) or had an immediate right of possession of them .
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