Sentence examples for if conceded from inspiring English sources

They invented an ingenious sophism, which, if conceded, was followed by perfectly logical steps, through all the incidents, to the complete destruction of the Union….

But equally, he had to keep alive his deep conviction that regulation, always " burdensome", should be avoided as a matter of principle and, if conceded, kept as minimal as possible.

All of these episodes are either imaginary or, if conceded as real, an instance of overreaction to the needless fears those mustache-twirling opponents have "fomented".

"I know," O'Reilly said, as if conceding the tediousness of the whole fact enterprise.

Absurdly, as if conceding the impossibility of ever being Mr. Godard, Mr. Bertolucci went so far as to assert: "I am Marcello, and I make fascist films and I want to kill Godard who is a revolutionary".

Pericles was not prepared to make unilateral concessions, believing that "if Athens conceded on that issue, then Sparta was sure to come up with further demands".

It would be better, after such a glorious career, if he conceded that Fergie time is now over.

And if Pellegrino conceded that his side didn't deserve the point against Atlético, this time they did.

In the family powwow that followed, I argued that if we conceded, they would be back for more.

Mr. Barak, if he conceded the Golan Heights, might feel compelled to take a tougher line on Jerusalem and the settlements.

Professor Kulchytsky said the Kremlin feared that if it conceded the truth, Russia, considered the successor to the Soviet Union, could face claims for reparations.