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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a very big if" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to express uncertainty or a condition that must be met for something to happen.
Example: "I would consider moving to another city, but that's a very big if, depending on my job situation."
Alternatives: "a significant condition" or "a major uncertainty".
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At this point, that is a very big "if" indeed.
As matters stand today, that's a very big "if".
(A very big "if", as the technology currently stands).
Experience suggests there is a very big "if", and negotiators have virtually given up on the idea that the pledges should be legally binding.
If he succeeds in his presidential bid — a very big "if" as the July 2 elections draw nearer — his victory would cap one of the most important global developments of the past five years: the rapid ascension to power of the left in Latin America.
Granted, that's a very big "if" in the above statement.
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But it makes a very big difference if just a few survived or if tens of thousands survived, he added.
"If push comes to shove, it could be a very big deal if they went through with the proposal to rid the country of all private security companies," one Western diplomat said.
"Ladies and germs - a very big hand, if you puhleeze, for the one and only Larry Oliver!" It was as if his very name had been a close call between giving birth to a great actor (Sir Laurence Olivier) or a cut-price vaudevillian (Larry Oliver).
"He's a very big dude, if this is the same individual".
He will be making a very big one if the group's bid for BlackBerry is consummated.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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