Example sentences of "if it be not to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Meanwhile , declining confidence in the pound , and perhaps in the ‘ Thatcher Revolution , ’ is severely constraining ministers at a time when — as a formidable faction in the Cabinet has recognised — the Government needs to give a higher priority to the quality of life if it is not to be swept aside in the 1990s . |
| 2 | Instead , we 're willing to take the risk and give Birmingham the retail centre it deserves and needs if it is not to be completely undermined by rival out-of-town attractions . ’ |
| 3 | I have also made a very rich soup from smoked salmon pieces , but be very cautious about your fish stock if it is not to be spoiled by excessive salt . |
| 4 | But anything of a bigger scale that involves attracting the public or rallying the faithful or listening to a guest speaker does need forethought and care if it is not to be a shambles . |
| 5 | If it is not to be a positively charged convex curve , the intermediate rods need to be trimmed to form a straight edge . |
| 6 | But it has to be formulated more precisely if it is not to be confused with other crimes which have the dubious distinction of sharing these aphorismic characteristics . |
| 7 | At first you may well have to put the puppy on its leash and keep it close to you if it is not to be an annoyance when visitors call . |
| 8 | You will need to have your stake ready well before planting begins because it will have to be prepared properly if it is not to be a waste of time . |
| 9 | If it is not to be mere rhetoric , then its scope has continually to be exercised and its limits stretched . |
| 10 | If it is not to be provided by the health authority , will the Government give an assurance that the schools themselves will be empowered and funded to offer the nursing care that children with special needs require ? |
| 11 | So I think it is a matter of erm importance for the structure plan its inclusion er and I think to put the an answer to one of the questions that was put earlier , if it is not to be left to the district to decide on where development is or is not appropriate in open countryside as defined in the structure plan policy , who it is intended could be making the decision on where development would be appropriate . |
| 12 | ‘ But if it is not to be , it will not worry me . |
| 13 | For one thing the performance must be emotionally convincing , if it is not to be ludicrous ; a requirement rendered even more urgent by the technical impossibility , in mainstream cinema , of showing the act itself . |
| 14 | Yet it is difficult to see why employers in all countries would behave in this way if it was not to their advantage . |
| 15 | This decision , if it were not to be entirely arbitrary , would presumably be based upon considerations of style or general policy . |