Example sentences of "[conj] unless it is [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now , the Family Health Services Authority has warned that unless it is given more money , prospective fundholders could be discouraged from joining the scheme . |
| 2 | Limitation of family size will not happen unless it can be done without trespassing on conscience and unless practicable means are available ; and unless it is perceived to be in the families ' interests to do so ( Coale 1973 ) . |
| 3 | In a speech in Donegal before the by-election in November 1980 , Garrett FitzGerald of Fine Gael said , ‘ Until and unless it is shown conclusively that this danger can be effectively-controlled , which appears not to be the case , we oppose exploration ’ . |
| 4 | Stressful tension is not always apparent to the person suffering from it , but unless it is released it can build up until physical symptoms are felt : some of these may take the form of headaches , of ‘ butterflies in the tummy ’ , of rapid heart beats , of a feeling of pain at the back of the neck , poor sleeping , poor digestion , a pain like a sharp knife on the left side of the breastbone , shallow breathing , a tightness in the throat which can become quite painful . |
| 5 | The ‘ need to know ’ criterion is crucial because unless it is applied , the operator can be overburdened with unnecessary material . |
| 6 | ‘ My daughters said I should come here to help clear this thing up , to find who really did this because unless it is cleared up then history will say that we were sent to our deaths by Britain , and that means the British people and the British army and they do n't deserve that because it is out of character . ’ |
| 7 | This is often a critical gap , for unless it is bridged , the child from the economically poorer background is never likely to cope adequately with schooling . |
| 8 | To make it easy I like the Jones + Brother punch , as unless it is positioned correctly it wo n't work , so you avoid punching a hole accidentally in the wrong place . |