Example sentences of "[adj] if [pers pn] is [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They also suggest that there is a critical literacy threshold of 40 per cent : in other words two-fifths of a country 's people need to be literate if it is to ‘ modernize ’ and make an ‘ economic miracle ’ possible . |
| 2 | Pasha Naiz and his death were evocative in consequential ways ; they were part of an idiom which was largely inexplicit ( though not unstructured ) but which has to be made explicit if it is to be understood by people who do not have it . |
| 3 | But even an issue such as camping can become rather central if it is of importance to one partner . |
| 4 | Any charge by the landlord is standard-rated if it is for agreeing not to opt or that the rent is VAT-inclusive . |
| 5 | The light source must therefore be immensely brighter if it is to be used as a headlight to illuminate the path , than if it is to be used as a signal to others . |
| 6 | Such material is not helpful if it is on sheets that have become dirty or faded ; shortages of text material are disadvantageous for all pupils , but especially so for pupils with poor vision . |
| 7 | I am not sure if it is worth it , |
| 8 | Subject matter has to be made more generally intelligible if it is to be seen no longer as self-contained but as part of a wide and complex body of knowledge . |
| 9 | A sharp kitchen knife can not be made absolutely safe if it is to be any use as a kitchen knife . |
| 10 | The Panel will not regard an adviser as independent if he is in the same group as the financial adviser to an offeror , or if he has a significant interest in or financial connection with either an offeror or the target company of such a kind as to create a conflict of interest ( Rule 3.3 ) . |
| 11 | The exemption is a recognition of the desirability of spontaneity in certain circumstances ; where there are sudden events such as the ‘ release of pollutants , a traffic accident , a shipment of nuclear waste or a visit by a political leader , ’ the response to such events must be immediate if it is to be effective , and the giving of notice is in such circumstances not reasonably practicable . |
| 12 | This is partly because its product , type , must be familiar if it is to be legible . |
| 13 | A takeover is only worthwhile if it is at a price which makes commercial sense . |
| 14 | There must also be at least one director if the company is private , or two if it is to be public . |
| 15 | A specified time should be set as a deadline when outgoing mail should be ready if it is to be despatched that day . |