Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] is [adj] if " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( b ) That there is no satisfactory address for serving the summons either because he will not give an address , or it is doubtful if he will remain at the address long enough to accept service of the summons or is unable to furnish the name of anyone who would accept service on his behalf , e.g. social worker . |
| 2 | Secondly , local taxation , securities laws and exchange controls often need to be taken into account and it is helpful if the Directors have the flexibility to grant options which take account of local regulations . |
| 3 | Once a large amount of data has been collected , the question arises of how it should be analysed , and it is understandable if investigators faced with many hours of tape-recorded conversation feel a little daunted . |
| 4 | The solidarity of Libya and of France depends on maintaining that distance , and it is confused if private individuals in the two nations have grandfathers or uncles in common . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | The main issue here is " possession for supply " and it is sufficient if the goods are in a stock room so that , in effect , they do not have to be exposed for supply at the business premises of the supplier ( Stainthorpe v Bailey [ 1980 ] RTR 7 ) . |
| 7 | In political and diplomatic terms nothing came from the meetings , which , given the absence of the Austrian Emperor and the unfortunate incident involving Alexander II , is hardly surprising , and it is doubtful if Napoleon III really expected anything concrete to emerge . |
| 8 | His skill on the ball meant that he was occasionally useful in an inside berth , but the Palace were seldom more than a struggling outfit while he was with us and it is doubtful if many Palace fans ever saw him at his best . |
| 9 | Development from egg to L3 slows during the autumn and it is doubtful if many of the eggs deposited after September ever develop to L3 . |
| 10 | But it is nice if they are asked , sometimes it 's sometimes they are just expected to do and if they have n't been officially asked . |
| 11 | The new rate will be worth £1.92 a week if all £2,000 is earned which does n't sound like a lot but it is crucial if you are on a low wage . ’ |
| 12 | Education must be an adjunct to rather than a substitute for psychotherapy , but it is worthwhile if it does no more than alert the patient to the dangers of behaviours such as laxative misuse . |
| 13 | The road towards more active citizenship will be one fraught with difficulties , but it is necessary if we want to increase our freedom and status as thinking , free individuals . |
| 14 | For certain there will be changes , but it is doubtful if there will ever be such a long line of devoted , generous and hardworking people as those who served the Club so enthusiastically in immensely difficult times , and saved it from certain closure for the likes of ourselves to enjoy . |
| 15 | In Chichester Harbour the highest count recorded until 1961 was of 1,550 birds in February 1959 , but it is doubtful if any counts covering the entire estuary were made before 1966 . |
| 16 | He maintains that their attraction is based on modern society being too materialistic , but it is doubtful if Western man is any more materialistic today than in Roman or Victorian times . |
| 17 | Parliament duly emerged , at the end of the seventeenth century , ‘ sovereign ’ in this sense , but it is doubtful if , in doing so , the claim was being formulated in its full , modern sense . |
| 18 | In 1636 Mersenne made a series of tests on wires of different materials but it is doubtful if any use was made of the information . |
| 19 | It was certainly used in medieval times but it is doubtful if it is prehistoric , even though traces of Bronze Age and Iron Age fields lie on either side of it . |
| 20 | But it is doubtful if the problem can or should be solved with spending cuts alone . |
| 21 | But it is doubtful if the problem can or should be solved with spending cuts alone . |
| 22 | But it is doubtful if this argument will lead to any exceptions being made in an orchestrated campaign which could hit projects such as the proposals for a power plant which British Gas said yesterday it had negotiated with Bahrain . |
| 23 | The inserted sequence contains both a serine and tyrosine residue but it is unknown if the MHC molecule is phosphorylated in this region in vivo . |
| 24 | Perming is one of the main causes of lifeless hair but it is avoidable if you use the correct products to protect and moisturise it . |
| 25 | But it is unavoidable if you want to receive payment . ’ |
| 26 | This may seem an aggressive approach , but it is important if personnel departments are to make advances in computerisation that everyone should be clear about the objectives . |