Sentence examples for constructive if from inspiring English sources
"It can be very constructive if done well, but can also be heavily gamed".
"It is not very constructive if we keep on pressing people," he said.
The debate might be more constructive if we return to the substantive questions that I posed earlier.
If Kerry's deal holds, he may yet live and die there peacefully, acknowledged as a constructive if idiosyncratic architect of national recovery.
Russia's foreign minister, Sergey V. Lavrov, concluded the negotiations by describing new proposals from the Americans as constructive if still insufficient.
Torre suggested in midseason that the struggling Martinez was pressing, and Martinez reacted sharply, saying that it would be more constructive if he were given suggestions.
Offer criticism only if it's constructive, not if it's meant to make your grandkids feel bad about themselves.
There is the basis here for a constructive dialogue, if a difficult one.
"We would be prepared to take a constructive view if that's something the government thought was an option".
Even the volatile issue of Taiwan can be managed in a constructive way if Washington and China do not see each other as antagonists.
Senators will not play a constructive role if they intervene in day-to-day diplomatic issues that must be left to the president and the secretary of state.
