Example sentences of "provided [that] it [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think that the intrusive system of inspection that we have introduced through recent Security Council resolutions is probably adequate , provided that it is vigorously enforced , to prevent the Iraqis from developing a weapon . |
| 2 | Provided that this interpretation seems reasonable in the context and provided that it is not in conflict with other possible interpretations suggested either by the mental model or the superficial representation , it is accepted without difficulty . |
| 3 | There will be occasions when a slight loss of quality , provided that it is not too great , will be offset by budget gains or less disruption on the production line . |
| 4 | ( A ) JUGOSLAVS ( i ) All Jugoslavs , civil and military , in the hands of Allied troops in AUSTRIA will be returned to JUGOSLAVIA provided that it is not necessary to use force to do so . " |
| 5 | The decision about an individual referral on clinical grounds , however — provided that it is not wholly unjustifiable — rests ultimately with the GP . |
| 6 | If the GP insists on that referral , the health authority will honour it , provided that it is not wholly unjustifiable on clinical grounds . |
| 7 | We should also note that there are at least two different factors which may lead us to feel that some notion deserves emphasis ; one of course is contrast with another property that might have been expressed ; the second is salience of the notion within the particular situation envisaged ; this would presumably be true for : ( 16 ) Geraldine told us a long story about bee-keepers With these points in mind , we should now compare ( 15 ) with ( 17 ) and ask ourselves how much emphasis of either kind is present in ( 17 ) , provided that it is not " read in " in order to support the hypothesis : ( 17 ) the ideas discussed will be put to our colonel topics suitable could include divorce and bankruptcy buildings adjacent will be closed for three days Since there is no doubt that these sentences might be used in situations where the property of the adjective would not be contrastive , the only candidate which may have any plausibility is the " salient on this occasion " variety , though there does not seem to be very strong reason to believe that in all cases where these sentences could be used the adjective property will be salient ; we return to this later . |
| 8 | We could learn from the American experience of using the National Guard not only to help with civil disasters but also with drug enforcement , which are both areas in which we can not have too much help , provided that it is properly directed and properly trained . |
| 9 | there is not much to go wrong with the equipment provided that it is properly cared for . |
| 10 | The court shall treat any document which shows a desire to dispute , admit , ask time to pay , or counterclaim as prima facie admission , defence etc ( Ord 9 , r 17 ) provided that it is properly signed ( Ord 9 , r 19 ) . |
| 11 | Mr Fowler said that while the existing law provided that it was automatically unfair to dismiss anyone for not being a union member , the bill completed the outlawing of the closed shop by extending the same protection to people applying for jobs . |
| 12 | ( It is harder to see why γ should help α to resist a challenge by Β ) If the alternative strategies are ‘ resist only challenges to oneself , and ‘ resist any challenge ’ , the latter would be favoured by selection provided that it was usually advantageous . |