Example sentences of "if it [is] more " in BNC.

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1 An authority is justified , according to the normal justification thesis , if it is more likely than its subjects to act correctly for the right reasons .
2 A principle is enunciated which is intended and designed to regulate a certain real situation X. Another principle regulates another real situation , Y. When a novel situation Z arises for which no principle has apparently been specifically designed , the law is determined by examining the extent to which Z is closer to X or to Y. If it is more analogous to X , then the legal principle regulating X will ordinarily be invoked .
3 If it is more heavily impressed on girls that certain types of behaviour are wrong , then they will tend to feel greater apprehension and guilt if they are tempted by delinquent or criminal activities .
4 However logical may be the derivation of Protoctista as the name for a kingdom , I wonder if it is more likely to catch on now than it was in 1861 .
5 If it is more convenient to prepare , for instance , Day 5 's recipes on Day 3 , then do so , as long as within the week you are eating a balance of meat , fish , vegetables and fruit .
6 If it is more likely to be fourteen , ask : ‘ Did you say one-four ? ’
7 If it is more , once again divide into sections each of less than 16,000 and save as A , B , C and so on .
8 If the bit-wise comparisons match ( and the length is checked more accurately if it is more than 10 ) then the word shape is checked .
9 Do n't overload socket outlets , and have your wiring checked by an electrician if it is more than 20 years old .
10 Put ½ lb. of fine dried apricots to soak in water just to cover for a couple of hours — or overnight if it is more convenient .
11 If it is more than 30 -C , move the bulb further from the soil .
12 In general , a newly proposed theory will be acceptable as worthy of the consideration of scientists if it is more falsifiable than its rival , and especially if it predicts a new kind of phenomenon not touched on by its rival .
13 A research programme is better than a rival if it is more progressive , the progressive nature of a programme depending on its degree of coherence and the extent to which it has led to successful novel predictions , as discussed in Chapter 7 .
14 One building society which serves a special purpose to its customers , even if it is more expensive , is the Ecology Building Society .
15 For the list of county court districts and the courts having bankruptcy jurisdiction over them , see Appendix A. Debtors ' petitions can be presented in whichever county court is specified by Schedule 2 to the rules as being , in relation to the debtors ' own county court , the nearest full time county court if it is more expedient with a view to expediting the petition ( r 6.40(3) ) .
16 The cyst communicates with the ureter either directly or , if it is more distant , by a fine connecting canal , allowing the worm eggs to be excreted in the urine .
17 An hour or two before you are going to make the paste , or the evening before if it 's more convenient , turn the contents of the jar into a bowl , break it up , and put about 3 tablespoons of cold water with it .
18 Erm , it 's once a week , but I think they 're coming in the they 're here twice this week er , and I think , it 's as and when they can , so if it 's more than once a week then they will be here .
19 I 'd even scrap Symphony and buy MS Works if it 's more reliable .
20 And er if it 's more convenient , if you 've got er a lengthy inquiry , call into any tax office , the nearest one , I 've even called into tax offices when we 've been away for a weekend , just to pick up brochures and things like that .
21 Okay , so the gradient which shows you how fast they 're going If it 's more or less horizontal , they 're still .
22 We pay thirty five percent if it 's more than a hundred miles away from home .
23 There would be absolutely no u need to use an apostrophe because there 's no possession to follow it , it 's always got to be in that pattern of owner and possession , and if it 's one , then it 's before the s and if it 's more than one , it 's after the s .
24 He said I 'll come up he said if it 's more than thirty pound Ange , he said you can give me some money next week .
25 Right if it 's more than two then it 's heaviest , I have ever tasted clay ?
26 If it 's less than a hundred it 's smaller if it 's more than a hundred it 's greater .
27 But at the heart of that issue I you know that specific issue I think is a good example of the of of the problem which I see you facing is that I think it 's more not so much about the noise but about the fact that we have a relatively privileged few people who are enjoying going to these May Balls I mean and enjoying the end of their exams , staying up all night , and I wonder in fact if it 's more a matter of sour grapes rather than environmental health .
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