Sentence examples for if the precedent from inspiring English sources

And if the precedent is established that hitherto unitary states can be broken up by force, then his country and several others will be in deadly danger.

But if the precedent did not prove sufficiently flexible, Justice Breyer concluded, "I believe the Constitution would require us to reconsider Buckley".

If the precedent for reducing unsocial hours is set, it would be catastrophic for nurses – we would see a lot more leave the profession, or their jobs to become agency nurses.

Bank analysts will want to see the fine print of any admissions by Standard Chartered and the legal arguments used by Mr Lawsky, to see if the precedent changes the balance of power in other negotiations over sanctions and money laundering violations.

If the precedent Mr. Obama has created is allowed to stand, future presidents who do not like what the Justice Department is telling them could simply cite the example of Mr. Obama's war in Libya and instruct the White House counsel to organize a supportive "coalition of the willing" made up of the administration's top lawyers.

A lawyer for the detainees, Tina Foster, said that if the precedent stood, Mr. Obama and future presidents would have a free hand to "kidnap people from other parts of the world and lock them away for the rest of their lives" without having to prove in court that their suspicions about such prisoners were accurate.

If the precedents for the current government's political strategy are clear, its success is doubtful.

Environmentalists feel powerless to stop the construction of a third Bosphorus bridge which, if the precedents of bridges one and two are anything to go by, will lead to the destruction of the city's remaining green belt.

Graham Newman, cabinet member for roads, transport and planning, said: "The current application will set the tone, if not the precedent, for the rest of the Northern Fringe and it needs to provide certainty as to how it and the rest of the development will be sustainable.

But if Goodell sets the precedent from this point forward that if a player is punished by the NCAA, it will carry over to their standing with their future employer, well, there's a chance that those extra benefits may not seem as worth it to these college players.

Legal specialists said the decision could have far-reaching ramifications if it established the precedent that any transaction involving Indian assets was subject to local taxation even when such deals were made overseas.