Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] whether " in BNC.

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1 There are many references to our caves but the writers do not seem to have gone beyond the entrances and we are left wondering what they are like inside and most importantly whether they were ever lived in , and if so , by whom .
2 This is apparently so whether or not there has been compliance with the formal requirements of company law applicable to dealings with the property of a company and even to cases where the consent relied on is ultra vires : see Reg. v. Roffel [ 1985 ] V.R. 511 and Reg. v. McHugh ( 1988 ) 88 Cr.App.R. 385 .
3 The issue is not so much whether or how far the sense of grievance or of legitimate right can be justified objectively but rather its potency as a force in the equation , just as an unwavering Jewish belief in the right to all Eretz Israel has proved indispensable to the achievements of Zionism .
4 * What is of importance here is not so much whether or not the label ‘ perceptual ’ is appropriate as whether this task is susceptible to the effects of pre-training in the same way as the motor tasks discussed earlier .
5 The problem is not so much whether you can or ca n't but rather whether you want to .
6 I think part of the thing about stress is n't so much whether it 's a chemical effect , but it 's a having a cigarette is a way of creating a wee break if you 're if you 're busy and as a , that can be really difficult for women to do , actually demand a bit of time for themselves .
7 The important question , though , is not so much whether such features are or are not objectively present , but what significance and function one should assign to them if they are .
8 ‘ Why should it matter to you so much whether he sells or not ?
9 ‘ It wo n't be his land much longer whether he goes or stays . ’
10 ‘ I wondered so often whether it was my fault that Isabelle went .
11 But how ‘ difficult ’ they are , the form these difficulties take , perhaps even whether they are difficult at all , must again be a ‘ cultural affair ’ .
12 Section 268(1) provides that associated operations means any two or more operations of any kind , being : ( 1 ) operations which affect the same property , or one of which affects some property and the other or others of which affect property which represents , whether directly or indirectly , that property , or income arising from that property , or any property representing accumulations of any such income ; or ( 2 ) any two operations of which one is effected with reference to the other , or with a view to enabling the other to be effected , or facilitating it being effected , and any further operations having a like relation to any of those two , and so on whether those operations are effected by the same person or different persons , and whether or not they are simultaneous .
13 However , for the purposes of the current research the important point is not necessarily whether RHT is correct but whether one of the main propositions underlying it is correct .
14 It supports the principal but not necessarily whether or not it should be in Ryedale .
15 For the issue at stake is not necessarily whether Clarke is good or bad at his job , something which is indeed a topic of conversation among MPs , not just among the media 's ‘ very well-paid political hacks ’ , as Clydesdale MP Jimmy Hood asserted this week .
16 He was internationally minded ; he believed in concord between nations , and so ardently that he did not question over much whether concord between nations actually existed . ’
17 And we have a right to ask you , as the creator of the tool , not only whether the way you are forging it is acceptable to the dignity of man , but whether the results can be safely presented to the world . ’
18 You need to ask not only whether the actual care is specifically designed for that individual , but also whether it is given at a time that is chosen to suit the person , and possibly family and friends who may be involved .
19 Well , sometimes it 's easy , because you know independently , not only whether what they say is true , but whether they believe it .
20 This was the general reply from partners , who were specifically asked not only whether the course would not be more appropriately located in a Third World country but also for the experience of institutions that already have similar courses or related aims .
21 And the test for the manager is not only whether there is this personal commitment but also whether it can be communicated .
22 But traces of it remain , since a jury must still be asked not merely whether the reasonable man would be provoked to lose self-control , but also ‘ whether he would react to the provocation as the accused did ’ .
23 But the aim is to discover not merely whether there is more radioactivity in the brains of the trained compared with the control chicks , but just where in the brain it is located .
24 In deciding the second of tests posed by the court in Waterfield , the court will consider not merely whether or not the power exists , but whether it has been properly exercised , and hold that , if the manner in which an admitted power is exercised is improper , it takes the constable outside the execution of his duty again .
25 The question is not just whether it criticizes the Conservative Party but when it criticizes the Conservative Party .
26 The problem is often not just whether it is genuine or fake , but rather how much is original , and what has subsequently been done to the object , when , by whom and why .
27 However , the test of what is ‘ reasonably practicable ’ as opposed to ‘ practicable ’ , is not just whether the measures taken are financially or physically possible but the degree of risk must be balanced against the sacrifice involved .
28 In the Soviet Union as elsewhere , what matters is how well people manage their dilemmas and not just whether they solve them .
29 What we 're talking about , w what we intend to talk about in July is not just whether or not our policies are the right ones but the practicality of implementation , which is actually the hardest bit of all to grasp , and what sort of things we might do , whether it 's about spending more money , whether it 's about influencing people , whether it 's about physically restraining people on where they should go .
30 Simply knowing that two people are linked in a particular genealogical relationship does not necessarily predict that they will acknowledge any responsibilities towards each other , not even whether they have actually kept in contact at a minimal level .
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