Example sentences of "would be [adv] [verb] if " in BNC.
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| 1 | In these two examples , the first would be slightly under-hedged if one contract was written against 1000 shares and in the second case over-hedged as two contracts might be written against each 1000 shares held . |
| 2 | A NEWTOWNABBEY beauty spot would be completely changed if a £6m council development is given the green light , a public inquiry heard yesterday . |
| 3 | The causal relevance of an agent would be optimally confirmed if it was detected in symptomatic but not in asymptomatic patients . |
| 4 | The publishing world would be badly hit if politicians did not bring forth their diaries from time to time , showing just how they reacted at the time to particular world events . |
| 5 | Claims by Mr Major and others that a Labour administration would be heavily influenced if not controlled by the unions appeared to fall on deaf ears as union leaders kept a low profile . |
| 6 | Well over half of those killed are young children or elderly people who are overcome by smoke and fumes while they sleep at night — people whose chances of survival would be drastically improved if only they were able to reach safety in time . |
| 7 | She said : ‘ Certainly the need for the route would be drastically lessened if the interchange was northbound . |
| 8 | It would be sadly retrograde if the gap between private and maintained schools thus became greater . |
| 9 | Earlier trials of questions similar to those below suggested that Imperial units would be frequently given if not specifically excluded in the rubric . |
| 10 | I respect what my right hon. and learned Friend is seeking to say , but surely no true freedom would be properly fettered if there were an inhibition on the publication of names . |
| 11 | That mining might mean the end of the road for the town , with a population of some 6,000 people , did not unduly worry the man from the Department of Economic Development — Northern Ireland ( DEDNI ) , Ivor Greene , who told the Irish Times ‘ If it was decided that the time was proper for mining to proceed , Ballymoney could disappear but the people would be well compensated if it came to that ’ . |
| 12 | His writings , particularly his Homilies on Ezechiel , composed while he was pope , show that he thought the contemplative life of monks would be best validated if it bore fruit in action . |
| 13 | We 're not serving cheese across the counter here.If you had a ticket that said you were 5th in the queue you would be falsely reassured if the people ahead of you were seriously ill or dying . |
| 14 | With further government setbacks in by-elections in Bradford and Bootle on 8 November , there was a strong feeling that Heseltine 's reputation would be irreparably damaged if he did not stand : it was now or never . |
| 15 | That whole shopping trip was something I 'd rather draw a veil over , not because it was mildly larcenous ( okay , illegal ) but because my street cred would be severely dented if the saga got out . |
| 16 | Many feel that this wild appearance would be severely diluted if the new scheme were to go ahead . |
| 17 | ‘ The Government is warned that privatisation proceeds would be severely reduced if the full FGD commitment were repeated in the prospectuses of National Power and PowerGen , ’ said the newspaper on 29 March 1990 . |
| 18 | ‘ Your reputation would be greatly enhanced if you took yourself seriously ! ’ |
| 19 | While most institutions can rely on borrowing for short periods , the risk associated with underwriting would be greatly increased if institutions were unable to dispose of their existing assets quickly to provide cash ( or repay short-term borrowing ) should it prove necessary . |
| 20 | In 1789 , for example , an unsigned letter received by Sir Thomas Dundas advised the member of parliament that a Mr. Glen , a freeholder of Stirlingshire , would be greatly obliged if he could obtain introductions to colonels of regiments who might be induced to give the enterprising Mr. Glen the clothing contracts for their units . |
| 21 | Of course , the situation would be greatly eased if our political leaders were less addicted to secrecy . |
| 22 | The scientific value of the Spacelab mission would be greatly reduced if the two craft are not in place . |
| 23 | As the US Joint Chiefs of Staff commented on 22 October 1951 : The security interests of the United States at this time would be greatly benefited if the British Commonwealth of Nations could achieve once more a state of political and military solidarity under strong and effective leadership by the United Kingdom ; failing this , wholehearted support of United States military policies must be obtained from the several members of the British Commonwealth through other means . |
| 24 | You are invited to contact them via the Reader Service Card , and if you contact them by other means it would be greatly appreciated if you would mention that you read them in CHEMISTRY IN BRITAIN . |
| 25 | It would be greatly appreciated if your section could send the following details for all staff being transferred by the DSO , Sickness Records , Pension Transfer , and Reckonable Service . |
| 26 | It would be greatly appreciated if you could post it directly to Master Clark Field . ’ |
| 27 | As equipment becomes more expensive and more teachers are taking private classes it would be greatly appreciated if teachers would let Jean Parmiter know if they have any equipment for sale or to loan or if they know of any evening institute which might be wishing to dispose of some . |
| 28 | Not all of the shortcomings stem from inadequate resources , but problems arising from the lack of books and equipment , the poor state of some of the buildings and shortages of staff would be considerably eased if extra resources were made available . |
| 29 | In the circumstances James Cunningham felt that Captain Robert Cunningham 's election hopes would be considerably strengthened if Morris were proven wrong , and accordingly advised Lord Milton that |
| 30 | the chance would be substantially reduced if the marriage had already lasted some time and there were children . |