Example sentences of "it were to " in BNC.

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1 Increasing this angle increases the flair very sensitively , up to the maximum deflection of the curve of the rear leg , if it were to be ( impractically ! ) mounted in the plane or the rear seat rail .
2 He points out that petrol is now very cheap : if , in real terms , it were to be the equivalent price of a decade ago it would cost over £4 a gallon .
3 I wish it were to here .
4 ‘ I wish it were to here .
5 It is therefore possible to imagine two opposite reactions if it were to be shown conclusively that the creature was a whale .
6 Clearly , incapacity or wilful refusal to consummate a marriage as presently defined , if it were to be retained at all as part of the law , could only apply to those relationships presently regarded as marriages .
7 Should it be desired to alter this state of affairs , there would be many who would assert that the change could not be made without the consent of the part of the United Kingdom affected , however it were to be expressed .
8 This argument is strengthened by a body of evidence that suggests that these very small investors would be most unlikely to read , let alone interpret correctly , such information if it were to be provided in the audit report .
9 But even if it were to be brought in , there would still be a need for the factor 's services , says Alan Hughes , chairman of the ABFD and managing director of Griffin Factors , part of Midland Bank .
10 After all , if it were to be something to mark the beginning of a new stage in her life , then she could make it clear that this new life would n't involve any further outings with him .
11 Readership was still small relative to the whole population , but among it were to be found most of those active in the leadership of TANU and other areas of African advancement .
12 Must not theology , if it were to be possible at all , be established from the other side , by God himself — by the God who makes himself known to us in Jesus Christ rather than the God whom we choose to recognise in him , a God who comes from beyond ourselves to judge , redeem and save ?
13 So sealing , if it were to be done , would have to be done in strength ( by the eager-to-help Russians ? ) , along two borders , in the knowledge that frontier-patrolling might be the start of a bigger involvement .
14 If it were to be successful the mental health movement would have to move away from any strong association with welfare .
15 If it were to be stopped at all , then it could only be by means that fell entirely outside the constitution .
16 But if it were if it were to be slashed or erm you know and er on Monday evening we would have to get a screen we would have to replace that screen immediately .
17 It was possible to estimate the approximate vicinity of the conjectural planet if it were to be of a reasonable size and to be responsible for the perturbation of Uranus ' orbit .
18 Indeed , if it were to be as firmly and clearly drawn as some of our mentors would wish , I can not help feeling that a number of leading cases in your Lordships ' House would never have been decided the way they were .
19 Affirmative evidence rebutting that implication would , I think , be needed if it were to be contended that paragraph ( b ) had not been satisfied .
20 If it were to be held that judicial review for error of law lay against the visitor I fear that , as in the present case , finality would be lost not only in cases raising pure questions of law but also in cases where it would be urged in accordance with the Wednesbury principle ( Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd. v. Wednesbury Corporation [ 1948 ] 1 K.B .
21 But abruptly it seemed to me that the moment should have meaning , even if it were to my discredit .
22 An organization would be most unlikely to dismiss them without good reason , and if it were to they would have little difficulty finding alternative work .
23 If , for example , it were to be suggested that management had paid insufficient attention to the development of the company 's product base , establishing that this amounted to negligence would be highly problematical .
24 Any Windows-based package can image its PostScript screen fonts onto a matrix printer and so produce a realistic ‘ proof ’ of what the document would look like it were to be output through a page printer or typesetter .
25 If the battle in which Penda fought Cwichelm and Cynegils at Cirencester , dated to 628 in the Chronicle A ( s.a. 628 ) ( which is almost certainly a few years too early ) , can be safely placed before 633/4 , Penda was already a formidable force before Hatfield , but even if it were to date to a little after 633/4 it still reveals the wide-ranging character of Penda 's early activities .
26 ABWOR would only be highly significant if it were to be used for a much wider range of proceedings , especially those for which legal aid is not available .
27 The higher-level , task-related interactive project work that seems to prevail inside the office would , if it were to be done by teleworkers , require workflow management tools that ‘ are still in their infancy ’ , according to , systems integration consultant with Glasgow-based specialists Iain Graham Consultants .
28 Even if it were to be deduced that there is an outstanding shortfall in the HP4 supply , this appeal , while being determined in the context of policy HP4 , would require to be consistent with the specific terms of policy HP6 , which refers to non-Local Plan proposals .
29 The GREY program has automatic intensity adjustment and if it were to be useful would need to be modified to provide a user override , at least during development of the measuring technique .
30 Clearly and patently , if it were to be introduced , it would be introduced without notice .
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