Example sentences of "if it [be] [verb] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Capital , if it is to remain profitable , needed its workforce constantly reproduced . |
| 2 | Such a company must be prepared to invest in its ability to produce economically , if it is to remain competitive . |
| 3 | If it is cut crosswise , across the bias of the cloth , which gives fluidity and firmness it will hang straight . |
| 4 | If it is getting difficult you can see what 's going to happen , they 're going to think oh well I wo n't go to town today , I 'll go to the corner shop and manage . |
| 5 | Do n't join in if it is getting hurtful . |
| 6 | However , the therapist must be careful not to give the client an entirely free choice if it is believed that one , or a combination , of the client 's difficulties are central in maintaining the others . |
| 7 | If it is decided that use of a measure of material deprivation is informative and conceptually sound , then simple measures based on easily available and regularly updated measures would be preferable to the opaque and statistically complex derived indices . |
| 8 | Only if it is made strange or different do we see it for what it really is . |
| 9 | Motivation is often increased if it is made clear to a group that they are covering a topic on behalf of the whole class and that their results will be shared by the rest of the class . |
| 10 | If it is accepted that ability to consume is the major determinant and indicator of economic status — and that is implicit in the common concern over the ‘ standard of living ’ of different groups in society — then the conclusion must be that retirement is only one of a number of factors that affect economic status , and retirement alone is neither a necessary nor a sufficient condition for economic dependency . |
| 11 | If it is accepted that representative or indirect democracy is at best an inadequate substitute for personal participation , and that everything possible should be done to ensure that the views and wishes of the people are represented as accurately as possible within such a system , it must surely follow that representation should be in proportion to the weight of opinion in the society itself . |
| 12 | If it is accepted that between 10 and 17 per cent . |
| 13 | if it is accepted that biotechnology is here to stay , how can it be controlled to the best advantage ? |
| 14 | A horse standing perfectly in the show ring , with its ears nicely pricked , may indicate that it is cross by pressing its lips tightly together , as if it is refusing some nasty-tasting medicine . |
| 15 | Trestles make it all so much easier and safer , and it is worth while having a second one so that everyone can relax for a few minutes if it is proving difficult to align both wings to get the main pins in place . |
| 16 | In the last chapter , I discussed the kinds of things the brain must be doing if it is to generate observed behaviour . |
| 17 | It is as well to appreciate that a body in free fall from a fixed starting event will follow different geodesics if it is given different starting velocities . |
| 18 | If it is to do this in a more precise , less trade-distorting way , it is bound to be less helpful to big and efficient farms than to small ones . |
| 19 | Or , if it is to say that , by way of some stringent idea of what is satisfactory , there is also another conclusion to be drawn . |
| 20 | To its lenders and investors , the firm has a value only if it is earning more than its cost of capital . |
| 21 | This analysis must however be extended if it is to cover all the uses of the infinitive since there are also cases in which the latter is not in relation with another verb , as in the following exclamations : ( 1 ) Oh to be in England now that April 's there ! |
| 22 | Specifically , a stricture in ulcerative colitis is more likely to be malignant ( 1 ) if it occurs after 20 years of duration of the disease , ( 2 ) if it is located proximal to the splenic flexure , and ( 3 ) if it presents with obstructive symptoms . |
| 23 | The gaps between them are so big that if you plunge your arm through into the mantle , the clam is quite unable to grip it — though the experiment is a little less unnerving if it is tried first with a post . |
| 24 | Wagner concludes that managers should strive to increase market share , lower relative costs and/or achieve high product quality , and that any investment activity must be directed at at least one of these aims if it is to prove successful . |
| 25 | If it is agreed that project work has a great deal to offer in terms of developing reading , but recognised that these opportunities tend not to be exploited to the full , it is necessary to examine ways in which project work can be designed to make fuller use of its potential . |
| 26 | Finally partnership activity will have to be funded adequately if it is to achieve much worthwhile . |
| 27 | The main programming problems are likely to arise in the correct timing of the phase excitation changes ; the program segment responsible for the time delay between Steps must be carefully written if it is to provide accurate timing , as well as perform a useful secondary function . |
| 28 | The disciplines of active life in the sense of worldly help to others , or the necessity for study , are to be like " stikkes " laid on the burning coal that represents man 's innate desire for God and needs to be nourished if it is to provide full light and heat ( 35 – 9.397 – 449 ) . |
| 29 | Processes such as DVI , for example , will need to improve radically if it is to provide acceptable video at HDTV standards . |
| 30 | If you have already made an application to the tribunal , perhaps to obviate the risk of missing a crucial time limit should negotiations collapse , the detailed terms might , if it is thought appropriate , be set out in a separate document while you withdraw your claim on form COT 4 . |