If the Dominican Republic achieves free, democratic government, it will be due in large part to the U.S. show of force that enabled President Balaguer to prevent a threatened restoration of Trujillo dictatorship.

If they feel threatened or sense danger, they may try to escape by climbing a rock column or tree.

If threatened with a nuclear strike, this presents their owners with the ' use them or lose them ' predicament.

If Israel's very existence is threatened, some speculate that she would use a " Samson Option ," a " last resort " deterrence strategy of massive retaliation with nuclear weapons, may be initiated should the state of Israel be substantially damaged and / or near destruction.

If a player's king is threatened with capture, it is said to be in check, and the player must remove the threat of capture on the next move.

If it has not fought this action, then its existence will be threatened after the war ".

( He considered his Requiem his best work, however: " If I were threatened with the destruction of the whole of my works save one, I should crave mercy for the Messe des morts ".

If the Reichstag threatened to censure his ministers or revoke one of his decrees he could simply dissolve the body and be able to govern without its interference until elections had been held.

If threatened, the baby will open its mouth and quietly hiss until the threat is gone.

When President Bush's 2003 budget proposal threatened to cut education grants, she responded, " If he can run deficits for the military, then he can run deficits to educate our children.

If his land policies threatened the aristocracy, his tax policy was no more popular with the common people.

If emotion threatened to get the better of her she excused herself from the room and would, in Pliny's words, " give herself to sorrow ," then return to her husband with a calm demeanor.

If Africa was lost and the control over Western provinces was shaky, Anthemius ' power over Italy was threatened by internal opposition ; he was of Greek origin, had been chosen by the Eastern Emperor from among members of the Eastern court, and was suspected of being a pagan.

If Frederick did not comply by this date, Ferdinand threatened to use force to enforce his right as Holy Roman Emperor and rightful King of Bohemia to overthrow the usurper.

If a property can be arbitrarily threatened by the state, that power will inevitably be employed to intimidate those with divergent political and religious opinions.

In the sixth meeting of the B committee the US representative threatened that " If WHO activities relating to drugs failed to reinforce proven drug control approaches, funds for the relevant programmes should be curtailed ".

If he would be denied, Pyle threatened to start his own league.

If they feel further threatened, they may flee quickly or vibrate their tails in dead leaves ( a form of mimicry, which makes them sound like rattlesnakes ).

If a hobo spider is tending an egg sac, it may become aggressive if it perceives the egg sac as being threatened.

If the city was threatened with a typhoon, it would move close to shore, fill the pontoons with sea water and sit on the ocean floor for more stability.

If enacted, it would ban all abortions unless a doctor ruled the woman's life or health would be threatened.

If threatened, it would be preferable for a Muslim to migrate to a more peaceful place where a person may practice their faith openly, " since God's earth is wide.

Fellow guest Billy Connolly threatened, " If that bird comes anywhere near me, I'll break its neck and your bloody arm!

If the council did not organise their return, Henry threatened revenge on their pledges in England, and penalties on future captives.

If they are not able to properly care for the obelisk, he has threatened to " take the necessary steps to bring this precious artifact home and save it from ruin.

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

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.