Example sentences of "if it [is] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Worse news for complacent Germans is that Chancellor Helmut Kohl told parliament yesterday that Germany must overhaul its social , economic and educational systems if it is to remain a leading industrial power : Germany has the shortest working week , the oldest students and the youngest pensioners among industrial countries , and that this undermines competitiveness — ‘ a successful industrial nation , a nation with a future , can not be organised like a collective amusement park . ’ |
| 2 | Such a company must be prepared to invest in its ability to produce economically , if it is to remain competitive . |
| 3 | This should be supported by the health service as part of the programme of development that any large organisation must adopt if it is to remain up to date and use its resources cost effectively . |
| 4 | Capital , if it is to remain profitable , needed its workforce constantly reproduced . |
| 5 | The microcomputer should have a form of security e.g. by bolting it to a desk if it is to remain in one place all the time , perhaps next to the library catalogue . |
| 6 | Lastly we must all learn how to protect the Earth from pollution , acid rain and the Greenhouse Effect if it is to remain a safe and healthy place to live in in the future — your future . |
| 7 | UPJOHN , the maker of the controversial injectable contraceptive , Depo-Provera faces much more than the unspecified objections of health minister , Kenneth Clarke , if it is to reverse Clarke 's decision to ban the use of the drug as a long-term contraceptive in Britain . |
| 8 | Rechem believes the results to be unscientific , and under the new agreement will be able to append its own commentary to the council 's existing document , especially if it is to form part of a submission to the European Commission . |
| 9 | If it is to form part of science , an hypothesis must be falsifiable . |
| 10 | Equally the nature of the various styles , high , middle and low , needs more elucidation than it gets in this book ( cf. pp. 70 – 71 ) if it is to form a central plank of the discussion of lexis . |
| 11 | Critical consents are those which it is essential for the purchaser to obtain if it is to conduct the business after completion . |
| 12 | The fiduciary relationship , if it is to exist at all , must accommodate itself to the terms of the contract so that it is consistent with , and conforms to , them . |
| 13 | Further the ethical positivist will reject the move towards giving the organs of international law teeth of a physical sort to any significant degree , on the grounds that this undermines the ethical authority of the system and in present circumstances renders impossible the move towards the developments required in international law if it is to act as an acceptable method of dispute resolution . |
| 14 | Graydon will have to move fast if it is to enable to NCM to compete with TI 's credit limit underwriting on UK exposures . |
| 15 | Labour must now display some political creativity if it is to offset the effects of Major 's plans for Toryism . |
| 16 | If it is to succeed in partnering Jaguar , then it is important for GM to be seen as a ‘ good citizen ’ of the UK . |
| 17 | No matter how small the practice may be , it must be financially managed if it is to succeed . |
| 18 | Living under the same roof permanently will need working at , and sacrifices will have to be made on both sides if it is to succeed . |
| 19 | Fostering for disabled children can be a satisfactory alternative , but studies in Britain and the USA demonstrate the need for very careful and supportive work if it is to succeed . |
| 20 | Finally , even if a government was prepared to use positive discrimination measures more vigorously and adopt a policy of staff direction in employment , it will need to make private provision illegal if it is to succeed in equalising the geographical distribution of services . |
| 21 | It is readily acknowledged that QIP needs management support if it is to succeed . |
| 22 | For these reasons , the Siamese has to be kept calm and healthy if it is to retain its beautiful sealpoint pattern . |
| 23 | It does so directly in connection with the fundamental constitutional requirement that , if it is to retain office , the Executive must retain the confidence of the House . |
| 24 | ‘ The BBC must therefore have a clear vision if it is to retain its role as the cornerstone of British broadcasting and continue to command respect and admiration in Britain and throughout the world . |
| 25 | Does he agree that the scheme must remain voluntary if it is to retain its value ? |
| 26 | But the Bank has always indicated that it would only take such a step in exceptional circumstances and continues to stress its awareness of the need to avoid actions which could be seen as capricious if it is to retain the confidence of market makers and investors in gilt-edged stock . |
| 27 | The BBC must therefore have a clear vision if it is to retain its role as the cornerstone of British broadcasting and continue to command respect and admiration in Britain and throughout the world . |
| 28 | Nevertheless , we need to consider what problems might arise and make provision accordingly , accepting that such provision should be very flexible if it is to cope with the range of need presented by the disabled . |
| 29 | We can not afford to have failures in a health system which needs to use every hospital and every health care worker if it is to cope with the demands of the twenty first century . |
| 30 | She , too , places her professional reputation on the line and any criticism of the clinical environment or her style of management needs to be handled tactfully if it is to receive a good hearing . |