Example sentences of "if [adj] [noun sg] be to " in BNC.
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| 1 | If private property is to be legitimate within the framework of a liberal society it is also necessary to show that there are constraints which prevent it from becoming a source of power which threatens the liberty of the individual or rivals the power of the state . |
| 2 | Private property and freedom are not uniquely connected in the way that Hayek suggests , therefore , and if private property is to be justified in terms of freedom some further argument is required that the dispersal theory does not supply . |
| 3 | the need for incentives was accepted if economic growth was to be attained . |
| 4 | If unnecessary development is to be avoided , the principle must be sustainability — making full use of the existing housing stock for the needs of local people . |
| 5 | But there must be many more codes — thousands or millions — if each system is to be truly secure against deliberate mischief . |
| 6 | Does he further agree that if that proportion were to be raised to 20 per cent. , overnight every household bill would rise by 50 per cent ? |
| 7 | All other considerations , to a greater or lesser degree , had to become secondary if that survival was to be ensured . |
| 8 | The Soviet Union would only permit a united Germany if that state was to be neutral , the argument went , and that way lay the old nightmare of a Germany swinging between East and West . |
| 9 | Again I agree with my hon. Friend , if that money is to be expended it might be a good thing if there were a public inquiry . |
| 10 | My understanding of the law is that an adult patient who is capable of doing so must give consent to any medical treatment if that treatment is to be lawful . |
| 11 | I think our view is that if that provision was to be any greater , then we would have significant difficulty in accommodating that provision within our part of Greater York , primarily for for greenbelt considerations , not reasons , erm any additional provision would require a rolling back of the greenbelt , er significant provision would have two implications , erm either it would mean peripheral expansion er of York into the greenbelt around York and into our district , we feel that would adversely affect the special character of York , lead to outward sprawl of the York urban area , encroachment into open countryside , and coalescence of the urban area with the villages in our district , er and we we would n't want to support that . |
| 12 | It is necessary by way of preface to emphasise that in no circumstances can in-house benefits give rise to no taxable benefit or only a small taxable benefit if that benefit is to be assessed on an average cost basis . |
| 13 | Well no , if , if that letter 's to be believed he must know |
| 14 | If monetary policy is to be used to control aggregate demand , it will be through interest rate changes . |
| 15 | It will also face the fact that those who lose least may have to compensate those who lose most , if free riding is to be checked . |
| 16 | The point here is that if cultural modernity is to be understood in terms of the separation and even the transcendence or ‘ aura ’ of aesthetic realism , then post-modernity would be a matter of transgression of the boundaries that separate the aesthetic from other cultural practices and from the social itself . |
| 17 | The therapist realized that some changes in the couples ' situation would have to occur within a few days if another crisis were to be avoided . |
| 18 | I simply wan na say two things and that is this that within a month if this scheme is to work I believe that the council or the social services committee must draw up a long list of homes which it proposes to close and that long list will be in teams and that must be done not behind closed doors so that people know what is being proposed , we level with people who live in those institutions and they are fully acquainted with our , with our intentions and secondly I think it 's necessary to understand from this programme that it is not just refurbishment programme , it is a refurbishment and closure programme the simple equation being that the money that comes from closures from capital receipts and some revenue savings , actually goes into the rest to refurbish them . |
| 19 | Funds are urgently required if this work is to be completed on the North Side . |
| 20 | I then pointed out to him that I strongly deprecated a dissolution at this moment as I had implicit confidence in him and in the Conservative Party now in power , and I considered that as most countries in Europe , if not in the world , were in a chaotic and indeed dangerous state , it would be a pity if this country were to be plunged into the turmoil of a General Election on a question of domestic policy which will arouse all the old traditional bitterness of the hard fought battles between Protection and Free Trade : also that it was quite possible that his majority might be reduced , or that he might not get a majority at all . |
| 21 | A question asked early in the interview may affect answers to subsequent questions , and if this order were to be altered it becomes difficult to detect the effect this might have on the replies . |
| 22 | If this contribution is to be representative of the burial environment within a 30 cm radius , it is best measured in situ , either using small metal capsules containing a highly TL-sensitive material buried for about one year , or using a calibrated gamma ray spectrometer . |
| 23 | If this proposition were to be of interest I would arrange for you to be put in contact with my client , who will reveal his identity at the appropriate stage . |
| 24 | If this pitfall is to be avoided , it is suggested that careful attention is needed to the way in which normalisation is being interpreted . |
| 25 | If this approach is to be successful there need to be benefits to the wife , the farmer , and the farm . |
| 26 | Further development is required if this technique is to be included in the alternative treatments for the management of gall stones . |
| 27 | If this reformulation is to be justified , then we need to show that [ 12 ] yields contextual effects not yielded by [ 31 ] : It seems to me that in contrast with [ 31 ] , [ 12 ] draws the hearer 's attention to the fact that this was n't ordinary , plain running . |
| 28 | If this decision were to be upheld , the appellants stand to lose their liberty and , in my judgment , it would not be right that such a result should occur when the evidence is excluded only on the basis of the rather stricter rules laid down in Ladd v. Marshall . |
| 29 | ‘ If this attack is to be , I too will be needed at Famagusta . |
| 30 | We strongly suggest that if this preparation is to be attempted it be done on a small scale and the reaction mixture be checked for unreduced bis(2-azidoethyl)ether before removal of chloroform and distillation of the diamine . |