Example sentences of "and unless there " in BNC.

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1 It is in all matters , not merely ecclesiastical ones , that the spirit of adornment has caught hold of us , and unless there is positive wrong in any of these things , we have no call to repress them . ’
2 Whitaker resumes today , undefeated on 73 , and unless there is a merciful declaration the varsity bowlers , on a perfect batting pitch , can expect more of the same .
3 The course at Sandown was passed fit after inspection and unless there is heavy rain the card should take place .
4 And unless there is a drastic change in Benn 's style the outcome will be the same as Lewis against Ruddock , ’ insisted the gently-spoken Welshman hero .
5 However , young children 's ability to develop language is extremely robust , and unless there are additional cognitive or emotional problems , children learn the language of their community even under conditions where exposure to adult input seems to be remarkably impoverished .
6 Normally the shareholders ' rights will fall under three heads : ( i ) dividends , ( ii ) return of capital on a winding up ( or authorised reduction of capital ) and ( iii ) attendance at meetings and voting , and unless there is some indication to the contrary all the shares will confer the like rights to all three .
7 Protestants are getting very edgy and unless there is a change in security policy the situation is going to be very serious for every one of us in Northern Ireland . ’
8 With elections due in June 1992 at the latest , Craxi suggested that the socialists might not continue in the coalition until that time unless a new government was formed , and unless there was a clear timetable on such issues as the single European market and the fight against organized crime .
9 Where the peasantry remained ‘ pre-commercial , ’ as in large parts of Russia and among the emancipated slaves of the Americas who returned to subsistence peasant agriculture , the estate retained this advantage , but without the physical compulsions of serfdom or slavery it now found it more difficult to obtain labour , unless the former slaves or serfs were landless or so short of land as to be obliged to become hired labourers — and unless there was no more attractive labour for them to take .
10 An RUC spokesman explained that now , following an arrest , a man can be taken to the criminal court , and unless there are further offences of which the police are aware , the women need not attend the court .
11 ‘ Many hill sheep are in very poor condition and unless there is a dramatic upturn in the weather , hill farmers are looking disaster straight in the face . ’
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