Example sentences of "[adj] if it is [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is tautological if all that is being said is that where there is no industrial capitalism , there are no industrial capitalists , and vice versa ; and it is fallacious if it is intended as a substantial proposition meaning that the limited growth in some Third World economies is due to the absence of innovators , intermediaries , risk-takers and the like . |
| 2 | Not that you were dissimulating unfelt emotions : you were merely their translator , and you transcended those emotions , imparting to them that furnace heat which makes a work of genius give off light if it is brought to the desired temperature . |
| 3 | Eaten raw in salads , it becomes more interesting if it is topped with herbs and a good quality olive oil . |
| 4 | Until recently , there have been no established codec standards and one system can only speak to another if it is using the same compression-decompression algorithms . |
| 5 | This becomes clearer if it is considered from the more general perspective of post-modernism which has been widely characterized as involving a return of history , albeit as a category of representation . |
| 6 | Like any faculty , the psychic sense is more prominent if it is used and If the society in which an individual lives is conducive in its attitudes to the encouragement of such ability . |
| 7 | Denial : As with the primary illness , family members can not see their own addictive disease and may be exceedingly indignant if it is pointed out to them . |
| 8 | Does a reward become devalued if it is given routinely ? |
| 9 | Research has shown that we are normally not conscious that it takes place , but that we are uncomfortable if it is missing when we would expect it or present on inappropriate occasions — for example in a greeting from a complete stranger . |
| 10 | This is a real gift to the declining Italian tourist industry , which needs the country 's cultural assets to be made more accessible if it is to compensate for the fact that mass tourism has migrated to cheaper , less developed shores . |
| 11 | The report — which has taken more than a year to prepare in one of the most complex inquiries undertaken by Sir Anthony 's office — will address the question of when the department first became negligent if it is shown to have been aware of the possible difficulties . |
| 12 | An anomaly will be regarded as particularly serious if it is seen as striking at the very fundamentals of a paradigm and yet persistently resists attempts by the members of the normal scientific community to remove it . |
| 13 | A coherent school policy on Standard English is possible if it is recognised that all these views are legitimate . |
| 14 | The size of the sausage will determine how long the drying process will take , but it is of paramount importance that the meat is perfectly dry if it is to store well . |
| 15 | Eliminating between these equations gives or on separately equating the real and imaginary parts The second of these two relations simplifies to and substitution of this condition into the first yields Equations ( 8.34 ) and ( 8.35 ) , representing the conditions that must be satisfied to procure total rejection , become much simpler if it is assumed that , for they then reduce to Evidently , if and , total rejection occurs at a frequency close to . |
| 16 | The expression herring and common gulls illustrates this point well , because it is normal if common is taken to identify a particular species of gull ( in which case it is not a semantic constituent ) , but odd if it is taken to mean ‘ not rare ’ . |
| 17 | There is nowhere to run to … it is your first night , Englishman , you have to learn of a new world , you have to be patient if it is to give up to you its secrets . |
| 18 | Scotch Whisky … the world 's leading natural drink … can only be called Scotch if it is distilled and matured in Scotland … a natural drink … distilled in a land of great natural beauty … it takes nothing from nature which nature will not readily replace . |
| 19 | In practice you will probably be lucky if it is seen at all ! |
| 20 | The experiences of London Docklands housing development clearly raises critical policy issues for MDC if it is to nurture more equitable development in its extended area . |
| 21 | One important principle is that information is only valuable if it is used to inform decisions and actions that positively influence health . |
| 22 | This algorithm , if it deserves the title , becomes valuable if it is used together with one simple assumption : We assume that in almost identical circumstances , almost the same will happen again . |
| 23 | It can also become pitted if it is left soaking overnight . |
| 24 | However , we have grave reservations about clause 4 if it is left in the hands of a Government who have a long track record of being mean with acquisition money . |
| 25 | But this will need constant nurturing if it is to develop into an appreciation of the richness of poetry , where words are ‘ alive with a plurality of meanings from their contexts , their associations and their sensory qualities ; they are alive with what Ted Hughes calls ‘ the goblin in a word'' ’ ( this quotation is from Michael Benton 's essay on ‘ The Importance of Poetry in Children 's Learning ’ , from the NATE book Lessons in English Teaching and Learning [ 1988 ] ) ( p. 148 ) . |
| 26 | Finally , even if a government was prepared to use positive discrimination measures more vigorously and adopt a policy of staff direction in employment , it will need to make private provision illegal if it is to succeed in equalising the geographical distribution of services . |
| 27 | The telephone can be rather cold as a method of first contact , but very useful if it is used in conjunction with a letter or a visit . |
| 28 | Not only should your jokes and humorous episodes be relevant to the theme of your book ( however slight that might be ) , but you should remember that a good joke becomes less good if it is followed too closely by another good joke . |
| 29 | For these reasons , the Siamese has to be kept calm and healthy if it is to retain its beautiful sealpoint pattern . |
| 30 | It may be that there is a special rule for reservation of title clauses : this is examined below ( Chapter 10 ) but subject to that possible exception , once a contract has been made , its terms can only be altered or supplemented by a variation , and such variation will only be effective if it is supported by consideration . |