Sentence examples for if not back from inspiring English sources
And during the Prussian siege of Paris in 1870-71, balloonists managed to fly out of (if not back into) the city to communicate with the French government in exile in Tours.
Intensive diplomatic efforts were under way to bring the Israelis and the Palestinians if not back to the peace table at least to a truce agreement, and clashes went through a brief lull.
As director of the Intstitute of Advanced Study at Princeton and as chief scientific adviser of the new Atomic Energy Commission, Oppenheimer campaigned to push the atomic genie, if not back into the bottle, at least into international control.
Mr. Siegel, 40, took charge on March 6 with one goal in mind: to get the sickest of the major airlines out of intensive care and at least into rehab, if not back on its feet.
WHILE Subway Series fever permeated New York City, up here in the anonymity of a New England autumn, the Jets laid the foundation of a season and put a quarterback's career in perspective, if not back on track.
It worked out fine, though I told my girlfriend, 'Going to Haunted Insane Asylum with robots and some kid from the internet, if not back avenge death.'".
But it means little if not backed up today, and the Seahawks (7-6) are not the doleful Cardinals.
Justin Thomas sported a collar and tie for Thursday, the kind of move that would lead to ridicule if not backed up by a proper showing.
Nonetheless, no tool or technique is of any value if not backed by good governance and the rule of law.
"If I'm not back, assume they got me".
