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If he were to implant his Copy into the TVC universe, have the copy run a number of experiments to anchor itself in that universe, and then terminate it, only to find himself still in the TVC universe ( indeed, the purpose of growing the TVC universe from a Garden of Eden configuration was to prove to his Copy that such a TVC universe as it found itself to inhabit must have been launched from a non-TVC universe, as opposed to merely having always existed and evolved towards this the current state in which he did not know whether it had ) rather than back in " the real world " again, then he would be vindicated ; if not, then his hypothesis would be falsified and he might consider himself crazy ( his last several experiences of termination and subsequent continuation involved him finding himself in the position of having been recently cured of psychosis ).
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If you were a man '' --
If she, Pamela, were being held responsible for his crimes, then hers must be the final act of expiation.
If someone were to drop a match in here, this place would go up like a haystack ''.
If the other pilots were worried, they did not show it.
If it were the enemy, tactically his position was correct.
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 ; ;
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 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 there were only darkness, all would be clear.
If there were only the mess, all would be clear ; ;
If these people were denied a voice ( do they have a moral right to a voice??
If we were creating a wholly new society, we could insist that our social, political, economic and philosophic institutions foster rather than hamper man ; ;
If living Jews were unavailable for study, the Bible was at hand.
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 the Stearns were not there, grace would be omitted.
If anything, the conservative Democrats were more opposed to Hearst than the Republicans.
If the hardships of the winter at Valley Forge were trying for healthy men, they were, of course, much more so for those not in good health.
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 there were no West Berlin problem, imperialist quarters would have invented an excuse for stepping up the armaments race to try to solve the internal and external problems besetting the United States and its NATO partners.
If the new Soviet series has followed the general pattern of previous Russian tests, the shots were roughly half fission and half fusion, meaning a fission yield of 30 to 40 megatons thus far.
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 the UN troops are not mercenaries then the Hessians were not mercenaries either.
If he were to go with White, he would be out there two days, not just listening in the dark at some point between here and Papa-san, but moving ever deeper into enemy land -- behind Papa-san -- itself.
If and implant
If an implant is used, the individual runs the same risks and complications as those who use them for breast augmentation but has higher rates of capsular contracture ( tightening or hardening of the scar tissue around the implant ) and revisional surgeries.
If the performance of tibial component needs to be analyzed, the principles of biotribology are used to determine the wear performance of the implant and lubrication effects of synovial fluid.
If a more graphic implant is desired, it is generally done in two parts.
If the implant is loaded too soon, it is possible that the implant may move which results in failure.
If 1: 1 or more cannot be achieved, the patient is usually advised that only a short implant can be placed and to not expect a long period of usability.
If not supplied, the implant surgeon makes his own or relies upon advanced computer-assisted tomography or a cone beam CT scan to achieve the proper treatment plan.
If smoking and positioning problems exist prior to implant surgery, clinicians often advise patients that a bridge or partial denture rather than an implant may be a better solution.
If the implant ( s ) in question are replacing commonly used teeth, then these may suffer from wear and tear and after years may crack and break up, although this is a very rare occurrence.
If the tooth, because of its relative lack of exposed tooth structure, also requires crown lengthening, the total combined time, effort and cost of the various procedures, together with the decreased prognosis because of the combined inherent failure rates of each procedure, might make it more reasonable to have the tooth extracted and opt to have an implant placed.
If the hearing loss is severe to profound in both ears, the child may be a candidate for a cochlear implant ( beyond the scope of this discussion ).
If the surgery is unsuccessful, the abutment can be replaced and the implant re-activated to restore hearing.
If a woman receives an implant outside the first five days of her period, she should wait to have sex or use a backup method of contraception ( such as a condom, female condom, diaphragm, sponge, or emergency contraception ) for the following week after insertion to prevent pregnancy.
If the provider cannot feel the implant, imaging tests may be necessary to locate the rod before it can be removed.
If and Copy
If the player gains access to all mirrors ( excluding the one the player is collecting shards for ), they will be able to access a new mirror full of Copy Pedestals for their use.
Copy restriction is only enforced by the software on the disc: If the software is not installed, disc duplication is not inhibited.
If he refuses-" have you ever been on Hard Copy?
If and into
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 a work is divided into several large segments, a last-minute drawing of random numbers may determine the order of the segments for any particular performance.
If the existent form is to be retained new factors that reinforce it must be introduced into the situation.
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 `` Jack the Courtier '' is really to be taken as Swift, the following remark is obviously Steele's comment on Swift's change of parties and its effect on their friendship: `` I assure you, dear Jack, when I first found out such an Allay in you, as makes you of so malleable a Constitution, that you may be worked into any Form an Artificer pleases, I foresaw I should not enjoy your Favour much longer ''.
If we go into this Common Market, we might just as well stop talking about Constitutional guarantees, Connally Amendments or, for that matter, conservatism in general.
If they feel that we are taking a long-term view of their problems and are prepared to enter into reasonably long-term association with them in their development activities, they will be much more likely to undertake the difficult tasks required.
If you walk into the ring because it is fun to show your dog, he will feel it and give you a good performance!!
If you run into excess plug fouling on one truck, check to be sure that the rig has a thermostat.
`` If you saw the drama called Rhinoceros '', I said, `` think of the effect it would have on an audience of rhinos when the actor on stage suddenly begins turning into a rhinoceros.
If such is the case, the particles within a distance of about Af of the Earth will have, relative to the Earth, a kinetic energy less than their potential energy and they will be captured into orbits about the Earth.
If goodness and badness lie in attitudes only and hence are brought into being by them, those men who greeted death and misery with childishly merry laughter are taking the only sensible line.
If pressed by the sitter for more detail, she may be able to bring the picture more into focus and see more sharply, almost as if she were physically going closer.
If the house is not wired adequately for electricity or if plumbing or a central heating system must be installed, check into the cost of making these improvements.
If this aspect of death as punishment is not distinguished from the idea of death as natural termination, the conclusion seems inevitable that temporal existence itself is a form of punishment rather than the state into which man is put by the will of the Creator.
If we are born of God we grow in ( not into, but in ) grace.
If they say I could have stopped her it is because they are ignorant of her last weeks of self-examination, her search into herself and its conclusions.
If these allegiances come into conflict, he or she may be guilty of treason against one or both.
If the demands of these two sovereigns upon his duty of allegiance come into conflict, those of the United States have the paramount authority in American law ; likewise, those of the foreign land have paramount authority in their legal system.
If the media agency responsible for the authorized production allows material from fans, what is the limit before legal constraints from actors, music, and other considerations, come into play?
If the steel is cooled slowly, the iron will gradually change into its low temperature allotrope.
If this entailed transforming the West Saxon fyrd from a sporadic levy of king's men and their retinues into a mounted standing army, so be it.
If the Christian faith fell into ruin in his kingdom, if the clergy were too ignorant to understand the Latin words they butchered in their offices and liturgies, if the ancient monasteries and collegiate churches lay deserted out of indifference, he was answerable before God, as Josiah had been.
If the square mile is divided into quarters, each quarter has a side length of mile ( 880 yards ) and is square mile in area, or 160 acres.
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