Example sentences of "[adv] if it is [adv] " in BNC.

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1 Schoolchildren are entitled to special equipment , but only if it is expressly provided for in their formal statement of needs .
2 The above two examples give body to the suggestion by Alan Clarke that early learning , in itself , is of no more consequence than learning at any other stage of development , and that it will bring about long-term effects only if it is repeatedly reinforced throughout subsequent childhood .
3 A Bill will go to the latter two types of committee only if it is so moved by a Member immediately after second reading and so decided by the House .
4 A change in kind will always be material , e.g. from a house to a shop , but a change in degree of existing use may be ‘ material ’ only if it is very marked .
5 By the same token , teaching them is important , but only if it is constantly related to their purpose within religions .
6 An employer will have to write down the assessment as a record only if it is too complex to repeat when necessary .
7 In a similar vein , B. A. Campbell and J.Jaynes have argued that an early experience can be perpetuated and incorporated into the adult personality only if it is periodically reinstated ; that is , if a small amount of partial practice , or repetition of the experience , occurs throughout childhood .
8 If you need urgent information you are invited to use the following telephone number but , please , only use it between 19.00 and 21.00 on Mondays to Thursdays and only if it is absolutely necessary …
9 A large number of sections makes it easier to locate paperwork only if it is correctly filed .
10 And what is true for you would be true for every other supplier : they too will supply more than the natural level if the price on their island is above what they expected the average price to be , and less if it is below .
11 Be careful not to lift the slippers off the ground when you put them on , however , as this is likely to cause the dog to become aggressive , especially if it is effectively cornered in the room with you .
12 It will work for most occasions , especially if it is properly lit .
13 The experiment at Ife suggests that it is a myth to believe that early introduction of English medium ( especially if it is badly handled ) can be correlated with eventual better performance in English .
14 But Wrexham MP Dr John Marek claims that the full potential of the site will be realised far more quickly if it is instead transferred into public ownership .
15 The conclusion that DCF is correct conceptually and , contrary to the arguments of Hayes and Garvin , Hill , and others , does not have a short-run bias may not be very useful practically if it is very difficult to estimate the future benefits to be derived from the project in cash-flow terms .
16 If the bit-wise comparisons match ( and the length is checked more accurately if it is more than 10 ) then the word shape is checked .
17 Well if it is then that 's right , but it 's not
18 This measure may be of use to health care planners , but , even if it is eventually validated and accepted as an equitable way of allocating resources , it will be of little help to general practitioners , whose decisions are mostly concerned with managing self limiting minor illnesses .
19 You get a lot of people who 'll tell you how to sing and play , and stop you because it sounds a bit out of tune , but he 'll say , ‘ No , there 's soul in there , even if it is slightly out of tune .
20 For whereas a subordinate rule of a system may be valid and in that sense ‘ exist ’ even if it is generally disregarded , the rule of recognition exists only as a complex , but normally concordant , practice of the courts , officials , and private persons in identifying the law by reference to certain criteria .
21 It takes its real departure from a problem , even if it is badly set up .
22 Depending on tidal conditions at the time , it may also be possible to take a gamble by crossing the causeway to Atlantic City , even if it is rather more Atlantic than City these days .
23 This is a useful and interesting view , even if it is rather narrow .
24 Some shielding from sum , wind and rain should be provided even if it is just a capping to the board , and the whole fixed on some sheltered wall .
25 Myself and a mate are making a video in the hope of sponsorship , even if it is just some wheels or something .
26 Everyone has some quality they like , even if it is just that you are kind to animals .
27 The first four months of 1993 could be a tricky time for family relationships and an acrimonious parting of the ways can not be ruled out — even if it is just a temporary estrangement .
28 I mean , you might think ‘ well , what goes on in the staffroom does n't get round to the kids ’ but it does , it does , even if it is just through the teacher 's own attitude .
29 There is a definite spark between Vronsky and Anna at their first meeting and they are affected by each other even if it is just subconsciously .
30 primarily and fundamentally one who is friendly , a good mixer , of sound character and having much commonsense ; she must be patient , not easily put out by misbehaviour or pressure of work , remaining calm at all times ; she must like children and be tolerant of them and their ways and also of her colleagues ; she must be willing to turn her hand to any job that needs to be done in the department even if it is normally done by people junior to herself .
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