Example sentences of "[that] unless [art] " in BNC.

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1 It seems plausible to suppose that unless a person enjoys or is soon likely to acquire effective power in a society he does not possess legitimate political authority over that society .
2 It will be evident that these united designs compete under considerable disadvantage with the single designs , and that unless a united design should be superior in both departments to all its single competitors , it could not receive a prize because one portion of it could hardly be executed without the other .
3 But he added that unless a buyer could be found for the debt-ridden club , which made a £700,000 loss last year , they could join the dubious ranks of former Football League clubs .
4 She still found it hard to believe that any British ship could be in danger so near to home ; even when Jock had explained that unless a submarine was in water deep enough in which to dive , an escort was essential .
5 Schumpeter stressed , for example , that unless a social grievance is taken up and incorporated into party political debate by politicians , then it may well lie dormant for decades — no matter how strongly most citizens feel about the issue .
6 Yet it is true that unless a star has a marked colour , there is nothing to single it out .
7 It is with the subject in mind that Minton restates his belief that unless a painter paints with love , he or she is like a blacksmith hammering away with appropriate tools but no fire .
8 The presumption with a vertical merger is that unless a substantial horizontal impact is involved , it will be socially beneficial on balance .
9 What was equally obvious , however , was that unless a high resolution output device could be found to produce pages from the system the company would still be firmly locked into a typesetting bureau for output .
10 Presentation will not be graded , but candidates and tutors must be aware that unless a marketing standard of presentation is achieved it is possible that points made will go unnoticed by the examiners .
11 The petition , which was subsequently circulated in Paris , warned that unless a " set of broad-based rules for democracy " were implemented , then Vietnam would " never be able to stand alone and compete with its neighbouring countries " .
12 Poos informed Markovic , and the Presidents of Slovenia , Croatia and Serbia , that unless a ceasefire was implemented and JNA forces returned to their barracks the EC 's US$1,155 million five-year aid programme to Yugoslavia would be frozen .
13 Close advisors were also thought to have warned him that unless a compromise solution was found , crucial funding for the IMF-approved economic adjustment programme would be severed and the country would be diplomatically isolated .
14 It is possible that time-gap experiences represent driving at the tactical level which is conducted without controlled processes being involved , the assumption here is the common one that unless a stimulus event receives conscious attention it will not be stored in long term memory ( e.g. Bargh , 1984 ; Broadbent , 1958 ; Moray , 1959 ; Shiffrin & Schneider , 1977 ) .
15 It must be understood that unless the geometric lock is felt , either the brakes are not locked , in which case a harder push is needed on the lever , or the locks themselves need adjusting .
16 He has only expressed what a lot of other people have been starting to fear for a long time , that unless the commercial manipulators in tennis are careful , they could cook the golden goose .
17 It warns that unless the brewing industry gets its act together , the European Commission will impose sweeping changes on the industry .
18 Mr Chikane , the secretary-general of the South African Council of Churches , said that unless the six points were met negotiations would be a non-starter .
19 The report warns that unless the government acts quickly much of the natural heritage could be severely damaged .
20 But he warned that unless the West , meaning primarily the European Community , offered economic aid quickly , ‘ there will be disillusionment which will be very destabilising .
21 He also echoed Willy Brandt in warning that unless the West was seen to act quickly and in concert , demand for German reunification could become overpowering in both East and West .
22 Mr Bekesi said that unless the government moved swiftly on economic reform , the outcome would be a flourishing black market , widespread shortages , inflation much higher than its current level of about 20 per cent , and high unemployment .
23 It came in a memorandum with a covering letter from McFarlane ; the premise was that unless the United States changed its policies towards Iran , America 's position in Tehran would never improve .
24 He made a similar point about a rise in salary for municipal employees : there was no possibility of seriously debating that unless the local Assembly knew what they might otherwise spend the money on , and what the total budget for the municipalities was — and information on both points was not forthcoming .
25 Campaigners fear that unless the ban is made watertight , liberal EC laws will ultimately be forced on Ireland , overturning the ban .
26 They consider that unless the farming methods are tackled , no clothing industry can claim that its product is ecologically sound .
27 It must be remembered , however , that unless the mother is prepared to take these actions , there is little point in having the tests , tests which themselves create a one in 60–70 chance of miscarriage .
28 For I assure you that people who do not travel ( I mean those who cultivate the arts and learning ) are indeed miserable creatures ; and I protest that unless the Archbishop allows me to travel every second year , I ca n't possibly accept the engagement .
29 Most travellers will explain , like the writer and traveller Paul Theroux , that unless the journey has been difficult they do not feel as if they have been travelling .
30 The Earl announced that unless the weather deteriorated again , the Tournament would be resumed on the Friday morning and all of the participants spent Thursday drying out and preparing their costumes .
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