Example sentences of "[conj] [subord] it is [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 And it believes that if it is to survive in its present form it must become more serious in its outlook .
2 However , we will certainly look very carefully indeed at the qualifications and at the control of any potential incinerator and where it is to go , should one come forward in Northern Ireland .
3 But first there are further instructions about how the Passover is to be celebrated , who may join in , and where it is to take place .
4 The oxygen consumption of an insect may rise a hundredfold when flight begins and if it is to continue for long periods a reserve of oxidizable respiratory material is needed .
5 However , if this holist conception is to provide a standard for at least some explanations within the social sciences , and if it is to avoid the difficulties discussed in Part II , it is obvious that it will need to be greatly refined and elaborated .
6 Control of the terms chosen for the headings list ( what is technically called the " thesaurus " ) is of crucial importance if the coordinate index is to attempt to provide a service over the whole field of knowledge , and if it is to provide the depth of service that is technically feasible .
7 But if it is to do with relationship it needs witnesses .
8 But if it is to serve as the platform for a conclusion that something else and qualitatively different is required , something to place authority , at least in part , for the conduct of a business owned by others in the hands of employees , then by itself the statement is not strong enough to bear the weight of the proposition .
9 Introducing the variable , it is seen that when this second contribution is but when it is To summarise , the foregoing analysis has established that the complete Fourier spectrum of a unit step function comprises a delta function centred on zero frequency that provides the mean direct level of one-half and a continuous spectrum of sinewaves with amplitude that provides the unit step about the mean .
10 erm I mean the object of the exercise , difficult as though it is to say , is to get income , and the reason we need the income is to protect the baseline of the services .
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