Sentence examples for if not during from inspiring English sources

Begg would have disclosed his case at an early stage in the proceedings, possibly before the bail application, if not during his original interview following his arrest.

Detecting signs of life elsewhere will not be easy, but it may well occur in my lifetime, if not during the next decade.

The two most prominent survivors -- Osama bin Laden and Dr. Zawahiri, his No. 2 -- will eventually be killed or captured, if not during the operation now under way in Afghanistan, then in one that will surely follow.

At the time, federal climate-change legislation seemed almost inevitable — if not during the Bush Administration, which was coming to a close, then certainly during the next one — as did action at the state level.

Four upright stones, called the Station Stones, were erected near the Aubrey Hole ring, probably also during the second stage of Stonehenge, if not during the period between the monument's first and second stages.

While I confess to knowing nothing about climate change, I do know that — for those of us who own small businesses — the beat must go on, if not during a disaster than as soon as possible thereafter.

If not chosen during the reposting process, she would be entitled to severance pay.

Over all, performance has been solid, if not blazing, during Mr. Pozen's tenure.

Reaction and response to the events of Sept. 11 have surfaced, if not necessarily during meetings, then as part of the discussions that Quakers held among themselves.

By implication, the message was that any weakness in intelligence was tolerated, if not fostered, during President Bill Clinton's eight years in office.

Bernardes assured him that the conditions were the same if not worse during the four sets of the Murray-Berdych match, and that play would continue.