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Free sign upThe phrase 'if not too' is correct and usable in written English.
It is used to provide the possibility that something may not be as extreme as expected. For example, "I'm not sure if I can make it to the party, if not too late".
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If not too big, it was too important to fail.
This month, he became very, if not too, Hong Kong.
If not too expensive, use full-sized, realistic robotic lion, able to run at full speed.
Novakovic is 36 now, but remains an awkward if not too mobile leader of the line.
There was plenty going on — if not too much — on our plates.
Your Morning Read: "Page Six" and, if not too hung over, WWD.
Nuclear can, in some perfectly reasonable analyses, appear fairly affordable if not "too cheap to meter".
The material passes the test if not too much burns away.
CAYUGA FLORA (1926) NOTES: A weed in sandy or gravelly cultivated fields and waste places, if not too calcareous; common.
But that realignment is probably too simple, if not too sensible, for a club owners' consensus.
I'm sure in America it would be considered reasonable, if not too small," Zoerner said.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
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