Example sentences of "unless [art] " in BNC.

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1 The Act is an enabling one and does not affect the existing system unless the leadership of the churches wish to co-operate in a reshaping of the system or of schools in any particular area .
2 That is why , wrote Harsnet , I have been preparing myself for that moment for a long time , that is why I have cleared the decks and prepared the ground , because unless the decks are cleared and the g round prepared there is little hope of succeeding in what one has planned to do , little hope of achieving anything of lasting value , though lasting is a relative term and so is value and whatever it is one has planned to do is certain to be altered in the process , which does not of course mean , he wrote , that one can start anywhere at any time .
3 A project is a project , he wrote , and once it is begun it should be carried through to the end , regardless of doubts about meaning , doubts about long runs , or doubts about anything else , unless the body screams for you to stop , of course one can not go on for long against the screaming of the body , but then that merely means one has miscalculated , it merely means one has begun too soon or too late or perhaps that the entire project was a miscalculation .
4 I remember one particular occasion when , on finding ‘ Cheer up Mona ’ written on the blackboard when I arrived to take a class , I went absolutely potty , threatening dire punishment on the whole class — the entire school almost — unless the culprit came forward .
5 Unless the glider is going to be launched without delay , it should be turned out of wind and held with the into-wind wing down until it is needed .
6 In windy weather there will be a definite tendency for the fuselage to weathercock round into wind unless the tail-wheel or skid is chocked .
7 Unless the wing-tips are weighted down with a tyre , one wing lifting off the ground means that the other will come down on to another glider with expensive results .
8 Always close the doors at one end before opening them at the other , unless the wind is very light , and never leave both ends open in case a wind springs up later in the day .
9 It must be understood that unless the geometric lock is felt , either the brakes are not locked , in which case a harder push is needed on the lever , or the locks themselves need adjusting .
10 Unless the wind is more than about 45° to the direction of take-off , a strong cross wind seldom creates problems .
11 With the low acceleration of a car launch , unless the pilot recognises that the cable has broken and lowers the nose very quickly , the glider will stall and land heavily .
12 Unless the cables are well spaced , or the truck driver keeps absolutely straight , there is a risk of two or more cables becoming tangled .
13 Unless the winch or car is very under-powered , pulling up steeper on a fast launch has little or no effect on launching speed .
14 Unless the failure has occurred below 50 feet or so , once the speed has been regained it is always best to apply full airbrake first to use up any excess height quickly .
15 Applying the opposite rudder can not possibly cause the spin to reverse as is sometimes stated , unless the pilot is keeping the stick right back .
16 Of course , unless the pilot is aware that the glider is stalled , he is bound to respond instinctively at first , applying full aileron and rudder to try to stop the rapid wing-drop and pulling right back to try to stop the nose dropping .
17 A pilot taking off in rain on a winch or car launch is at risk with any type of glider unless the launch is faster than normal .
18 So he has little or no time to release the glider , or to recover from the dive unless the upset occurs above about 500 feet , and then only if the rope breaks or the glider releases .
19 Unless the wind is very strong , if it is obvious that you can reach the field , it is useful to open full airbrake for a few seconds immediately after the final turn to check that you can undershoot .
20 In fact , it is unlikely that you would ever need to side-slip without full airbrake unless the airbrakes became frozen or jammed .
21 The aim should be to out-climb every other glider nearby and not to be satisfied with just staying up , unless the conditions are very poor .
22 Thus , if you begin with a kick and land in a forward position , a second kick will be inadvisable unless the opponent has maintained a constant distance from you .
23 Similarly , if you advance with a rapid sequence of punches , there is little point in throwing a kick unless the opponent has back-pedalled faster than you have advanced .
24 The addition of internal discriminations within the nervous system adds nothing relevant to this , unless the internal discriminations really possessed semantic properties , so that they somehow contained in themselves a real description of the world .
25 He has only expressed what a lot of other people have been starting to fear for a long time , that unless the commercial manipulators in tennis are careful , they could cook the golden goose .
26 The Guardian commented that these sorts of deals ‘ would simply prompt further government investigations into the industry , unless the pub owning company was seen to be genuinely independent of the brewer ’ .
27 It warns that unless the brewing industry gets its act together , the European Commission will impose sweeping changes on the industry .
28 But Rowland 's offer has been dismissed out of hand by Brent Walker and unless the bond holders , owed £102m in all , agree to the restructuring plan involving BW 's 47 bankers it would appear that the directors will have no other alternative but to put the company into receivership .
29 Lord Donaldson said objectives due to be included in this autumn 's Bill were ‘ total freedom of choice for the client , unless the interests of justice otherwise require ’ .
30 THE FUTURE of the Channel tunnel was in doubt last night after confirmation that costs have escalated by 50 per cent to at least £7bn and a warning that its bankers may not provide fresh loans unless the financial crisis surrounding the project is resolved by Christmas .
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