Example sentences of "[art] [noun sg] if it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A proposal for the reform of the Italian railway network advocated the dismissal of the board if it failed for two years running to achieve performance targets ( Santoro 1985 ) , and the Spanish Socialist government has similarly toyed with the idea of sacking unsuccessful chairmen ( Tamames 1983 : 371 ) . |
| 2 | But the Royal College of Midwives said , it would n't use the technique if it did n't believe it was safe . |
| 3 | He did n't mind spending the money if it brought a result , but something like this put the whole world out of balance . |
| 4 | Whatever the case if it has become too much of a habit , this can be devastating . |
| 5 | This was especially the case if it appeared that government legislation was being flouted . |
| 6 | To achieve a reduction , however , the burden of proof rests upon the buyer to show that the seller would have been unable to comply with the essential terms of the contract if it had not been terminated , Gill & Duffus v. Berger & Co. ( 1984 H.L. ) . |
| 7 | The seller might wish to cancel the contract if it proves too difficult or costly to perform , but this is not a feature of the straightforward contracts that would be covered by the use of Precedent 1 . |
| 8 | He said : ‘ I have n't got a grandmother but if I had one I would shoot her in the foot if it meant getting three points . ’ |
| 9 | ( c ) Connected company A company is connected with the settlement if it falls within TA 1988 , s681(5). ( d ) " Capital sum " The expression " capital sum " has the same meaning as that given in s677 and any question whether a capital sum has been paid to the settlor by a body corporate or to a body corporate by the trustees shall be determined in the same way as any question under that section whether a capital sum has been paid to the settlor by the trustees ( s678(5) ) . |
| 10 | Under the proposed deal , O&Y would be able to buy back the building if it recovers . |
| 11 | Try to imagine , if you will , the ferocity of the reaction in the West if it had been Saddam Hussein who had poured napalm down on Kurdish villages three weeks ago ! |
| 12 | ‘ There must be something radically wrong with the play if it pleases everybody , ’ he wrote , ‘ but at the moment I can not find what it is . ’ |
| 13 | So far from killing himself over Wolfgang , he would not have hesitated to end the liaison if it interfered with his plans . ’ |
| 14 | It gets less rain , they say , and the snow if it does fall never lies long . |
| 15 | The first one we 've had satisfaction on today , erm that new employ sorry existing employment land falling vacant and being redeveloped does n't count against the sixty hecst hectares , secondly that the borough if it wished , subject to the local plan process and er county structure plan policies could choose to put its sixt sixty hectares outside the city centres or in part , and then the third weight sir which much hover in the air I guess till tomorrow would be er the arrival of the strategic site policy which would be in addition . |
| 16 | She said er it makes me wonder if I 'd left my purse in the car if it had of been our car that might have been dumped . |
| 17 | There is a restriction on the allowance for the car if it costs more than £12,000 , and only 25 per cent writing down allowance is given in the first year . |
| 18 | Once again that 's another one which is just a glance at the , at the programme if it 's presented one way and very difficult if it 's presented another way . |
| 19 | The leading central banks are expected to redouble their efforts to push down the dollar once the German decision is announced — something which may ease pressure on the pound if it changes the focus of attention in the foreign exchange markets . |
| 20 | For Gandhi , religion is equivalent to helping the helpless , and given the choice between ‘ counting beads or turning the wheel ’ , he would choose the wheel if it meant alleviating poverty and starvation . |
| 21 | I mean , why reinvent the wheel if it rolls ? |
| 22 | The owners of Flokati were showing Mavis and Walter Bricknell-type behaviour , fluttering about in a nervous anxiety that would be bound to affect the horse if it went on too long . |
| 23 | Obviously it 's a real cost to the Revenue if it loses the ACT . ’ |
| 24 | But the OFT could outlaw the plan if it uncovers a back-door deal between the banks to penalise customers who stay in the black . |
| 25 | Tomas Tierney , a local teacher , and PRO for the group , said it was founded to enable local residents to block the proposal if it presented any environmental dangers . |
| 26 | The firm can rely on the intermediary if it has no reasonable grounds to doubt what he says . |
| 27 | The judicial or administrative authority may also refuse to order the return of the child if it finds that the child objects to being returned and has attained the age and degree of maturity at which it is appropriate to take account of its views . |
| 28 | 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 . |
| 29 | This may cause a problem to the offeror if it does not have a sufficient liability to mainstream corporation tax against which to offset the ACT . |
| 30 | The obligation of the target to repay lenders or loan capital in the event of a takeover could result in a dramatic increase in the cost of the bid for the offeror if it has to find the funds itself to enable the target to meet the repayment obligation . |