Now if they could only figure out how Washington could actually get things done.
Having been locked in four gaunlet-style contests with the rough-and-tumble Indiana Pacers who are fantastic defensively, but struggle to score the Knicks figured they'd be in great shape to force a Game 7 if they could only have a breakout game on offense.
Now if only they could come up with a seat that prevents jet lag.
If only they could see these arguments in real time, in their entirety.
And if only they could do what the critics say, where most of the critics have never been to Africa.
If they could only get visas, which are rarely granted, tourists would flock to its beaches and nearby game parks.
If only they could show the same imagination in their relations with East Timor, which they bravely helped create in 1999.
Think of the amount of money and energy used in World War II--if only they could have been used in constructive ways.
Implicitly, the message to the students was that success awaited them if only they could sweep away the impediments to stardom, including S.P.s.
Telecom providers believe that millions more Americans would use high-speed broadband Internet connections if only they could solve the so-called "last mile" problem.
There are reasons to think that many Afghans would like to be rid of the Taliban, if only they could believe in an alternative.
If they could only produce food too, everybody would be happy.
Another executive said programmes like the French equivalent of Big Brother would not be the same if they could only film seven hours a day with a day off each week.
Ah, if only they could hold-off and delay gratification.
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If only they could get the Chinese government and let them have direct access to the Chinese consumer, then there would be millions, even billions to be made selling to these newly rich shoppers!
After much persuasion, they agreed to meet the delegation but, by September 8th, their patience had snapped and they went home, saying that they wanted a ceasefire but would agree to one only if they could negotiate directly with Mr Kabila.
Indeed he strongly suggests that it is only due to a combination of corruption and backwardness that the Kremlin considers the US any sort of a threat at all: if only they could see the world as he sees it, the Russian general staff would see that the US is really quite a well-adjusted and reasonable country.
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Several New Yorkers expressed skepticism about the idea, saying they would only be interested if they could score a cheap apartment deal.
And the administration agreed to give waivers to those governors and others only if they had a credible plan to increase employment by 20 percent and they could keep the waivers only if they did increase employment.
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For reasons that were never entirely clear, the Obama FCC granted frequency to LightSquared that had originally been designated for satellite use but only if they could overcome the technical issues of interference and if they could bring their network offering on line within a stipulated time frame.
Clients often lament that if they only knew what was coming they could plan for it, anticipate it, and, well, control it.
State law said that only residents could pass out petitions, but Jacobs had actually spoken with officials before the petition drive and been assured that as long as signature-gatherers were staying in the state--even if only temporarily--they could carry out their tasks.
He believes more women at B'nai Tikvah could lift them if they only tried.
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If lenders plugged these numbers into the same model that they used in 2007, they would calculate that Greece could only avoid default if it could devote 17.2% of GDP to debt service.
If they would only look and learn, the Conservatives could find some strong allies in Brussels, not just implacable enemies.
Tameside council, near Manchester, has denoted it a "PG-12", meaning children under 12 could only be admitted if they were with an adult.
Turkey promptly shelved the protocols, reverting to its old line that they could be enacted only if Armenia withdrew from territories it occupies in Azerbaijan.
They are very keen on gas, if only it could be delivered in a timely and cost-effective way.
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