Example sentences of "if properly [verb] " in BNC.

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1 The practical making of silage using cheap and simple equipment is well described by Watson and Smith , and , if properly made , it is every bit as nutritious and more succulent than good hay .
2 In Greater London alone , the Bottle Bank Scheme , if properly extended , could save annually some 5–2 million gallons of oil .
3 You can be strangled from the front or behind , by one hand , two hands or the arms ; if properly strangled , you will pass out in a matter of seconds .
4 There is no extradition treaty between Iran and Britain , though this does not rule out granting a request , if properly formulated .
5 And the libel action , if it comes to trial , will give us valuable national publicity if properly handled .
6 Nearly every child if properly taught loves to draw and paint .
7 In our network 's submission on the consultation document we welcomed the opportunity for user expertise to be used in this way if properly supported and paid for .
8 It seems then that a Romalpa clause will , if properly worded , work in the case of unmixed goods and the proceeds of sale of unmixed goods , but that in the case of mixed goods ( and their proceeds of sale ) will work only if it is registered as a charge created by the buying company .
9 If properly serviced and looked after they would last certainly one , possibly two , maybe three life-times .
10 Maincrop potatoes , preferably unwashed , will keep if properly stored .
11 It went on to add that ‘ the effect of taxation ( if properly understood ) is unlikely to sway a decision to emigrate . ’
12 Many argue that a league table of costs per QALY , if properly constructed , can provide comprehensive and valid information to help decisions on the allocation of resources .
13 If properly looked after , they can be re-applied at a later date without paying out the amount of your initial outlay
14 We may mean by ‘ reliable ’ that a suitable method , if properly followed , is perfectly reliable and never leads to a false belief .
15 If properly fitted to the shaft the boot has a long life .
16 ( 4 ) Consider individuals who are doing work that they should not be ; and consider what work each member of the firm is capable of if properly trained and supervised .
17 The chairman , whose authority was supreme , was sure that the players Arsenal already possessed could , if properly deployed , produce a winning combination .
18 First , teacher secondment to industry , if properly planned and managed , can make a powerful contribution to professional , curriculum and institutional development .
19 Students might be required , for example , to sketch the layout of the kitchen , noting the position of fire-extinguishers and emergency exits , they might be asked to note the pattern of use in the restaurant ; which are peak hours ; what sort of music is played ; what arrangements are made for smokers ; what is the cleaning cycle for bedrooms and corridors ; what sort of internal accounting system is used — the list could go on , but all are investigative tasks which need the help of hotel staff and which , if properly recorded can be assessed .
20 ‘ Any claims of infiltration , if properly substantiated , will be fully investigated and dealt with by the NEC , ’ the spokesman said .
21 If properly used it could improve the quality of life by a considerable degree .
22 Grumbles gathered from parents at the school gate , from the child that does n't want to come to school or from teachers blowing off steam in the staff room will , if properly used , help in the forestalling of trouble and give indications about ways in which the school can be improved .
23 They saw — and no doubt often found in their own homes — that this method of buying , if properly used was a godsend to thousands of people , especially to young couples setting up their first home and families moved from old houses or furnished rooms to new estates and towns .
24 Statistics are a convenience and if properly used allow a mobility between one set of numerical data and another that is not otherwise possible .
25 We believe this could save up to £2 million if properly enforced .
26 Although it is likely that weeding does ( if properly carried out ) usually increase use of stock , the point is often a hard one to prove , since so many other factors bear upon stock use .
27 Nowhere is the siren song of conservation more difficult to resist than when it combines a sentimental appeal to make a restoration project out of every down-at-heel relic , with the coded suggestion that it might even be a retail money-spinner in its own right if properly marketed by a curator and a press officer with a gift shop and a T-shirt designer on hand .
28 That STP deliberately chose to place the correct information in obscure papers read by financial enthusiasts rather than motor enthusiasts ( the two populations may overlap , but not by much ) indicates just how much of a deterrent positive repentance could be if properly executed .
29 If properly performed , a contract audit provides an opportunity to assess the management and control of a contract , especially if the process begins during the pre-construction and early construction stages and extends to a post-completion review and verification .
30 Gould was immediately attracted to the art of lithography for the same reasons as Lear — the relative inexpensiveness of production and the lack of training required — but he also saw great potential for Lear 's large-size format and colourful plates , which could , Gould thought , if properly promoted and well managed , prove extremely lucrative .
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