Example sentences of "if it appear [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was especially the case if it appeared that government legislation was being flouted . |
| 2 | Estimates of the likely time costs for each stage of the assignment would be provided in advance and Big would be informed immediately if it appeared that our cost estimate was likely to be exceeded . |
| 3 | If it appears that the prosecution has failed to prove an essential element of the offence , or if its evidence has been discredited in cross-examination , there is no case to answer and the defence does not respond . |
| 4 | The commonest ( although still rare ) type of statement is that if it appears that a Bill has passed both Houses and received the Royal Assent , no court of justice can inquire into the mode in which it was introduced into Parliament , nor into what was done previous to its introduction , nor what passed in Parliament during its progress in its various stages through Parliament ( see , e.g. , Lee v Bude & Torrington Junction Railway Co ( 1871 ) LR 6 CP 577 ; Edinburgh & Dalkeith Railway Co v Wauchope ( 1842 ) 8 C1 & F 710 ) . |
| 5 | ‘ So if it appears that the Princess has contrived to bring her own marriage down then that is not the case at all , ’ says Penny . |
| 6 | If it appears that the original decisions were taken on the basis of assumptions which have not stood the test of time it is as well to re-run the exercise . |
| 7 | The following dietary guideline can be woven into therapy if it appears that the client has an unhealthy diet . |
| 8 | By s. 4 of the 1986 Act a disqualification order may be made by the court in the course of winding up a company , if it appears that the person : |
| 9 | There remains the very real problem of what is to happen if it appears that Professor B. or some other suitably qualified practitioner was willing , should the need arise , to subject J. to mechanical ventilation and had the facilities for doing so . |
| 10 | The OFT investigates complaints if it appears that these trade associations are not following their own guidelines and , as a final sanction , the OFT can withdraw its endorsement . |
| 11 | The certificate of summary administration can be revoked either on the court 's own motion or on the application of the official receiver ( r 6.50 ) if it appears that the certificate should not have been issued ( s 275(3) ) . |
| 12 | They may be summarised as follows : if it appears that facts existed from which a constable could reasonably have anticipated a breach of the peace , as a real and not as a remote possibility , and the constable did in fact anticipate such a breach , he is under a duty to take steps ( whether by arrest or otherwise ) as he reasonably thinks are necessary to prevent the breach of the peace from occurring or , as it may be , from continuing . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | He invited people to sign a declaration : ‘ I , the undersigned , promise to learn ( it ) if it appears that 10 million people have given the same promise . ’ |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | A party seeking to recover his property , which may be held , for example , by someone who has done work on it , will have first to issue proceedings , and if it appears that a lien arises , the court may order that the party seeking to recover may pay into court , to abide the event , the amount in respect of which the security is claimed together with such further sum by way of interest and costs as the court directs , and upon such payment , the property be given up . |
| 18 | If it appears that the child is ordinarily resident elsewhere , his " home " authority must be consulted and they may take over the investigation ( s47(12) ) . |