Example sentences of "if [coord] [conj] [art] " in BNC.

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1 There is no reason here , and I think no reason at all , to doubt that we take it of a cause and its effect that if or since the cause occurred then so did the effect .
2 Such connection is what is stated by independent nomic conditionals and , of course , holds between any two things when it is true that if or since the first occurred , then even if any change logically consistent with either had also occurred , the second would still have occurred .
3 As the innovations mature there will be a period of stagnation and depression , with consequent high unemployment , if or until a new wave of innovations comes along to compensate .
4 But if and when a bid comes they are likelier to use it as a stimulus to change or otherwise discipline the incumbent management rather than selling out .
5 If and when a participant to the agreement fails to carry out one of his or her duties , will you let it ride , gripe endlessly about it or decide in advance a system of penalties ?
6 This fragmentation will be further increased if and when a proposed new national commercial Channel 5 is added to the available terrestrial TV services : this is due to happen by 1995 , but there are doubts about its viability , and the precise format will remain unclear until a contractor is appointed , after a non-decision by the government in late 1992 .
7 The king and his judges were already acting on the assumption that all ecclesiastical endowments within the realm were originally held by and from the crown , to which they should therefore revert if and when a church failed of its purpose .
8 The view expressed by Dr. I. in April 1992 that this should not happen was supported by independent medical opinion , but I have no doubt that all the doctors concerned would agree that situations can change and that , if and when a decision whether or not to use mechanical ventilation has to be taken , it must be taken in the light of the situation as it then exists .
9 You will be asked to confirm the details of the funds available to you if and when a firm offer of a place is made .
10 The intention was to try to use tactical nuclear weapons politically rather than militarily — that is , as signals to the USSR if and when a conventional collision in Europe was reaching an unacceptably dangerous level .
11 To include any such anticipatory provision has the merit of bringing home to the individual partners the importance of viewing their involvement in the firm as a long term commitment , which may serve to reduce , if not to eliminate , the pain felt if and when a cash call has to be made .
12 Overworked officials in finance ministries rarely reject a whole list of potential projects ; they are much more likely to identify a few priorities at random , and pass on the donor to the line ministry , hoping for the best if and when the project is financed .
13 The same applies to poor Mr Peter Brooke 's weekend remarks about the possibility of talking to Sinn Fein , if and when the IRA renounces the armed struggle .
14 If and when the statement is actually made , parents are entitled to a copy of it .
15 For some months he had been making his preparations by placing his men in key positions , so that if and when the moment came , the coup would be swift and , he hoped , bloodless .
16 There is also no way of knowing what use the authorities will make of the information if and when the VAN team does give them a warning that another Richter-7 earthquake is due in 7 or 11 hours time .
17 If and when the time comes for the Created God to become a reality , the substance of the foregoing paragraph could be removed from the area of speculation and be accepted as truth .
18 This must be born in mind if and when the allocation of units is under consideration .
19 Support continues for as long as the parents feel they need it , and is renewed , if they wish , if and when the mother becomes pregnant again .
20 If and when the Board addresses these issues the definition and treatment of warrants specified in this FRED would also be reviewed .
21 If and when the agreement is finalised with Tetra , for example , it will probably include a database management system .
22 If and when the word came from Washington to advance Operation Cuckoo into the second , active stage however , things would be very different indeed .
23 But there would be time enough to intervene on the Continent if and when the Russian advance began .
24 Most of these plans can be altered , if and when the situation changes .
25 If and when the MMC starts its investigation , it should pay close attention to the committee 's notion of ‘ interlocking cartels ’ .
26 If and when the company goes public , any money borrowed under these credit lines will convert to equity at the IPO valuation without any premium or discount .
27 MacArthur deemed it vital that ‘ if and when the Japanese are permitted an army that it not be run by the ‘ old crowd ’ and in the old way but that , as Colonel Babcock put it , be a ‘ democratic army ’ .
28 Such personal guarantees become effective if and when the company itself can not meet its financial obligations .
29 Even so , she returned to Asia in the 390s , proving Alcibiades right ( viii.46 ) when he told the satrap Tissaphernes that Sparta would be a less convenient ally than Athens if and when the war ended , because Sparta comes as a liberator .
30 He took the view that the sums were paid under an implied agreement that they would be repaid if and when the dispute about the validity of the Regulations of 1986 was resolved in the taxpayer 's favour .
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