If, when this was all over, she found the words to tell him about it, she wondered if he would ever understand.

If the bluff failed and they ran into trouble, Brannon had told the others, they would withdraw -- and he would come after his son another time.

If someone were to drop a match in here, this place would go up like a haystack ''.

If he wondered whether the attackers would allow him to pull away unmolested, he had his answer a moment later.

If the turn was too tight, a barrel roll would bring them out.

If he spun out now, he would join his opponent on the ground.

If it were not for an old professor who made me read the classics I would have been stymied on what to do, and now I understand why they are classics ; ;

Fruit compote: `` If you think I would understand it '' ; ;

`` If you will pardon, I think it would be better if not.

If he showed signs of collecting his rifle and going back with his deputy to the ranch he would be shot down instantly.

If communications work, his decision would be instantly known in all command posts that would originate the actual go order.

If the Union conceded this to them, the same right must be conceded to each remaining state whenever it saw fit to secede: This would destroy the federal balance between it and the states, and in the end sacrifice to the sovereignty of the states all the liberty the citizens had gained by their Union.

If an automobile were approaching him, he would know what was required of him, even though he might not be able to act quickly enough.

If life and death did not both present themselves to us, there would be no inscrutability.

If there were only darkness, all would be clear.

If there were only the mess, all would be clear ; ;

If any had escaped expulsion by hiding, they certainly would not frequent the market-place.

If a child had a single drop of Negro blood, he would revert to the ancestral line which, except as slaves under a superior race, had not made one step of progress in 3,000 years.

If he had been `` liquidated '' in some way, he would have become a martyr, a rallying point for people who shared his ideas.

If in any one calculation Ptolemy had had to invoke 83 epicycles all at once, while Copernicus never required more than one third this number, then ( in the sense obvious to Margenau ) Ptolemaic astronomy would be simpler than Copernican.

Defoe then commented, `` If they Could Draw that young Gentleman into Their Measures They would show themselves quickly, for they are not asham'd to Say They want only a head to Make a beginning ''.

If she were not at home, Mama would see to it that a fresh white rose was there.

If the Stearns were not there, grace would be omitted.

If the two totals do not agree, an error has been made either in the journals or during the posting process.

If the judge approves the reorganization plan and if the creditors all agree the plan can be confirmed.

If a second party from a region wants to join the first party needs to agree, these two parties will then form a common delegation with one vote.

If the laws of physics agree more accurately with observations in a model with rotation than without it, we are inclined to select the best-fit value for rotation, subject to all other pertinent experimental observations.

If a state does agree to participate in activities of the supranational bodies and accept decisions, the state is giving up its sovereign authority and thereby allocating power to these bodies.

If multiple vendors agree to implement the same functionality using the same API, a shared extension may be released, using the identifier EXT.

If both houses cannot agree on a date of adjournment, the president may appoint a date for Congress to adjourn.

If the members of the task group agree that the name is appropriate, it can be retained for use when there is a request from a member of the scientific community that a specific feature be named.

If the two houses choose different individuals, then a joint committee of both houses is appointed to agree on a common candidate.

If at least two-thirds of the National Assembly cannot agree to vote for one presidential candidate, a People's Assembly is formed from all National Assembly delegates and regional and municipal representatives who were elected by popular vote in the most recent national election.

However, it has been pointed out that in the words of Jesus in " If there is one theological issue that both Jews and Christians should be able to agree on, it is that " salvation is from the Jews ".

If some supporters articulate that they agree to the independence of Taiwan, they may either be referring to the notion of formally creating an independent Republic of Taiwan, or to the notion that Taiwan is synonymous with the current Republic of China and already is independent, which is against the People's Republic of China's claim.

If one of the two events represents the sending of a signal from one location and the second event represents the reception of the same signal at another location, then as long as the signal is moving at the speed of light or slower, the mathematics of simultaneity ensures that all reference frames agree that the transmission-event happened before the reception-event.

If the two Houses cannot agree on a date for adjournment, the President may adjourn both Houses to such a time as befits the circumstances.

If they cannot agree, even on a compromise, they escalate the problem to the next higher hierarchy level, where a decision would be sought.

If those boards failed to agree then there was a central board.

If the shareholders agree to sell the company, then the board is usually of the same mind or sufficiently under the orders of the equity shareholders to cooperate with the bidder.

If the match ended in a tie, one final question was played with the star of one contestant's choosing ; if the contestant can agree or disagree correctly, he / she won the match, otherwise the match went to the opponent.

In the early 1930s, US President Franklin D. Roosevelt sent this message to the World Disarmament Conference: " If all nations will agree wholly to eliminate from possession and use the weapons which make possible a successful attack, defences automatically will become impregnable and the frontiers and independence of every nation will become secure.

If the parties themselves could agree to the terms, the Code as a rule left them free to make contracts.

If all the issues are decided between the parties they may agree to submit the papers to the court for approval ; this is known as an uncontested divorce.

* If the two competing clubs cannot agree to a referee, the trustees will appoint one, and the two teams shall cover the expenses equally.

If the two competing clubs cannot agree on other officials, the referee will appoint them, and the two clubs shall also pay the expenses equally

If, however, the starting place is 814 BC, measuring back 143 or 144 years does not agree with this Biblical date.

If the Senate proposed a bill that the plebeian tribune ( the magistrate who was the chief representative of the people ) did not agree with, he issued a veto, which was backed by the promise to literally "' interpose the sacrosanctity of his person '" ( or intercessio ) if the Senate did not comply.