Example sentences of "if it be not [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The central nervous system adapts towards the spasticity , allowing it to dominate all the patient 's movements , if it is not carefully controlled . |
| 2 | A group of women talking about motherhood may either find some way of adjusting their differing statements so that they are all right , or else become locked in bitter disagreement , which is no less vitriolic even if it is not openly expressed . |
| 3 | To understand why , if it is not logically necessary , our modern Cabinet developed , we must again turn to history . |
| 4 | Our own experience in writing this chapter has confirmed our previous experience that this material is in short supply and widely dispersed , and some of it will disappear altogether if it is not soon collected . |
| 5 | We would like to make parents , teachers and priests aware that God is working through them , that they all are important for the life of faith in our young people even if it is not clearly evident at times . |
| 6 | The Commissioner referred to the letter to Age Concern England in 1988 , from Nicholas Scott ( now Minister for Social Security and Disabled People ) which stated , ‘ In the last analysis , where a person in a home can no longer meet his fees but still requires nursing home or residential home care it will fall to the NHS or local authority as appropriate to provide that care if it is not otherwise available to the person ’ . |
| 7 | But even if it is not exactly this scheme , it is certain that any global agreement will have to be supported by a mechanism which allows the developing countries to pollute more while they catch up with developed countries which are simultaneously reducing their emissions . |
| 8 | Europeans should heed Mr Calvet 's warnings if it is not already too late . |
| 9 | Display the ruler line if it is not already visible ( see Task 16 ) |
| 10 | Display the ruler line if it is not already visible ( see Task 16 ) |
| 11 | If it is not already on its highest setting , the pump can usually manage one more radiator . |
| 12 | Whenever a child is created , it is only added to OPEN if it is not already in OPEN or CLOSED . |
| 13 | But the difficulty is great , and the greatest danger is that if it is not well performed the music can seem banal . |
| 14 | Or you can install a wooden framework , and cover it with plasterboard , chipboard or hardboard ( although the latter may buckle if it is not well supported ) . |
| 15 | According to Smith and his colleagues , about 200 million people are chronically infected with hepatitis B virus , which , if it is not immediately lethal , may cause death more gradually , either by slowly rotting the liver , or by inducing liver cancer . |
| 16 | All types of a-v , museum , artefact and other stimulus material may be involved , and if it is not immediately available it may have to be purchased , borrowed or created . |
| 17 | ‘ where the matter consists of or is contained in a fair and accurate report of proceedings publicly heard before a court or tribunal exercising judicial authority , provided the report is published contemporaneously with those proceedings or , if it is not reasonably practicable or would be unlawful to publish a report of them contemporaneously , is published as soon as publication is reasonably practicable and lawful . ’ |
| 18 | as if it is not natural not to stand |
| 19 | But if it is not thoroughly conscious or if the youngster is not at a mature level of understanding any examination of feeling may be very disturbing for the child . |
| 20 | Mr Lawson said he had always played straight with people , which was why the Government was so respected , ‘ even if it is not always loved by all the people ’ . |
| 21 | For this purpose lenders should be considered to be part of the same group if they are parties to the same agreement or course of dealing , even if it is not always the same members of the group who participate in individual financings entered into under that agreement or course of dealing . |
| 22 | But a community that accepts integrity has a vehicle for organic change , even if it is not always wholly effective , that it would not otherwise have at all . |
| 23 | The rule of law is generally thought to have a broader ‘ political ’ meaning which covers the same ground as , if it is not quite synonymous with , the concept of limited government . |
| 24 | There is a smaller bedroom and a tiny , suspiciously tidy kitchen , which looks as if it is not often used . |
| 25 | Thinking regarded as internal manipulation of events and ideas does not necessarily depend on language , but if it is not entirely ego orientated , that is not concentrated on the relationship of the person to the scheme of things , then it usually invokes iconic representation . |
| 26 | Even if it is not technically required , it would no doubt be sensible police practice to spell out the fact that an arrest is imminent in the event of non-compliance . |
| 27 | It is in fact surprising that landlords are prepared to allow occupation of premises by members of the same group of companies as the tenant without a formal assignment , but needless to say it may be in the tenant 's best interests to try to include this provision if it is not initially incorporated in the lease . |
| 28 | One might ask how the church has grown if it is not out to recruit members from other denominations . |
| 29 | In two respects , however , the definition is wider than at common law in that the Act ( a ) renders a species dangerous if it poses a threat to property and ( b ) allows for a species to be considered dangerous if it is not commonly domesticated in Britain , even though it may be so domesticated overseas . |
| 30 | If the aquarium is brighter than the dealer 's tank , they will produce more pigment ; if it is not so well-lit they will reduce the amount present . |