The phrase "conditional sentences" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It refers to sentences that express conditions or hypothetical situations, typically using the words "if" or "unless." Example: If I win the lottery, I will buy a new car.
Finally, it should be noted that not all conditional sentences primarily aim at giving necessary and/or sufficient conditions.
They were released on probation, with conditional sentences ranging from six months to three years.
Should we avoid talking about them at all? Isn't it strange, John, that in some conditional sentences we use past tenses?
The four photographers — who included President Mikheil Saakashvili's personal photographer — were found guilty and received conditional sentences of between six months and three years.
I think the international press is distorting the reality somewhat by simply publishing the second half of all these conditional sentences.
This was first done by the Ionian Greek Thales (about 600 bc), whose listing of mathematical propositions in this generalized form instead of as conditional sentences was quite naturally described later as the "discovery" of mathematical theorems.
Current conditions (economy of scale, prison location, facility design, conditional sentencing and trans-institutionalization, correctional officer work orientations) affecting the effectiveness of rehabilitation were identified and examined with an eye to assessing how well lessons of the past were mastered.
So it seems that any truth-functional conditional sentence states both a sufficient and a necessary condition as well.
Gallagher returned to finish the set; Sullivan received a 12-month conditional sentence.
Finnish courts mete out four general punishments -- a fine, a conditional sentence, which amounts to probation, community service and an unconditional sentence.
Prosecutors had recommended a six-month sentence, while Mr. Ford's lawyer asked for a conditional sentence that would mean no jail time.
