Example sentences of "[noun sg] if it appear " in BNC.

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1 The following dietary guideline can be woven into therapy if it appears that the client has an unhealthy diet .
2 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 .
3 This was especially the case if it appeared that government legislation was being flouted .
4 It appears the US policy was to assist the coup if it appeared likely to succeed ; but to back away as soon as it seemed doomed to fail .
5 It is a reasonable assumption that people will find it easier to accept a product if it appears in a context into which they could fit themselves , being used by people whom they could — or would like to — resemble .
6 The Act provides that where ‘ a constable has reasonable grounds for suspecting that any offence which is not an arrestable offence has been committed or attempted , or is being committed or attempted , he may arrest the relevant person if it appears to him that service of a summons is impracticable or inappropriate because any of the general arrest conditions is satisfied ’ .
7 Instead under section 78 of the Act the courts have a power to exclude such evidence if it appears to the court that the admission of the evidence would have such an adverse effect on the fairness of the proceedings that the court ought not to admit it .
8 A decision is given per incuriam if it appears to have been made in ignorance of relevant statutory provisions or binding case law ( Morelle v.
9 Section 27(2) ( a ) permits the court or the arbitrator a discretion to ignore the governing law clause if it appears that it has been included only for the purpose of evading the provisions of the UCTA .
10 There is no doubt that a bill or note given in consideration of what is supposed to be a debt is without consideration if it appears that there was a mistake in fact as to the existence of the debt ; Bell v. Gardiner ( 4 M. & Gr. 11 ) ; and , according to the cases of Southall v. Rigg and Forman v. Wright ( 11 C.B. 481 ) , the law is the same if the bill or note is given in consequence of a mistake of law as to the existence of a debt .
11 Also , although the annual report is to be published , the Prime Minister may exclude from publication any matter in an annual report if it appears to the Prime Minister that publication would be prejudicial to national security , the prevention or detection of crime , or the economic well-being of the country .
12 A ‘ notice to warn ’ might well be served for example upon a car manufacturer if it appears that a certain model had a dangerous design fault .
13 The Secretary of State is not required to entertain an appeal if it appears to him that permission for the proposed development could not have been granted by the local planning authority , or could not have been so granted otherwise than subject to the conditions imposed by them , having regard to the statutory requirements to the provisions of the development order , and to any directions given under the order .
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