Example sentences of "if badly [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Boxfish ( ostraciontidae ) release a poisonous substance into the aquarium if badly handled or attacked by other fish sufficient to kill all fish in the same aquarium and itself . |
| 2 | It is a laborious process , likely to lead to embarrassing blunders if badly done . |
| 3 | A preliminary clipping usually takes place during the course of the knotting , when the weaver cuts the pile yarn to an approximate length after he or she has completed a few rows , but the final clipping is a highly skilled job , which , if badly done , can ruin months of work . |
| 4 | If badly managed companies are no more at risk than efficient ones , however , it seems fair to assume that the disciplinary effect of the market for control is significantly diminished . |
| 5 | Argument and competition are potentially beneficial and fruitful ; both may degenerate into conflict if badly managed . |
| 6 | However , if badly designed , this can be a major source of stress at work . |
| 7 | My dogs were straining against the sledge now and yelping as if badly hurt . |
| 8 | The ‘ crisis ’ is now a crisis for at most two or three large US banks , which have good reason to believe they can count on government help if worse comes to worst . |