Sentence examples for If prosperous from inspiring English sources

As a modest, if prosperous nation of just 11 million, Belgium rarely makes news headlines, yet today it has the unenviable distinction of being Europe's Jihadist hothouse.

It was still a small, if prosperous, business, and it would likely stay small, because of Szabo's enthusiasm for what he declined to call his ranch.

Discontent among the Dutch people about rising immigration into their crowded if prosperous country was coupled with a sense that the euro had not proved good for the local economy.

To be sure, the highest end of American retailing — stores like Neiman Marcus and Bloomingdale's — remains healthy, if not prosperous.

Richard's evident abilities as a classicist brought him scant reward but provided an educated and industrious, if not prosperous, home.

Africa is a lovely place -- much lovelier, more peaceful and more resilient and, if not prosperous, innately more self-sufficient than it is usually portrayed.

Economic growth was the highest in post-Communist Europe, at 5.3percentt last year, and a thriving underground economy keeps most Croats fed, if not prosperous.

America's interests would be bound to be damaged if its prosperous European allies descended into chaos, crash or war.But some things do not change in half a century.

Giant lorries ferry herd-loads of sheep to Iraq for sale, passing a returning stream of greasy tankers hauling smuggled petrol.Away from the crush and intrigue of Damascus, Syria seems a peaceful and ruddily self-reliant if not prosperous place.

Moreover, it was not clear that the people would tolerate greatly increased rates (although no higher than necessary to produce the required revenues of weak lines), if thereby prosperous competitors earned an unreasonably large return upon the value of their properties.

If your prosperous neighbors depart for Nevada and New Hampshire, you will be left with ever larger tax bills.