Example sentences of "and [adj] unless " in BNC.

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1 He was casual , careless and lazy unless roused ; when roused he became energetic and tireless until his anger was assuaged .
2 The time specified on a let-down chart such as 1 , 2 or 3 minutes , etc , is in fact quite meaningless and dangerous unless associated with a specific distance and speed .
3 Whatever the cause , the individual who is sexually attracted to young children to an exclusive or obsessive extent is likely to be unsatisfied and unhappy unless his or her need can be met .
4 Reports of Parliamentary proceedings are protected by the ordinary law of defamation in so far as they are fair and accurate unless the defamed person can prove malice .
5 Guard both books with your life , as they are expensive to replace and essential unless you have the kind of memory ( in your head , not in the console ) which can retain all the numbers of the patterns and techniques in the 172 pages of the pattern book .
6 Kelsen further holds , in one of his most mysterious doctrines , that the primacy of the principle of delegation means that even a determination outside the frame is valid and binding unless and until set aside by a higher decision .
7 No auditor can conduct an audit which is both effective and efficient unless he/she has a good working relationship with the client company 's directors , but it is crucial that the auditor remembers that it is not the directors who are the client , but the company itself .
8 Metaphor and symbolism are intrinsic to both , and it seems only reasonable to attempt to treat dreaming as normal and creative unless good evidence emerges that it is indeed pathological .
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