Sentence examples for apply unless from inspiring English sources

"[I]f an armed attack occurs against a" member state; regardless of who used chemical weapons in Syria, no other state was attacked or threatened with attack, so the "right of individual or collective self-defense" posited in the Charter does not apply (unless one stretches the definition of "self-defense" to mean "anything Washington does not like").

If the context changes (e.g., from administering to high school students rather than undergraduates), the validity of the inferences may not apply (unless claims of equivalency have been supported with evidence).

Treaties still apply, unless formally revoked; debts must be honoured.

In other words, cast members of "Jackass" need not apply — unless they clean up their act.

But American taxes don't apply unless and until such profits are repatriated to the United States.

The individual mandate will not apply unless "affordable" insurance is available.

The rule applies unless the Legislature explicitly prohibits recognition or recognition would be abhorrent to public policy.

"This is the real thing, but it will not be applied unless they attack us," said Ali Ahmed Khuduk, a 23-year-old cleric from Sulaimaniya in the autonomous zone.

This applies unless the work is so appalling that you can be said to have lost all confidence in the builder.

With further cloudiness, the government website gov.co.uk/speed-limits advises: "A speed limit of 30 mph or 48km/h usually applies, unless you see signs showing otherwise".

In the countries of the French system, community-property law applies unless it has been expressly contracted out by the parties to the marriage.