Example sentences of "[noun] if [noun sg] be to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | By July , Hoare was forecasting that before long refugees will ‘ have to be supported from British public funds if scandal is to be avoided ’ . |
| 2 | I would have thought the labour market conditions are also a vital ingredient if profitability is to be passed on or shared out in higher wages . |
| 3 | It is obvious that the aggregate demand for consumption goods must Brow at the same rate as the production of such commodities if equilibrium is to be maintained ; but there is an inherent drive within the capitalist system to reduce the amount of variable capital advanced or employed for the purchase of labour-power as a proportion of the total capital advanced . |
| 4 | In order to get a true comparison between the firms ( and accordingly between the contributions , both capital and income generating , of their partners ) it may be necessary : ( 1 ) to revalue capital assets to a common date ; ( 2 ) to bring in the profits from the disposal of any property not required by the merged firm ; ( 3 ) to devise some means of compensation if goodwill is to be written out of account where it has previously been treated as an asset in which the partners have a share ; ( 4 ) where work in progress features in the accounts of one of the firms , to eliminate it by billing or to write it off against the capital accounts of that firm 's partners ; ( 5 ) to settle how bad debts are to be treated post-merger , either charged generally against the new firm or separately against the partners of the old firms ; ( 6 ) to write off the value of old fixtures and fittings ; ( 7 ) to revise profit and loss accounts to a common accounting date . |
| 5 | This is to inform you all that me and my Companions have Unanamously agreed and likewise made Oath to Each other that if There is not a speedy Altaration made for the Good of the poore that you have corn thinking to make your fortunes of shall have it burnt to the Ground whether it Be in Stacks or Barns for the fire that took place Last Week was but the begining of your Troble , we know every Stack of Corn about this Country , and Every Barn that hath Corn concealed in it for the Purpos of starving the Poore But we are Determind if thare is to Be Starvation it shall be a General thing not a parcial one for both Gentle and Simple shall Starve if any Do . |
| 6 | The struggle reflects a revolution in mass consciousness , by which people have come to realise that ideas and aspirations must be embodied in manifest acts if reality is to be changed . |
| 7 | This is appropriate and necessary on major roads if traffic is to be permitted at all . |
| 8 | One was the recognition that leadership was of prime importance if discipline was to be maintained and armies kept together as teams rather than as collections of individuals . |
| 9 | FAST has also argued that the Community 's Common Agricultural Policy will need radical changes if biotechnology is to be optimally developed . |
| 10 | Gorbachev called for the preservation of " the common economic space " and increased co-operation and stability , which were essential conditions if help were to be expected from the G-7 industrialized countries . |
| 11 | Consequently the saturated zone must be constantly flushed by undersaturated water if dissolution is to be an effective mechanism . |
| 12 | Sociological research , like all scientific enquiry is fundamentally prompted by simple human curiosity , an indispensable quality if research is to be both successful and enjoyable . |
| 13 | The students and her needs must be known to the ward staff if learning is to be effective . |
| 14 | It can not be excluded from regional security arrangements if stability is to be achieved in oil flows from Gulf oil producers . |
| 15 | The importance of diet in this group of patients is that for some diet alone will suffice , while for the rest there must be a good dietary compliance if control is to be optimal at a steady weight whether using oral agents or insulin . |
| 16 | Richmondshire District Council said it was forced to bring in charges if money was to be found to maintain existing car parks and create new ones . |
| 17 | He was already aware of the possibility of situations in which approval would not be the automatic outcome of such visits , and indeed the CNAA had already , as a result of institutional visits , imposed stern conditions to be met in some instances if approval was to be continued . |
| 18 | Again , it is the dependent item which must acquire additional traits if pleonasm is to be avoided : Arthur drinks beer ( but ? |
| 19 | And the believer agrees all too easily that he or she must indeed have this sort of proof if belief is to be possible . |
| 20 | Allowing for retirements , that still implies the need for 2 million new jobs if unemployment is to be reduced significantly . |
| 21 | Such areas require more than simple changes to the plan of the street if safety is to be radically improved . |