Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] are anything to go by " in BNC.

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1 If we go only by the legislation and other portents , then the outlook is overcast at present and we are not sure how it will clear ; if commitment and current initiatives are anything to go by , then the prospects are brighter .
2 But if his practical measures are anything to go by , he may be thinking of the Libyan nation , for he discourages international marriage not only with English or American persons , but with Algerians , Egyptians and Palestinians .
3 France is now facing its second period of cohabitation between a right-wing government and a socialist president , and if the statements of the conservative leaders are anything to go by , it is likely to be tougher than it was last time .
4 There seems to have been a generally similar scheme of attack , if similarities to the Kentish experience are anything to go by .
5 THE day of the indie guitar band dominating local music appears to be on the wane , if recent developments are anything to go by .
6 In fact , if the answers given by 40 per cent of women quizzed for a new survey are anything to go by , the EC president might as well Jacques it in …
7 If recent events are anything to go by , one forum for this ‘ dialogue ’ will be the courts of law .
8 Mehdi Moghadassi If past performances are anything to go by , this should be quite a disturbing work .
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