Example sentences of "unless it is [adj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( a ) Public law proceedings Article 3 of the APO ensures that public law proceedings are commenced in the magistrates ' court unless it is appropriate to consolidate with existing proceedings elsewhere . |
| 2 | Here adjustments in national price levels allow the required downward adjustment in real wages , but this will affect international competitiveness unless it is possible to undertake a devaluation of the currency . |
| 3 | So the medical profession , in the future as in the past , must bear the responsibility unless it is possible to obtain a decision from the courts . |
| 4 | Unless it is possible to prove the identification of History with Truth , as Sartre tried to do , then the claim that a single univocal History is not relative only works by removing all other elements in the set to which it could be compared , thus making a set of one . |
| 5 | But unless it is possible to escape being moved from other viewpoints , our selfishness can not perfect itself to its theoretical absolute except in such circumstances as a tooth-and-claw fight for survival . |
| 6 | The solution is to muffle as many of these surfaces as you can : tables should be covered , floors should be carpeted , and windows should be curtained unless it is essential to admit daylight to the scene . |
| 7 | This may lead to confusion so unless it is critical to maximise the use of an operator it is recommended that the offline runs are scheduled at different times . |
| 8 | Even if the contract is terminated , the offending party can still rely on the clause if reasonable to do so , but even if the contract is affirmed , he can not rely on the term unless it is reasonable to do so . |
| 9 | Similarly , unless it is reasonable to do so in the circumstances , a firm must not , in any written communication or agreement , seek to exclude or restrict : ( 1 ) Any other duty to act with skill , care and diligence which is owed to a private customer in connection with the provision to him of investment services in the course of regulated business ; or ( 2 ) Any liability owed to a private customer in connection with regulated business for failure to exercise the degree of skill , care and diligence that may reasonably be expected of it in the provision of investment services in the course of that business . |
| 10 | Since any comprehensive peace implies a reduction of influence by , and local dependency on , the superpowers , it can not be assumed that either superpower has a strong interest in a genuine peace , unless it is able to derive greater advantage from peace than it can from continued conflict . |
| 11 | Others think that the only test of fairness in politics is the test of result , that no procedure is fair unless it is likely to produce political decisions that meet some independent test of justice . |
| 12 | It would , however , be hard to justify spending £99.00 unless it is likely to get a great deal of use . |
| 13 | The court is not , or certainly should not be , in the habit of making orders unless it is prepared to enforce them . |
| 14 | The engineer should be supplied with all available statements and , unless it is vital to get an expert on the scene quickly , perhaps where the locus quo is likely to change , with the police accident abstract or equivalent report . |
| 15 | Drawing attention to the Countryside Fire Code , he also urges people not to light fires unless it is safe to do so . |
| 16 | It is evident that Ollier ( 1981 ) , although making a plea for a more evolutionary geomorphology , does not cite the quantitatively expressed geophysical research and it seems unlikely that geomorphology can contribute in such areas unless it is willing to adopt the methods and language of other practitioners . |
| 17 | Although the committee is to be congratulated for its lead on the need for change , this will be worthless unless it is willing to ensure implementation of those changes . |
| 18 | The difference in Conway was that the suspect had asked for a parade , and in such circumstances the Code of Practice on Identification states ( in para. 2.1 of the original Code ; 2.3 of the revised version ) that a parade is mandatory unless it is impracticable to hold one ( Brown [ 1991 ] Crim.L.R. 368 ) . |