Example sentences of "unless it is [verb] " in BNC.

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31 However inadequate his predictions proved in the twentieth century , Marx 's appeal remains incomprehensible unless it is recognized that he did have an unsurpassed grasp of nineteenth-century capitalism .
32 Local people know the history of their surroundings well enough , but visitors may not recognise land that has been reclaimed unless it is pointed out to them .
33 Some people think that the law of judicial review can not be properly understood unless it is studied against the background of a particular area of governmental activity such as housing or immigration , in order to see how the general rules are use to deal with particular problems .
34 What they have to say by way of appraisal has no effective force unless it is incorporated into the mediation process enacted by teachers and under their control .
35 A clause is of no effect unless it is incorporated ( included ) as a term in the contract .
36 Penal reformers estimate the package will add about 4,000 to an average daily prison population of 48,500 unless it is balanced by compensating changes in sentencing policy by judges and magistrates .
37 ‘ My daughters said I should come here to help clear this thing up , to find who really did this because unless it is cleared up then history will say that we were sent to our deaths by Britain , and that means the British people and the British army and they do n't deserve that because it is out of character . ’
38 However illogical it may seem , a void decision will become valid unless it is challenged within any time limit for challenges , by an applicant with sufficient standing , and unless a court exercises its discretion to award a remedy to the applicant .
39 ‘ language or conduct is not said to be insulting unless it is intended to show contempt or disesteem , or is understood by the hearer or observer to show this attitude . ’
40 Throughout this tine , the assumption was that the government was seeking a mandate to continue the war , and as late as October Bonar Law could still see " almost no chance of any joint action of this kind unless it is begun as the result of an election which takes place during the war and under the pressure of war conditions " .
41 In addition , wood will deteriorate and eventually rot unless it is given regular maintenance .
42 Now , the Family Health Services Authority has warned that unless it is given more money , prospective fundholders could be discouraged from joining the scheme .
43 Yet there is a danger of reading too much into petitioning unless it is given a firm context .
44 It is simply that a permissive culture which makes increasingly fewer demands on the egos and superegos of its citizens where self-restraint , postponement of gratification and drive-inhibition in general are concerned must — unless it is to dissolve in anarchy — abrogate those restraining , controlling and inhibiting functions to itself and to its agencies of social control .
45 And I believe it will survive , well into the future unless it is destroyed either as a deliberate act of governmental vandalism , or by inadvertence and well-intentioned stupidity .
46 President Bush has warned that he will not sign an extension of the Endangered Species Act unless it is amended to take local employment priorities into account , " because people and their jobs deserve protection too " .
47 It is assumed that a claim is limited to £5,000 , and so falls within the trial jurisdiction of the district judge , unless it is stated in the particulars that the claim is more .
48 A tribunal can not consider an unfair dismissal complaint unless it is presented during a three-month period beginning with the effective date of termination .
49 The spring can pour into the pond , but the pond will remain stagnant unless it is drained .
50 This can be distressing for other residents and staff unless it is handled sensitively .
51 Once this process is complete , the compost is ready for the land , and any further storage will result in some loss , unless it is kept covered and turned from time to time .
52 Limitation of family size will not happen unless it can be done without trespassing on conscience and unless practicable means are available ; and unless it is perceived to be in the families ' interests to do so ( Coale 1973 ) .
53 Our view is that knowledge of BSL is a key to the curriculum and to the teacher 's function but that unless it is supported by appropriate methods the teacher 's role will be limited .
54 Do n't forget that the skin on your body is a good barrier to the virus , unless it is broken or cut .
55 Omelettes ( you can not go too far wrong with an omelette , unless it is made with cheese , so no cheese , please )
56 ( iv ) The following terms , used alone or in combination , will be deemed to indicate that a person is a solicitor holding a current practising certificate , unless it is made clear that the person is not so qualified :
57 Since 1925 a lease can not be a legal estate unless it is made by a deed .
58 ( 7 ) Where a bona fide offer has been communicated to the board of the target company , or the board has reason to believe that a bona fide offer may be imminent , the issue of any further shares in the target will ( unless it is made pursuant to a contract entered into earlier ) constitute frustrating action under Rule 21 ( see para 18.2.2.2 below ) and will be prohibited unless approved by shareholders in general meeting .
59 I throw that into the arena on the basis that P P G seven exists it is not a policy in the terms of Section fifty four A unless it is made a policy in the terms of Section fifty four A. Nevertheless it is a material consideration in all applications be before the local authority or before the Secretary of State .
60 The ‘ need to know ’ criterion is crucial because unless it is applied , the operator can be overburdened with unnecessary material .
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