Example sentences of "whether [pers pn] [vb -s] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do n't know whether he uses a slim feeler of the hydra — I ca n't see if he does — but I suppose he does . |
| 2 | In the case of each plaintiff , the application form for a further advance requires the borrower to state whether he wishes a basic valuation , a house buyers ' report or a structural survey ; the brochure having pointed out the limited scope of the first two . |
| 3 | ‘ In most cases a player can choose whether he wants a personal hearing but we felt Ian Wright should watch the film with the Commission , ’ said an FA spokesman . |
| 4 | In this context , the Court 's well-known flexibility about how the transfer occurs ( for example , whether it occurs indirectly via a third party ) and whether it involves a temporary cessation of the activities in question ( see Redmond Stichting at points 11–13 ) is important . |
| 5 | Binoche expects the painting to fetch about £30m , but the figure depends on whether it gets a French export licence . |
| 6 | The fact that a baby is weaned early , according to this argument , matters less than the reason for this decision : whether it reflects a cultural norm , or stems from the mother 's revulsion at physical intimacy , or expresses an urge to hurry the child towards independence . |
| 7 | The aim of this study is to investigate whether a subclinical impairment of the autonomic nervous system is present in patients with slow transit idiopathic constipation , and whether it has a possible role in the pathogenesis of this motility disorder . |
| 8 | The Edinburgh Summit will tell us whether it has a real will to succeed . |
| 9 | The place of coal in the NEP appears to be to generate electricity instead of oil , although whether it has a long-term future in this rôle or is merely a useful stopgap is unclear . |
| 10 | 6 If the request is for an expensive sample use tact in discovering whether it has a genuine background . |
| 11 | Regardless of what company is involved in such matters and of whether it has a socialist supporter , a Conservative supporter or no political supporter at all , it is our duty as a House to enable everyone in the country to feel that his or her pension is well protected . |
| 12 | In this chapter , it is proposed to consider in detail the radical legislation passed in Michigan , New South Wales and Canada , with a view to assessing whether it provides a better solution to the problem of rape than that envisaged by the Criminal Law Revision Committee in England . |
| 13 | Under fairly weak conditions , with only one decision variable , such a ‘ local ’ equilibrium can be shown to exist ( Kramer and Klevorick , 1974 ) , but whether it provides a persuasive resolution to the ‘ majority voting paradox ’ depends on the extent to which choices are limited to small perturbations of the existing situation . |