had it
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Had it not made this panicky move, Cembalest estimates that Germany would have required 50% less electricity generation from fossil fuels, 84% less generation from imported natural gas, 27% less fossil fuel capacity and 42% less natural gas capacity.
From MarketWatch
The finer point, though, is that India may not have made it to the knockouts in the first place had it not been for Samson's mature innings.
From BBC
As Christian Armenians, his family had it pretty good under the shah of Iran, Saghatelian said, and didn’t suffer that much in the immediate aftermath of the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
From Los Angeles Times
That would have been six had it not been for the Sam Skinner try that wasn't given two years ago.
From BBC
If I wanted to be stupid, if I persisted in being stupid, if I just couldn’t resist being stupid, then she figured I had it coming and she wouldn’t hold me back.
From Literature
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