Example sentences of "[adj] if [pers pn] [be] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | She is 44 and believes that we have to learn to talk about our own ageing if we are to effectively link personal and social change . |
| 2 | They also suggest that there is a critical literacy threshold of 40 per cent : in other words two-fifths of a country 's people need to be literate if it is to ‘ modernize ’ and make an ‘ economic miracle ’ possible . |
| 3 | Pasha Naiz and his death were evocative in consequential ways ; they were part of an idiom which was largely inexplicit ( though not unstructured ) but which has to be made explicit if it is to be understood by people who do not have it . |
| 4 | The motivation must be right if we are to be effective in the Lord 's service . |
| 5 | I 'm , I 'm sorry if it was to difficult to , to follow , either because of the microphones or |
| 6 | Oh , lord , he had to be strong if she was to be . |
| 7 | However , it is fair to say that division is usually the most efficient technique if synonyms are to be handled by chaining or tagging , but that if they are to be stored using the consecutive spill technique , bucket size and packing density should also be considered before a decision on randomizing method is made . |
| 8 | Now this means that erm putting it in its simplest way that for any of the districts in North Yorkshire and for Harrogate and if I may presume to say so in Selby in particular where the need is greatest , the local authorities must have the ability to designate what is provocatively called green field land , if they so wish in their local plan , proper consultations and strategic policies , they must have that freedom to do that if they are to be able to offer in their district land which will prove attractive to erm employment generating uses . |
| 9 | That if we are to be individuals there is no escape from our interdependence . |
| 10 | The light source must therefore be immensely brighter if it is to be used as a headlight to illuminate the path , than if it is to be used as a signal to others . |
| 11 | You will have to apply para 41 if you are to equity account for the associate in accordance with standard practice . |
| 12 | Subject matter has to be made more generally intelligible if it is to be seen no longer as self-contained but as part of a wide and complex body of knowledge . |
| 13 | Plantings must be bold if they are to be appreciated from a house window . |
| 14 | To produce these pictures the paper must be fairly tough if they are to be kept . |
| 15 | Being aware of the interval structure of scales is vitally important if they are to be used creatively and effectively against chords . |
| 16 | The developing of links with record creators will be important if they are to be encouraged to exercise their moral responsibility to preserve these contemporary cultural artifacts , e-facts . |
| 17 | A sharp kitchen knife can not be made absolutely safe if it is to be any use as a kitchen knife . |
| 18 | Even if someone were to leave the Department , or drop dead-even if you were to , what 's the expression , take out a contract on one of us ’ — he laughs to show that this is a joke , displaying a number of chipped and discoloured teeth , set in his gums at odd angles , like tombstones in a neglected churchyard — ‘ even then , I very much doubt whether we should get a replacement . |
| 19 | The exemption is a recognition of the desirability of spontaneity in certain circumstances ; where there are sudden events such as the ‘ release of pollutants , a traffic accident , a shipment of nuclear waste or a visit by a political leader , ’ the response to such events must be immediate if it is to be effective , and the giving of notice is in such circumstances not reasonably practicable . |
| 20 | This is partly because its product , type , must be familiar if it is to be legible . |
| 21 | Tchaikovsky is without doubt one of these , and Francesca and Marche Slave ( both composed incidentally in 1876 ) require an approach bordering on the hysterical if they are to be heard to their best advantage . |
| 22 | Graded assessment and modular accreditation schemes are likely to hasten this process since they too involve the erosion of traditional subject-based teaching and curriculum boundaries and require a much greater degree of organizational flexibility and ongoing review and guidance to be provided through course tutoring if they are to be successful . |
| 23 | The specific role of bishops which is to be exercised in communion with the see of Peter in ensuring the unity and continuity of the faith is vital if we are to hand on the faith of Peter , Gregory and Augustine . |
| 24 | In the next chapter you will find details of exercises in breathing , relaxation , basic meditation and visualisation — all of which are vital If you are to be healthy in a truly holistic way . |
| 25 | You may wish to have a different choice of fish , but the set up should still be the same if you were to chose something like a couple of Siamese Tiger fish ( Datnoides microlepsis ) for the upper swimming layers ( see July 1992 issue of PFK ) . |
| 26 | You must make your own if you are to be a Lapp . |
| 27 | This time it was widely recognised that a change in policy was necessary if it was to be achieved . |
| 28 | There must also be at least one director if the company is private , or two if it is to be public . |
| 29 | ABWOR would only be highly significant if it were to be used for a much wider range of proceedings , especially those for which legal aid is not available . |
| 30 | A specified time should be set as a deadline when outgoing mail should be ready if it is to be despatched that day . |