Example sentences of "[noun sg] for [noun] if [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In particular , policy rules and guidelines are necessary to spell out the presumptions of policy , but there should generally be a procedure by which firms can present a case for exemption if they can demonstrate offsetting efficiency gains ( an exception might be price-fixing cartels ) . |
| 2 | And for Christ 's sake , Johnny , how on earth can you justify sexual freedom for men if you deny it to women ? |
| 3 | ‘ There is no excuse for drivers if they are illegally parked . |
| 4 | She almost felt sympathy for Marc if he imagined he could change what was deeply ingrained in Peter 's nature . |
| 5 | They accepted — and ultimately so did she — that they would have to retreat in their domestic fight for secularism if they were to keep alive the hope of making peace with the Arabs . |
| 6 | Though a number of economists have made further assumptions about the behaviour of the economy — principally , that firms will substitute labour for capital if there is unemployment ( because in those circumstances real wages will fall ) — which remove some of the apparent instabilities , others have concluded that the instability still occurs because the actual rate of investment may still not necessarily coincide with the warranted rate of growth for full employment . |
| 7 | Theyll have to give us the trophy for keeps if we win it again in the next quarter century . |
| 8 | As an independent small library , all such decisions would be submitted to the library committee for consideration if they involved expenditure or day release implications ’ … |
| 9 | PLEASE only telephone for information if you are REALLY interested in the item for sale . |
| 10 | Naturally , you will have more room for manoeuvre if you have avoided agreeing to detailed and specific restraints . |
| 11 | The judge added , at p. 143 , that if Woolwich had not paid there might have been an assessment or a writ ‘ with the result in either case of highly undesirable publicity for Woolwich if it had withheld the very large sums claimed by the revenue to be due ’ and that there was an understandable fear by Woolwich of damage to its reputation . |
| 12 | The religious communities — or millets — occasionally petitioned the sultan for redress if their religious leaders behaved in an oppressive manner , but on the whole they were left alone , provided they paid their taxes and caused no trouble . |
| 13 | You can apply to my father for money if you still want to punish him for not backing you . |
| 14 | Today you are allowed to eat an egg for breakfast if you wish . |
| 15 | There was no point in transforming Paris and making it easy of access for visitors if there was nothing to see or do when one got there , and so the Court was to be made open as well as brilliant . |
| 16 | You can join the library for £75 if you are not a member of the CIB . |
| 17 | But if your complaint is that a less tangible term of your employment has been broken , as when you have suffered harassment from your superiors or your status has been eroded , it may be difficult to establish a viable claim for compensation if you do not quit . |
| 18 | ‘ It could be very useful to be able to negotiate a discount for cash if you are buying luxury items like a fur coat or an expensive piece of jewellery , ’ was the reaction from Patrick Hastings , a City employee who clearly has his mind on women . |
| 19 | He would n't dare scream for help if I robbed him . |
| 20 | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give the total estimated annual operating costs of Trident for the first five years of operation . |
| 21 | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement about the progress with the Trident programme . |
| 22 | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on his Department 's policy of testing nuclear weapons at the Nevada test site . |
| 23 | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a further statement on his policy regarding the disposal of land surplus to his Department 's requirements . |
| 24 | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the cost of refitting Polaris submarines in the current financial year . |
| 25 | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the future of the British nuclear deterrent . |
| 26 | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the transport of nuclear weapons . |
| 27 | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the progress of studies affecting his Department 's employment in south Dorset . |
| 28 | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the progress of the Trident programme . |
| 29 | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will visit factories in north Devon which have been involved in defence contracts and seek to maintain this link . |
| 30 | To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on recent progress in multilateral disarmament . |