Example sentences of "but if we are [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We much regret that this involved a net loss of some jobs but if we are to remain competitive against increasing overseas competition , it is essential that we operate with the lowest possible cost base and the most efficient facilities . |
| 2 | Ours is a voice which can not be ignored , but if we are to use our influence to full effect we must both recognise and be capable of using our strengths . |
| 3 | But if we are to talk about pedagogy , individual effort must be referred to more general ideas , otherwise there is no way for experience to be communicated , no way in which others can derive benefit from the particular successes of the individual . |
| 4 | But if we are to move towards the maximum recycling of plastics , and the maximum environmental benefit , then food packaging should not be ruled out . |
| 5 | But if we are speaking as Christians , we must quickly add that this situation is a problem only because of the Fall . |
| 6 | We are not proposing any subscription increase at this stage , but if we are to continue to balance our books in a rapidly changing world we will need to take some tough decisions . |
| 7 | But if we are to preserve the creatures that rely directly upon water as their medium , technique and science alone are not enough . |
| 8 | True , a state-of-the-art aerobatic machine is expensive , but if we are to represent our county at major championships in a competitive manner then it is required of to run competitive machines . |
| 9 | Commonly we consider a disease to be the symptoms that we experience when ill but if we are to take the susceptibility into account then we need a word to include it in this larger view of disease . |
| 10 | If by it we mean a support system to strengthen and assist those who wish to engage in political lobbying , well and good , but if we are to take on a proper campaigning role as Oxfam has done , then this would require additional staff with the necessary experience and specialisation . |
| 11 | This is an acceptable solution if we expect to concentrate on one form of arithmetic for a number of instructions , but if we are using several forms ( for example , floating-point calculations with address computation in fixed-point format ) then we have to change the contents of the mode register continually . |
| 12 | This is adequate if one is simply trying to calculate who is receiving certain benefits , such as old-age pensions , from official sources , but if we are seeking a realistic conception of who is and who is not a dependant or a net contributor to the economy in a broader sense such definitions are not helpful ( Grundy , 1986 , p. 13 ) . |
| 13 | But if we are tempted to share that judgement and the prejudice behind it , the compiler of Genesis would have us think again . |
| 14 | But if we are tempted to call it ‘ pain ’ , what is the content of the suggested check on this temptation , the check which we operate in order to see whether it is justified ? |
| 15 | But if we are going to accuse them of this then we had better also accuse them of inventing the doctrine of the Trinity , for although the New Testament provides evidence for such a cardinal Christian belief it does not set it out in a clear or distinct fashion . |
| 16 | But if we are going to meet expectations of clients then really we have to know exactly what it is the client needs and would be happy with . |
| 17 | Erm , in Shropshire the M F U are known to be in favour of compulsory dips , there 's no difference between us , but if we are going down , you are going to send a re erm , er , a joint representation , then I think before you agree to send a joint representation then you need to have a meeting with M F U and C L A , to make certain that we 're all saying the same thing . |
| 18 | But if we are intruded upon what should we do ? |
| 19 | But if we are to relate the romantic picture of historical generalization to the hard facts of life as it was lived , we need examples , great and small , of cities at work . |
| 20 | But if we are to generalise , it is better to characterise the Tory position as paternalist , rather than populist . |
| 21 | But if we are to reduce the number of new infections and protect our young people , they must be given the facts about AIDS/HIV and given the opportunity to discuss the issues openly . |
| 22 | This woman/man is not my life , but if we are meant to be together , we will be . |
| 23 | It is a fact that gambling is less general in Britain than in earlier days , but if we are to become the leisure centre of the developed world , a review of our present legislation should be undertaken . |
| 24 | Such language seems vacuous to some , but if we are to comprehend the nature of the arts in particular , being is a concept which it seems difficult to do without . |
| 25 | then I think that we ought to comment on it but if we are doing media response |
| 26 | But if we are doing well someone else is doing badly — that is what free markets are like . |
| 27 | I would say to you that the history of North Yorkshire County is that the house house builders have built , more or less the building rate of planning policy , whatever that has been , and that is a matter of fact , and if and if and if we are in a situation where the market is being fettered , as is the policy , and it 's not a policy which we are seeking to go away from specifically , and it is inevitable that the house builders will build to whatever the policy building rate is , and comparisons of one building rate with another are simply telling you what 's happened in the past , not what needs to happen in the future er in terms of meeting the housing requirement , and quite clearly in any area where you are introducing a new settlement , if indeed that 's the conclusion we come to , er late later on , erm and I hope we do , but if we are introducing a new settlement you are bound to skew the building rates , and the more and more you reduce the area in which you consider what the building rate effect is the more and more that it actually gets skewed , er and erm you know , quite frankly , when the developers built a new estate at the end of my particular street the building rate went up alarmingly in my area , er and er you know , we can go on forever like that , I just think it 's very misleading to just deal with the judgement of building rates . |
| 28 | ‘ My own instincts are tax-cutting instincts , but if we are to keep the level of taxation down , it is essential to maintain a tight rein on public spending . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ My own instincts are tax-cutting instincts , but if we are to keep the level of taxation down , it is essential to maintain a tight rein on public spending . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ My own instincts are tax-cutting instincts , but if we are to keep the level of taxation down , it is essential to maintain a tight rein on public spending . ’ |