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 there are any major restrictions, they usually can be obtained in printed form.

If companies will take the time to give objective consideration to their major problems and to the questions they provoke, then a long constructive step will have been taken toward more effective marketing in next decade.

If A is the major axis of an ellipsoid and B and C are the other two axes, the radius of curvature in the ab plane at the end of the axis Af, and the difference in pressure along the A and B axes is Af.

If it is assumed that the formula given by Lodge of cosec Af applies, the pressure difference along the major axes can be calculated from the angle of inclination of the major axis, and from this the interfacial tension can be calculated.

If this analysis is correct, the suburban branches will turn out to be what management's cost accountants refuse to acknowledge, marginal operations rather than major factors.

If instead we use polar coordinates with the origin at one focus, with the angular coordinate still measured from the major axis, the ellipse's equation is

If the facts are related, this would be a unique case of a tradition that endured for more than a thousand years and that actually pre-dates most of the major splits in the Germanic language family.

Clark L. Hull, probably the first major empirical researcher in the field, wrote If a subject after submitting to the hypnotic procedure shows no genuine increase in susceptibility to any suggestions whatever, there seems no point in calling him hypnotised ...

In his book, The God Particle: If the Universe Is the Answer, What Is the Question ?, Lederman writes that, although he was a chemistry major, he became fascinated with physics, because of the clarity of the logic and the unambiguous results from experimentation.

If a clot is large enough to block one or both femoral arteries, there may be hind leg paralysis because the major source of blood flow to the hind leg is blocked.

If a wrestler has secured a rope break from a submission hold, and the offending wrestler does not break the hold on the count of five, causing the offending wrestler to lose automatically, it is still considered a disqualification ( which is kept distinct from countouts in most major promotions ), even though the automatic loss was procured through counting.

If there are no more major similarities that crop up in the next few weeks or months, with luck we can continue that way.

If so, prior to the end of the Cold War, socialist law would be ranked among the major legal systems of the world.

If the circle is replaced by an ellipse, and rotated about the major axis, the shape becomes a prolate spheroid, rotated about the minor axis, an oblate spheroid.

* If the notrump opener names a major suit and the responder has four cards in that suit, the responder bids three of the notrump bidder's suit ( invitational ) with 8-9 HCP or four of the notrump bidder's major suit ( game ) with 10 or more HCP.

* If the notrump bidder bids a major suit in which the responder does not have at least four cards, the responder may bid 2NT ( invitational ) with 8-9 HCP or 3NT ( game ) with 10 or more HCP.

* If the notrump bidder bids 2, denying a 4-card major, responder may bid his 5 card major with a call of 2 of his major with 8-9 HCP, or with a call of 3 of his major with 10 HCP.

* If the notrump bidder names a major suit and the responder has four cards in that suit, the responder bids four of the notrump bidder's suit ( game ).

* If the notrump bidder names a major suit in which the responder does not have at least four cards or bids diamonds to deny a major suit, the responder bids 3NT ( game ).

If a batter reaches first base because of offensive interference by a preceding runner ( including if a preceding runner is hit by a batted ball ), he is also credited with a hit.

We must take the offensive and beat Sinn Fein at its own tactics ... If a police barracks is burned or if the barracks already occupied is not suitable, then the best house in the locality is to be commandeered, the occupants thrown into the gutter.

If the offensive team completes 10 yards on their first play, they lose the other two downs and are granted another set of three.

If any member of the offensive team is downed while in possession of the ball behind his own team's goal line, this is called a safety and scores two points for the defensive team.

If any other offensive player recovers the fumble and advances the ball, after the play the line of scrimmage is the spot of the original fumble.

If the defense is planning a pass rush, fast defensive players are given more open, and exposed targets in the offensive backfield ; with less cluttered “ blitzing ” routes to the quarterback ; and any other half-back in the offensive backfield in this formation.

After the war he disowned all responsibility for the offensive: " If old von Moltke thought that I had planned that offensive he would have turned over in his grave.

In the Confessing Church we didn't want to represent any political resistance per se, but we wanted to determine for the Church that that was not right, and that it should not become right in the Church, that's why already in ' 33, when we created the minister emergency federation ( Pfarrernotbund ), we put as the 4th point in the founding charter: If an offensive is made against ministers and they are simply ousted as ministers, because they are of Jewish lineage ( Judenstämmlinge ) or something like that, then we can only say as a Church: No. And that was then the 4th point in the obligation, and that was probably the first anti-antisemitic pronouncement coming from the Protestant Church.

If the general offensive failed to achieve these purposes, followup operations would be conducted to wear down the enemy and lead to a negotiated settlement ; Phase II was scheduled to begin on 5 May, and Phase III on 17 August.

If the defence forces three outs, their team is moved into the offensive role.

If this location is correct, it would mean Oswald was in the territory of his enemies, which would suggest he was on the offensive.

* If the puck leaves the table, a foul is called on the player that caused the puck to go out of play due to offensive motion and the opposing player gets possession of the puck.

If fencer A's action with priority fails, priority is given to fencer B's action if they have already begun ( or finished ) an offensive action, otherwise fencer B has an opportunity to begin an action with priority.

If fencer A makes the attack and fencer B also makes an offensive action, fencer B's action is called a counter-attack.

If fencer B parries A's attack, B has an opportunity to make an offensive action with priority, called the ripose.

If fencer A, after being parried by B, who begins a riposte, begins another offensive action ( called a remise / reprise or redouble depending on the arm movement and the footwork ), and both hit, then B's hit has priority, because a riposte has priority over a remise / reprise / redouble.

If the original plan for the offensive had worked, Hill Q would have been in Allied hands.

If Chunuk Bair, the one Allied success of the August offensive, was recaptured, the battle was effectively over.

( and the play is ruled a Tackle-for-loss as opposed to a sack ) If the quarterback's intent is not obvious, statisticians use certain criteria, such as the offensive line blocking scheme, to decide.

If it can be determined without a doubt that an infant died prior to birth, as indicated by skin blisters, an unusually soft head, and an extremely offensive odor, resuscitation should not be attempted.

If the pass is intercepted, there are often few offensive players in front of the intercepting player, thus making it much easier for the intercepting team to earn a large return or to score a touchdown.

If the offensive player then jumps into the defender, it is a defensive foul on the defensive player.