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- noun Plural form of
if .
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Examples
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I often fear that even if the US has a political change of heart and starts working to deal with the problem, and even if it can convince China to go along -- both very big "ifs" -- we may already have affected the climate so much that there will still be untold destruction and suffering in our lifetimes and in generations to come.
Archive 2006-08-20 Diane Silver 2006
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I often fear that even if the US has a political change of heart and starts working to deal with the problem, and even if it can convince China to go along -- both very big "ifs" -- we may already have affected the climate so much that there will still be untold destruction and suffering in our lifetimes and in generations to come.
Fiddling while Rome burns -- or New Orleans washes away Nancy Jane Moore 2006
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Jim says: I don´t know for sure but it probably depends on a number of "ifs" -- like your status, purpose of the merchandise and trailers, etc.
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It seemed to me, furthermore, that there was no end to such "ifs" -- patriotic or otherwise.
Alone Norman Douglas 1910
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That is three "ifs" - and nothing sells in boxing like uncertainty.
Doghouse Boxing News 2009
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In the longer term, if Turkey can move beyond Kemalism, avoid the traps of political Islamism, and evolve into a liberal democracy - admittedly a series of big "ifs" - Israel might too one day become a post-Zionist polity that would be more welcoming to its Palestinian members.
openDemocracy 2009
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That is three "ifs" - and nothing sells in boxing like uncertainty.
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In the longer term, if Turkey can move beyond Kemalism, avoid the traps of political Islamism, and evolve into a liberal democracy - admittedly a series of big "ifs" - Israel might too one day become a post-Zionist polity that would be more welcoming to its Palestinian members.
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His conclusion: The real negotiation underway - the one not conditioned on "ifs" - is taking place, as we speak, between Hamas and Israel, however much the parties deny it.
JTA - Recent News 2009
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His conclusion: The real negotiation underway - the one not conditioned on "ifs" - is taking place, as we speak, between Hamas and Israel, however much the parties deny it.
JTA - Recent News 2009
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