Example sentences of "[noun] as [prep] [subord] a [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It depends upon the problem of each horse as to whether a Chambon or side-reins are used .
2 There was evidently some dilemma in Gould 's mind as to whether a work on the birds of Europe or just the birds of Britain would prove most lucrative .
3 This principle , he submitted , is further exemplified by the line of the Court of Justice authority which shows that the jurisdiction of the court may be invoked under this article where there is a dispute between the parties as to whether a contract in fact exists , but only if that dispute is real and genuine .
4 Preliminary reports gave no indication as to whether a bomb had caused the blast , which occurred as the train was travelling through Daghestan , an autonomous republic of the Russian Federation immediately to the north of Azerbaijan .
5 This appeal raises a single issue as to whether a landlord who has obtained an order for possession in the county court against the statutory tenant is entitled to resort to self-help and take possession of the premises himself without involving the bailiff in executing the order for possession .
6 He found no dissent from this view , although there was disagreement as to whether a State whose security was affected by the conclusion of a treaty between other States could likewise intervene .
7 It was interesting to note that the responses to the CRUS question as to whether a member of library staff was designated as training officer also indicated that title held is not necessarily indicative of time devoted to training .
8 This approach seems to beg the question as to whether a suicide can ever be regarded as being in their right mind .
9 These validity studies compared clinical opinion as to whether a respondent showed signs of dementia with their score upon the scale .
10 The courts can express the same feeling by the creative choice as to whether a defect should be stamped jurisdictional or non-jurisdictional .
11 My Lords , we remain absolutely committed to parents being the key determinant as to whether a school should go grant maintained erm or whether it should not .
12 There is some doubt as to whether a health authority is primarily liable , i.e. that it owes a non-delegable duty to its patients .
13 Well I do n't like it very much but it has this very interesting discussion as to whether a fax was cheaper or more expensive than the telephone
14 It will depend on the particular circumstances of each case as to whether a solicitor who has suffered financial loss as a result of having to comply with an undertaking given in the course of his acting for a client can look to the latter for reimbursement .
15 Your decision as to whether a diagram is appropriate largely depends upon the purpose of the note and the quantity of information that is needed ( see below ) .
16 Thus , the decision as to whether a file takes up more space in serial or inverted form depends on the ratio of the size of the key and the data items .
17 The decision as to whether a family will be started and how large it will be rests with the Parents to a greater extent than at any time in history .
18 Durham 's Assistant Chief Constable Eddy Marchant said : ‘ The decision as to whether a family member is used is always up to negotiators trained to judge the mood of the individual .
19 Controversy really begins when there are varying views as to whether a house is worth saving .
20 Who has n't ever surreptitiously shredded a glossy green leaf , overcome by curiosity as to whether a plant is real or not ?
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