In a 1985 interview with Gregory Lucente, Calvino stated If on a winter's night a traveller was " clearly " influenced by the writings of Vladimir Nabokov.

As Vladimir Tismăneanu says, " If one does not grasp the role of political thugs such as the Soviet spies

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

If you don't leave this country within 3 days, your life will be taken the same as Powell's was.

If we was both armed, you wouldn't talk so tough ''.

If it were the enemy, tactically his position was correct.

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

If it were not that I knew who it was I could have mistaken it for my Aunt so well did her clothes fit him.

If Franklin was an authentic genius, then Alexander Hamilton, with his exceptional precocity, consuming energy, and high ambition, was a political prodigy.

`` If you can conveniently let me have twenty dollars '', he wrote one friend in 1791 when he was Secretary of the Treasury.

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 living Jews were unavailable for study, the Bible was at hand.

If there was ever a thought in her mind she might devote her life to religion, it was now dispelled.

If his scholarship and formal musicianship were not all they might have been, Mercer demonstrated at an early age that he was gifted with a remarkable ear for rhythm and dialect.

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

If, as Reid says, `` nearly all his poetry was produced when he was not taking opium '', there may be some reason to doubt that he was under its influence in the period from 1896 to 1900 when he was writing the poems to Katie King and making plans for another book of verse.

If Robinson was a liar and a slanderer, he was also a very canny gentleman, for nothing that Pike could do would pry so much as a single word out of him.

If his circumspection in regard to Philip's sensibilities went so far that he even refused to grant a dispensation for the marriage of Amadee's daughter, Agnes, to the son of the dauphin of Vienne -- a truly peacemaking move according to thirteenth-century ideas, for Savoy and Dauphine were as usual fighting on opposite sides -- for fear that he might seem to be favoring the anti-French coalition, he would certainly never take the far more drastic step of ordering the return of Gascony to Edward, even though, as he admitted to the English ambassadors, he had been advised that the original cession was invalid.

If the historian was convinced of his own correctness, then he should not allow his vision to become fogged by disturbing facts.

If their schedules were to synchronize, there was no point in wasting time.

If he had any worries, it was only the small ones, about Mother in New York, and his daughter Edwina and what she might be doing at this hour, with her Aunt Asia, in Philadelphia.

If the father was impressed and approved of the marriage, the man and woman would exchange gifts of horses and clothing and were considered married.

Narayan was impressed by Goel's Hindi book " Samyak Sambuddha " and said to Goel, " If Sanatana Dharma is what you say it is, I am all for it.

( According to Hou Han Shu, while much younger, when Liu Xiu was visiting the capital Chang ' an, he became impressed with the mayor of the capital ( zhijinwu, 執金吾 ) and, already impressed by Yin's beauty, he made the remarks: " If I were to be an official, I want to be zhijinwu ; if I were to marry, I want to marry Yin Lihua ".

Waronker was so impressed with the song's inspired simplicity, that he noted, " If I ever get the opportunity to produce Brian, I'd encourage him to do something that combined the vividness of Good Vibrations with the non-commercial gentleness of Cool, Cool Water.

In his stirring order " To the Men of the Mail Guard ", Denby impressed upon his former service the importance of the high duty entrusted to them: " If two Marines are covered by a robber, neither must put up his hands, but both must immediately go for their guns.

If the player wins a game in this fashion, all characters on the opposing team will be so impressed that they will immediately join.

Emperor Xuanzong was particularly impressed with one of the suggestions, which stated, " If you cause great harm to the people, then you cannot say that the realm is peaceful.

According to Hou Han Shu, when Liu Xiu was visiting the capital Chang ' an, he became impressed with the mayor of the capital ( zhijinwu, 執金吾 ) and, already impressed by Yin's beauty, he made the remarks: " If I were to be an official, I want to be zhijinwu ; if I were to marry, I want to marry Yin Lihua ".

" If Emily had known this was a Hurricane, she would doubtless have been far more impressed, for the word was full of romantic terrors ...."

`` If you want to see something, he's back on the other side by the trunk of the car ''.

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 he thus achieves a lyrical, dreamlike, drugged intensity, he pays the price for his indulgence by producing work -- Allen Ginsberg's `` Howl '' is a striking example of this tendency -- that is disoriented, Dionysian but without depth and without Apollonian control.

If love reflects the nature of man, as Ortega Y Gasset believes, if the person in love betrays decisively what he is by his behavior in love, then the writers of the beat generation are creating a new literary genre.

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

If we remove ourselves for a moment from our time and our infatuation with mental disease, isn't there something absurd about a hero in a novel who is defeated by his infantile neurosis??

If our sincerity is granted, and it is granted, the discrepancy can only be explained by the fact that we have come to believe hearsay and legend about ourselves in preference to an understanding gained by earnest self-examination.

If they are right, they will prevail of and by themselves.

If the would-be joiner asks these questions he is not likely to be duped by extremists who are seeking to capitalize on the confusions and the patriotic apprehensions of Americans in a troubled time.

If this new Bible does not increase in significance by repeated readings throughout the years, it will not survive the ages as has the King James Version.

If the case is thus determined by us to be domestic, the court has no jurisdiction.

If it is not enough that all of our internationalist One Worlders are advocating that we join this market, I refer you to an article in the New York Times' magazine section ( Nov. 12, 1961 ), by Mr. Eric Johnston, entitled `` We Must Join The Common Market ''.

If the Hessian troops sent here willy-nilly by the Hessian Government to fight for England in the 1770's were mercenaries, what shall we call the UN troops sent to the Congo willy-nilly by their governments to fight for the United Nations??

If I hafta do this to stay alive by God I'll do it.

If he wanted to know anything, he would end up asking about it point-blank, but in this guileless manner he would probably receive more truthful answers than if he tried to get them by indirection.

If there is time after the warning, the basement shielding could be improved substantially by blocking windows with bricks, dirt, books, magazines, or other heavy material.

If there is anything which we can do in the executive branch of the Government to speed up the processes by which we come to decisions on matters on which we must act promptly, that in itself would be a major contribution to the conduct of our affairs.

If you elect to use the Standard Deduction or the Tax Table, and later find you should have itemized your deductions, you may do so by filing an amended return within the time prescribed for filing a claim for refund.

If you were required to file a declaration of estimated tax for the calendar year 1961, it is not necessary to pay the fourth installment otherwise due on January 15, 1962, if you file your income tax return Form 1040, and pay your tax in full for the calendar year 1961 by January 31, 1962.

If payment is by cash, you should ask for a receipt.

If you are an income beneficiary of property held in trust or an heir, legatee, or devisee, you may deduct allowable depreciation and depletion, if not deductible by the estate or trust.

If we could use all the small airfields we have in this country, we could disperse our strategic aircraft by a factor of 10 or more.