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.

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, 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.