were it not for
US /wɚ ɪt nɑt fɚ/
・UK /wə ɪt nɒt fɔ:/
B2
conj. phr.Used to say something would not happen without a particular condition.
Were it not for her help, I would have failed the exam.
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Two Taiwans, Two Chinas, Twice
- The Manchus were a small ethnic group from the northeast who couldn't have come to power were it not for the swathes of the Han majority willing to rebel against the Ming.
The Manchus were a small ethnic group from the northeast who couldn't have come to power were it not for the swathes of the Han majority willing to rebel against the Ming.
- ...were it not for the swathes of the Han majority willing to rebel against the Ming.
...were it not for the swathes of the Han majority willing to rebel against the Ming.
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- Were it not for faith in God, I wouldn't be able to go on.
Were it not for faith in God, I wouldn't be able to go on.
- Were it not for faith in God, I wouldn't be able to go on.
Were it not for faith in God, I wouldn't be able to go on.
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- It's no relationship were it not for its antagonism.
It's no relationship were it not for its antagonism.
- It's no relationship were it not for its antagonism.
It's no relationship were it not for its antagonism.
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- He really believed, that were it not for the inferiority of her connections, he
He really believed, that were it not for the inferiority of her connections, he
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- Life as we know it certainly would not exist were it not for core collapse supernova events.
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- And this cesspool of nonsense would be a problem anyway, were it not for the fact that one of the people enthralled to it is our future president.
And this cesspool of nonsense would be a problem anyway, were it not for the fact that one of the people enthralled to it is our future president.
- WERE IT NOT FOR THE FACT
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- Rory McIlroy may have fallen into that exact category were it not for his truly uncoachable perseverance.
Rory McIlroy may have fallen into that exact category were it not for his truly uncoachable perseverance.
The Cruel Truth: Why Your Ex Is Perfect for Someone Else
- It could sound like the grounds for bitterness were it not for one redemptive detail. The process is likely to be two ways. With any luck, we too will eventually meet someone who appears, entirely naturally, to have a deep understanding of themselves, a mature way of relating to their flaws and a deft way of sailing over the complexities of their character. They will apologise before we even thought of saying anything. They will seem miraculously open to feedback over certain topics and their insight into the complexities of their pasts will awe us. We'll think that this is the way they were born. No one will know and everyone will feel, after so many tears with their tricky ex, hugely blessed.
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- It could sound like the grounds for bitterness - were it not for one redemptive detail.
It could sound like the grounds for bitterness - were it not for one redemptive detail.
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- Bernie Sanders wouldn't have been able to run the way he did for president back in the day were it not for some of the things Jesse Jackson had brought up.
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- of course, our president would have gone over there to fight himself were it not for those pesky bone spurs that still haven't healed up.
of course, our president would have gone over there to fight himself were it not for those pesky bone spurs that still haven't healed up.