Example sentences of "[noun sg] unless it [be] [verb] by " in BNC.

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1 President Özal declared on Jan. 18 that " Turkey will not engage either in a ground war or in an air war unless it is attacked by Iraq " .
2 Water from other sources , such as streams or shallow wells , should be regarded with suspicion unless it is proved by tests to be free from organic and bacterial contamination .
3 The Gulf war has demonstrated that the mere accumulation of data does n't confer an automatic advantage unless it is complemented by quality analysis and contextual detail .
4 No proposal involving additional spending can be discussed by ministers in Cabinet or Cabinet subcommittee unless it is accompanied by a Treasury paper on the cost consequences .
5 A notice of severance or declaration of trust whilst being effective in equity , would have no effect on the register unless it was completed by an application to register a restriction so that the register shows that the survivor of the former two joint tenants is no longer able to give a valid receipt for capital monies ( see Precedent 14 ) .
6 Under standing orders of the House of Commons no proposal to spend money can be tabled for discussion unless it is countersigned by a Treasury minister .
7 Such scrutiny serves no purpose unless it is accompanied by the rights of free speech , ie the right publicly to report , to discuss , to comment , to criticise , to impart and to receive ideas and information on the matters subjected to scrutiny .
8 Prosecuting counsel Myles H. Malman assured Hoeveler that the prosecution case would be ready by that date unless it was impeded by defence motions demanding the disclosure of classified documents .
9 Section 322A of the Companies Act 1985 now provides that such a transaction is voidable ( i.e. can be set aside ) by the company unless it is ratified by the company by a special resolution of its members .
10 Since 1925 a lease can not be a legal estate unless it is made by a deed .
11 This procedure acknowledged not only the interdependence of church and realm but also the weakness of excommunication as a sanction unless it were backed by secular coercion .
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