Example sentences of "if the [noun sg] of [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There will only be that number of computers if the range of applications and uses increases a hundredfold too . |
| 2 | Now the purpose of relying on a rights- based argument is frequently to claim an entitlement to act irrespective of the consequences for others , and so if the idea of rights is to be coherent we must accept that a freedom to act in the face of at least some adverse social outcomes is entailed . |
| 3 | If the idea of transcriptions for guitar of music manifestly written for other instruments offends your aesthetic sensibilities , then prepare to have them confounded : this is very fine music-making , with the emphasis on music . |
| 4 | But if The Order of Things is thus concerned to analyse ‘ ensembles of discourses ’ that do not form a totality , it does not focus on the ways in which such forms of knowledges relate to the institutions in which and through which they are produced . |
| 5 | If such a model is correct , we may speculate that the movement of such female associated items may have been enhanced if the giving of women in marriage was at all common . |
| 6 | If the giving of grounds is seriously taken on board by the individual as an integral part of this valued form of life , then the individual will be led to pose to himself or herself some of the likely questions from an external observer . |
| 7 | For one motive that drives men to commit a real crime there are a thousand that drives them to commit those indifferent acts which are called crimes by bad laws ; and if the probability of crimes is proportionate to the number of motives , to enlarge the sphere of crimes is to increase the probability of their being committed ( p. 94 ) . |
| 8 | There is further protective distancing if the exploration of emotions is placed in a historical , fantasy , or SF framework . |
| 9 | Equally , if the board of directors could be restructured so that it effectively monitored the executive managers of the company , who would monitor the board itself ? |
| 10 | Sir Richard Burton had also revived ill-informed prejudices in his accounts of alleged Jewish ritual murder , even if the Board of Deputies of British Jews forced drastic pruning of his original text . |
| 11 | If the existence of companies should be regarded as premised on ‘ the understanding that their activities are to fulfill our purposes ’ , some idea of how ‘ our purposes ’ should be understood is needed . |
| 12 | At least method 1 is independent of the units of measurement ( providing they are the same in both years ) but the equal weight that attaches to all commodities can give a misleading figure — if the price of matches falls by 50% and the price of coal rises by 50% the combined index indicates no change . |
| 13 | If the type of foods you eat means that all your meals are heavily loaded with fat then they will contain a lot of energy — and if you do n't take a lot of exercise to burn this up , you will inevitably put on weight . |
| 14 | but if the ratio of visits to staff or visits to school is great , really great , significantly different in some |
| 15 | In most cases , if the holder of shares wishes to recover the money balance surrendered to the issues of the claim such as British Petroleum then the shares must be sold in a secondary market , i.e. a stock exchange , to some other party . |
| 16 | But if the conviviality of eateries will loom larger in deciding where to locate , the admittedly tiny risk of being blown up will count for something , too . |
| 17 | If the density of animals in an area increases to the point of overcrowding , there will be insufficient food to go round , and it might pay an animal to move away . |
| 18 | If the density of tadpoles is high , then food will be scarce . |
| 19 | If the density of points in k-space is written N(e) , then its variation with energy in a strong magnetic field is a series of infinitely-thin spikes ( b ) . |
| 20 | If the density of workers to the hectare was changed from forty three to thirty four with a consequent increase in the allocation of provision , could you cope with that ? |
| 21 | If the level of fees is of concern , particularly in the event of a failure to sell , it can be helpful to break down costs and adopt a staged approach . |
| 22 | If the ownership of rivers and lakes were as well de fined as houses and factories , then the law of tort and contract would ensure that their owners were in a position to take legal action against any company which pumped effluent into them . |
| 23 | If equal treatment is defined to mean that the same level of contribution must earn the same level of weekly or monthly pension , and if the notion of survivors ' pensions is re-tained , then in these circumstances women are likely to get more in total from their own contributions than men and more out of their husband 's contributions as their survivors . |
| 24 | Simply a concurrence of events which one will inevitably encounter every now and then if the law of averages is to be believed . |
| 25 | For example , the purchaser will inherit the employment liabilities if the Transfer of Undertakings ( Protection of Employment ) Regulations 1981 ( SI 1981/1794 ) apply ( see Chapter 5 ) . |
| 26 | The author regarded as unfounded the fears of those moralists who thought God 's order would be destroyed if the birth of sons and daughters were determined by the parents . |
| 27 | ‘ We summoned the sorcerers , and we sat long nights in Council , for we knew that we dare not wait until it was time for the Ritual of the Beastline to take place ; we had to know long before that if the birth of twins into the Royal House had truly damaged the Enchantment . |
| 28 | If the purpose of damages is to compensate a victim rather than punish the perpetrator , then a successful plaintiff who passes his award to charity can not be said to have been compensated in any way . |
| 29 | registration plates are in poor condition or if the spacing of letters and numbers is obviously incorrect ; |
| 30 | If the defence of volenti would have been available against the employee , it will be available against the employer ( ICI Ltd v Shatwell [ 1965 ] AC 656 . |