Example sentences of "if [ex0] be to [be] " in BNC.

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1 If there is to be an effective Christian response to AIDS we need to support organisations like ACET who are in the front line giving practical care and support . ’
2 If there is to be legislation for health authorities to keep to drug budgets , then cash limits must apply , ’ Dr Marks said .
3 With just under six years of office still to run , Mr Ozal presumably calculates that the party needs his popularity much more than he needs the party — particularly if there is to be an early general election to take advantage of an alliance victory in the Gulf war .
4 If there is to be a single offence of serious sexual assault , there are arguments for including all cases of obtaining sex by fear or threats within that .
5 Perhaps illogically , if there is to be any ‘ indulging in personalities ’ , voters prefer to do it themselves on the doorstep rather than to have it done for them .
6 Everything about it exceeded expectation , though one of the things that struck him was that while the fairways are wide , the hitting area is in fact very narrow if there is to be a chance of attacking the flagsticks .
7 I recognize my fault ( if there is a fault ) and my debt ( if there is to be a debt ) but the question now is this : if I 'm not completely broke , I am at least in serious trouble .
8 If there is to be talk of a pool of ability , it must be a pool which surpasses the widow 's cruse in the Old Testament , in that when more is taken for higher education in one generation more will tend to be available in the next . ’
9 It is axiomatic that all the sites that are infected should be treated if there is to be any hope of cure .
10 These will certainly be needed to clear the bowel of candida , but it is also necessary to treat the vagina with fungicidal pessaries , and the intervening skin with cream or ointment if there is to be any chance of success .
11 If there is to be a vote , arrange for it to be taken at the next meeting , not immediately after the discussion .
12 If there is to be a straight replacement , is there a policy procedure for completing the exercise ?
13 Such information is essential if there is to be any meaningful debate on science policy in Britain , while we should also welcome the natural reluctance to use statistics as the sole basis for planning , this should be no excuse for not producing the information .
14 If there is to be intelligence there must be memory , and if there is to be memory there must be a permanent , ordered structure to which each of the individual units is uniquely linked .
15 If there is to be intelligence there must be memory , and if there is to be memory there must be a permanent , ordered structure to which each of the individual units is uniquely linked .
16 But it is essential for the man or woman to be prepared to admit that they have a drink problem and be ready to receive help , if there is to be any cure .
17 This decision to specify that remote evolutionary event as ‘ good ’ must be regarded as utterly inviolable if there is to be any belief at all in basic ‘ goodness ’ .
18 There are and will be additional costs arising from the existence of JAA , not because the same job is being done twice , but because there is a need , if there is to be wide applicability , to ensure that common standards are being applied .
19 If it is your mother-in-law who has come to live with you , even greater efforts will usually be required on both sides if there is to be peaceful co-existence , for this is always a challenging relationship ( there are not too many Ruths and Naomis around ) .
20 There is no obligation to extradite if there is to be a prosecution instead .
21 If there is to be a sit-down meal , you will then have a much better opportunity to get some good shots , hopefully without missing out on too much of the turkey yourself .
22 If there is to be change and development in a person 's life , it can only come from within the individual .
23 Thus , if there is to be a section about ‘ microtext history ’ and another section about ‘ macrotext history ’ , they can not both go by the name ‘ history ’ .
24 MoD has yet to show its cards relating to the reconsidered future of XH558 if there is to be one .
25 If there is to be any criticism of our play , it is in relation to our tactical awareness , to the fact that we sometimes made wrong choices which more experienced people would not have made ’ .
26 The home is modestly plain inside with the radio as the only luxury and the Taylor family conversation is punctuated with constant references to the hardships of the depression , the debts that had been accumulated , the struggle to get the mechanic 's job in the factory , and the need for Frank to get the foreman 's job if there is to be further improvement .
27 The starting point must be the teacher 's current perception of the problem if there is to be a widening of awareness and reframing of it as the exploration proceeds .
28 Virtually everyone agrees that if there is to be any military action in Bosnia it must be accompanied by a congressional resolution .
29 If there is to be any such thing as the Truth of History ( rather than several truths , even if they are organized into a system ) , our investigation must show that the kind of dialectical intelligibility which we have described … applies to the process of human history as a whole
30 Dewey 's response to such criticism , I suspect , would have been that he was certainly not naive about the nature of those forces but that , if there is to be hope for humanity , there is no alternative but to be optimistic .
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