Example sentences of "whether we are [v-ing] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are different views throughout the European Community about whether we are moving towards a federal Europe or whether all these issues are steps on the way towards improving trade and increasing standards of living . |
| 2 | The existence of these different anatomical plans , without intermediates , again raises the question of whether there are only a small number of possible body plans , represented by the existing phyla , or whether we are looking at the end results of a series of historical accidents . |
| 3 | The fact that some of the activities and functions of governmental agencies are subject to the rules of private law shows that we can not ( contrary to the tentative definition of public law suggested earlier ) answer this question solely in terms of whether we are dealing with a governmental agency . |
| 4 | The question of individualism raises the issue of whether we are dealing with a ‘ new racism ’ or merely an updated version of the old ‘ race and empire ’ story . |
| 5 | We believe that the diagnosis of hiatal hernia has been over exagerated and only manometric studies combined with precise endoscopic evaluation can say whether we are dealing with a true hiatal hernia or a small initial Barrett 's oesophagus . |
| 6 | As to ‘ its effect upon national character ’ , Pearson thought that ‘ whether we are changing in the direction of a higher or lower morality is … the point that is most really at issue ’ . |
| 7 | Whether we are talking of the families portrayed in reading schemes and modern languages material , the heroes of novels chosen in English literature , or the personages selected as worthy of interest in history , the picture may be of a male who is larger than life , dominant and personality-projecting . |
| 8 | Whether we are talking about a man and woman offering their love to one another or mankind in general showing its love to the planet as a whole , that love will be repaid many times over . |
| 9 | For one more example , let us compare two terms which will be familiar to many readers ; when the phrase logical theory is used , an obvious difference of meaning is involved , depending on whether we are talking about a theory which has the characteristic of being logical ( with ascriptive interpretation of the adjective ) or about a theory which is concerned with aspects of logic ( associative use ) . |
| 10 | This applies equally whether we are talking about the sedimentary layers of the cake itself or the palaeontological currants within each layer . |
| 11 | When we are required to respond to Green Papers , White Papers or Royal Commissions , whether we are negotiating over the Courts and Legal Services Bill or standard fees in the magistrates ' courts , the quality of our response must at the very least match that of other interested parties and groupings . |
| 12 | We get £28 a week whether we are sitting at a machine all day or operating heavy presses . |