Example sentences of "[coord] if it [is] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The oxygen consumption of an insect may rise a hundredfold when flight begins and if it is to continue for long periods a reserve of oxidizable respiratory material is needed . |
| 2 | However , if this holist conception is to provide a standard for at least some explanations within the social sciences , and if it is to avoid the difficulties discussed in Part II , it is obvious that it will need to be greatly refined and elaborated . |
| 3 | Control of the terms chosen for the headings list ( what is technically called the " thesaurus " ) is of crucial importance if the coordinate index is to attempt to provide a service over the whole field of knowledge , and if it is to provide the depth of service that is technically feasible . |
| 4 | But if it is to do with relationship it needs witnesses . |
| 5 | But if it is to serve as the platform for a conclusion that something else and qualitatively different is required , something to place authority , at least in part , for the conduct of a business owned by others in the hands of employees , then by itself the statement is not strong enough to bear the weight of the proposition . |