Example sentences of "[adj] if it [is] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is tautological if all that is being said is that where there is no industrial capitalism , there are no industrial capitalists , and vice versa ; and it is fallacious if it is intended as a substantial proposition meaning that the limited growth in some Third World economies is due to the absence of innovators , intermediaries , risk-takers and the like . |
| 2 | Not that you were dissimulating unfelt emotions : you were merely their translator , and you transcended those emotions , imparting to them that furnace heat which makes a work of genius give off light if it is brought to the desired temperature . |
| 3 | Eaten raw in salads , it becomes more interesting if it is topped with herbs and a good quality olive oil . |
| 4 | This becomes clearer if it is considered from the more general perspective of post-modernism which has been widely characterized as involving a return of history , albeit as a category of representation . |
| 5 | This is a real gift to the declining Italian tourist industry , which needs the country 's cultural assets to be made more accessible if it is to compensate for the fact that mass tourism has migrated to cheaper , less developed shores . |
| 6 | In practice you will probably be lucky if it is seen at all ! |
| 7 | However , we have grave reservations about clause 4 if it is left in the hands of a Government who have a long track record of being mean with acquisition money . |
| 8 | I 'm not sure if it 's meant to be a guitar cab or a bass cab , but it suits me . |
| 9 | But this will need constant nurturing if it is to develop into an appreciation of the richness of poetry , where words are ‘ alive with a plurality of meanings from their contexts , their associations and their sensory qualities ; they are alive with what Ted Hughes calls ‘ the goblin in a word'' ’ ( this quotation is from Michael Benton 's essay on ‘ The Importance of Poetry in Children 's Learning ’ , from the NATE book Lessons in English Teaching and Learning [ 1988 ] ) ( p. 148 ) . |
| 10 | Finally , even if a government was prepared to use positive discrimination measures more vigorously and adopt a policy of staff direction in employment , it will need to make private provision illegal if it is to succeed in equalising the geographical distribution of services . |
| 11 | The telephone can be rather cold as a method of first contact , but very useful if it is used in conjunction with a letter or a visit . |
| 12 | This is supposed to be the strongest set of women to have turned up in rock for ages , but it 's not healthy if it 's based on f—ed -up women . ’ |
| 13 | It may be that there is a special rule for reservation of title clauses : this is examined below ( Chapter 10 ) but subject to that possible exception , once a contract has been made , its terms can only be altered or supplemented by a variation , and such variation will only be effective if it is supported by consideration . |
| 14 | Secondly , an exemption clause may be partially effective if it is shown to be to some extent reasonable . |
| 15 | As time has gone by I have been more acutely aware that as important as a good knowledge of a language is , it is more effective if it is accompanied by additional technical knowledge . |
| 16 | The best advertorial in the world will be of no value at all if it is aimed at the wrong audience . |
| 17 | Nevertheless , we need to consider what problems might arise and make provision accordingly , accepting that such provision should be very flexible if it is to cope with the range of need presented by the disabled . |
| 18 | Some countries , such as Germany , do not regard a waste as hazardous if it is intended for recycling . |
| 19 | One can sum up the position as being that a restraint will be invalid if it is imposed in order to prevent competition simpliciter or the use of personal skill and knowledge of the employee . |
| 20 | However , the contract would still be void , because at common law a contract is void if it is made on a false assumption that its subject-matter is in existence . |
| 21 | We agree with MacGowan and Reeves that the half life may be inaccurate if it is calculated from only two values ; but perhaps that is why they have never seen a patient with normal renal function in whom the half life is as long as 7.6 hours , since in clinical practice two measurements are all one has to go on . |
| 22 | A rent will be unascertainable if it is fixed by reference to facts which can not be known at the date of the lease , eg the market rental value at a future date . |
| 23 | The reality is always worse if it is clouded with fear . |
| 24 | It is indeed professionally irresponsible if it is claimed as a pedagogic principle . |
| 25 | The recipe is also delicious if it is made with smoked salmon pieces , but the trout is a little more unusual . |
| 26 | The truth can often be slanderous if it is put in certain ways . |
| 27 | A single blow from a Singing Blade can cleave a fully armoured man in two if it is struck from a thundering chariot . |
| 28 | We will say that a feasible solution is efficient if it is dominated by no other feasible solution . |
| 29 | The performance of existing duties under a contract can amount to consideration for a promise if performance confers a practical benefit on the promisor ( Williams v Roffey Bros & Nicolls ( Contractors ) Ltd [ 1990 ] 1 All ER 512 ) , but the promise will be unenforceable if it is obtained by duress , including economic duress . |
| 30 | With regard to plants s.4(3) will be satisfied if it is picked for a commercial purpose . |