Example sentences of "[noun sg] if it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | For Gandhi , religion is equivalent to helping the helpless , and given the choice between ‘ counting beads or turning the wheel ’ , he would choose the wheel if it meant alleviating poverty and starvation . |
| 32 | I mean , why reinvent the wheel if it rolls ? |
| 33 | Labour 's shadow Scottish Secretary , Tom Clarke , said the news emphasised Rosyth 's vulnerability if it secures only surface work . |
| 34 | Thirdly , a court might decline to allow judicial review if it thought that the alternative dispute-settling body possessed relevant expertise which the court lacked ; or , fourthly , if the case raised issues which could be considered by the alternative body but not by the court on judicial review ; or , fifthly , if the alternative body 's procedure was better suited to resolving the case than judicial review procedure . |
| 35 | But having rejected a compromise which , for boxing , was about as good as it gets , he ca n't continue claiming innocence if it leads to the heavyweight division again disintegrating into chaos . |
| 36 | I do n't think the Labour 'd know a free vote if it bit him on the leg . |
| 37 | However even if the court calls one of the ‘ if X ’ conditions a question of fact , it will substitute its view as to the meaning of that term if it conceives the fact to be jurisdictional . |
| 38 | Mr Kinnock 's compromise would have created one society , with a national executive seat if it attracted more then 3,000 members . |
| 39 | The owners of Flokati were showing Mavis and Walter Bricknell-type behaviour , fluttering about in a nervous anxiety that would be bound to affect the horse if it went on too long . |
| 40 | The following dietary guideline can be woven into therapy if it appears that the client has an unhealthy diet . |
| 41 | Because no one could have found that brooch if it had just been a wilderness . |
| 42 | But Downing Street made it clear that it was the Cabinet which set the £244.5 billion spending target — and it can increase that figure if it wants to . |
| 43 | They protect themselves from too much probing and they appear very secretive in nature but can take ice-cold decisions without a second glance if it suits their purpose . |
| 44 | The principle can be extended for larger blocks of inherently similar experimental units and can thus increase the sensitivity of an experiment to detect a real effect if it exists . |
| 45 | A fourth idea implicit in the concept of non-justiciability is that of expertise : a court might decline to review a decision or action if it felt it lacked the skill , expertise or experience to judge the issues raised by the dispute . |
| 46 | The former building society is understood to be prepared to take court action if it does not wrest the compensation from Lloyds . |
| 47 | Supt Peter Coleman said : ‘ We are looking into the matter and will take action if it proves necessary . ’ |
| 48 | Erm just to say that , just to confirm the note sent round that erm we will only pay for any photographic services by Intercity East Coast if it has been procured using a task request form in accordance with the same way we procure any other internal B R er service . |
| 49 | He will be able to declare a ballot void if it appears third parties have interfered by voting when not entitled to do so , tampering with ballot papers , interfering with voters or exerting undue influence . |
| 50 | A walking , talking compendium of that great paradox of apartheid which has at its heart the maxim that crime is n't a crime if it supports and strengthens the system . |
| 51 | A succession of full chords for wind and horns bears a rather oppressive resemblance to the sound of a harmonium if it continues for many bars without relief . |
| 52 | ‘ If that happens the health authority is going to have to foot the bill for a taxi or ambulance if it wants to get people to hospital . |
| 53 | Co-operative R&D may also reduce the costs of doing research if it eliminates wasteful duplication of R&D projects , and , to the extent that co-operating firms apply their research in a wider range of output markets , cooperative R&D ventures may undertake more productive research . |
| 54 | So far from killing himself over Wolfgang , he would not have hesitated to end the liaison if it interfered with his plans . ’ |
| 55 | ‘ It 's an ugly thing anyway , and it 'll be no loss if it does get swept away , ’ I said boldly . |
| 56 | In the great store wars to get customers in , supermarkets invented the ‘ loss leader ’ — lines such as bread on which they were prepared to make a small loss if it lured people in . |
| 57 | In fact , it may enhance our pleasure if it has helped us to snatch success from the jaws of failure ! |
| 58 | LABOUR delegates were warned yesterday that the party would lack electoral credibilty if it promised increases in public spending which could only be met by higher borrowing or taxes . |
| 59 | Failure to give you a fair deal in terms of a pay rise can , therefore , amount to constructive dismissal if it reflects victimisation . |
| 60 | A screwed access plug or ‘ eye ’ in the bottom of the U made it possible to empty the trap of debris if it got blocked . |