If clay is slightly out of shape, square straight sides with guide sticks or rulers pressed against opposite sides, or smooth round pieces with damp fingers.

If it were square, would you make it round?

If all four players pass in the first round, the deal is not played ; in rubber bridge the deal is not scored and the hand is redealt by the original dealer, while in duplicate the score is recorded as zero for each pair and returned to the board.

If your side has two aces and a void, then you are not at risk of losing the first two tricks, so long as ( a ) your void is useful ( i. e., does not duplicate the function of an ace that your side holds ) and ( b ) you are not vulnerable to the loss of the first two tricks in the fourth suit ( because, for instance, one of the partnership hands holds a singleton in that suit or the protected king, giving your side second round control ).

If the shooter " hits " the point value again ( any value of the dice that sum to the point will do ; the shooter doesn't have to exactly repeat the value combination of the come-out roll ) before rolling a seven, the Pass line wins and a new round starts, usually with the dice staying with the current shooter.

If the shooter rolls any seven before repeating the point number ( a " seven-out "), the Pass line loses and the dice pass to a new shooter for the next round.

* If the button has been turned to " Off ", then the table is in the come-out round.

* If the dealer's button is on, the table is in the point round where most casinos will allow a pass line bet to be placed.

If a 7 or 11 is rolled on the first round, it wins.

If a 2 or 3 is rolled in the first round, it wins.

If he is shot, the bonus round ends.

If more than one player remains after the first round, the " draw " phase begins.

If any candidate in the first round gains a majority of votes, then there is no second round.

If there is, and a subsequent round is fired, the firearm can fail explosively resulting in serious injury.

In an interview with The Times, Curbishley quipped, " I emailed back saying Keith now resides in Golders Green crematorium, having lived up to the Who's anthemic line ' I hope I die before I get old '... If they have a round table, some glasses and candles, we might contact him.

Second round: If no candidate has won the required number of votes in the first round, the voting will be repeated in 14 days ( 1 of November, 1998 ).

If this rule change is passed, it comes into effect at the end of their round.

If anyone takes more or less than their bid, the deal moves to the left and the round is re-dealt.

If all but one player fold on any round, then the remaining player collects the pot and may choose to show or conceal their hand.

If more than one player remains in contention after the final betting round, the hands are revealed and the player with the winning hand takes the pot.

If the live blind checks, the betting round then ends.

If the opponent is on a flush draw ( 9 / 46, approximately 19. 565 percent or 4. 11-to-1 odds against with one card to come ), the pot is not offering adequate pot odds for the opponent to call unless the opponent thinks he can induce additional final round betting from Bob if the opponent completes his flush draw ( see implied pot odds ).

If more than one candidate cannot get enough votes after the transfer of votes of the least popular candidate, that candidate is also eliminated ( as they would be eliminated on the next round anyway.

If a seizure lasts longer than 5 minutes, or if more than one seizure occurs without regaining consciousness emergency medical services should be contacted.

If the show lasts for 3 hours with 3, 000 viewers, then the calculation is:

If the time period of blood supply impairment lasts more than a few minutes, the nerve cells of that area of the brain die and cause permanent neurologic damage.

" If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a moving picture is worth many times that, and a live moving picture makes an emotional connection that goes deeper than logic and lasts well beyond the actual event.

If she, and the order, determine that she may have a vocation to the life, she receives the habit of the order ( usually with some modification, normally a white veil instead of a black, to distinguish her from professed nuns ) and undertakes the novitiate, a period ( that lasts one to two years ) of living the life of a nun without yet taking vows.

If the apparent start bit lasts at least one-half of the bit time, it is valid and signals the start of a new character.

If a male and female like each other's song, they will find the other gibbon and do a short mating dance followed by a vigorous mating ritual that lasts three days, and they will mate about five hundred times in this time period.

If you look at the final shot of the opening prologue, which lasts 85 seconds, and was danced completely by Natalie, she exits the scene on pointe.

If they do not employ Jesus as their interlocutor, the story goes, they are cast into a lake of fire, which is a torturer's prison that lasts forever.

If the universe lasts for a sufficient time, it will asymptotically approach a state where all energy is evenly distributed.

If the two companies can agree on a price, it is in their long-term interest to keep the agreement: the revenue from cutting prices is less than twice the revenue from keeping the agreement, and lasts only until the other firm cuts its own prices.

If a tournament lasts several days, there is often one session on the first night of debate, followed by several more on the subsequent day.

If the basic note lasts 2 beats, the corresponding dotted note lasts 3 beats.

* If the rhythm lasts more than 30 seconds, it is known as a sustained ventricular tachycardia ( even if it terminates on its own after 30 seconds ).

If the woman is afterward given a " full " orgasm with stimulation continuing into the orgasmic contractions ( and gently afterward, depending on the specific woman ), the resulting orgasm is generally very powerful and lasts longer than would be typical.

If it lasts more than 6 months, it may be considered chronic.

If the patient reports that dizziness occurs after particular movements and lasts seconds to a few minutes, this suggests decompensation: the brain has ' forgotten ' the fine-tuning procedure it developed during the chronic compensation phase described above.

Sachs argues that sufficient foreign aid can make up for the lack of capital in poor countries, maintaining that, " If the foreign assistance is substantial enough, and lasts long enough, the capital stock rises sufficiently to lift households above subsistence.

# If a game lasts for more than five minutes then play will halt and the " 5 minute rule " will come into effect.

If " forever " is chosen as the length, the battle lasts until only one player is standing.

It also includes the lyrics: " I'm a boozer / I'm a cruiser / Anarchist / Anarchist / An ' I kissed / A couple of local girls ", and " I've learnt two chords an ' I sing out of tune / If punk rock lasts I will make a fortune ".

If it does, the amount of interest will be periodically added to the principle borrowed amount, meaning that the interest keeps getting higher the longer the term lasts.

If the last wicket partnership lasts much longer than they expect, it has an adverse effect on their preparation and composure, as well as their energy level deteriorating from extra time on the field.