Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] whether a [noun sg] [vb mod] " in BNC.

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1 First , there is the notorious difficulty of deciding whether a case should be categorised as judicial , administrative , executive , etc .
2 Trollope reaches the point of wondering whether a plumber could go to heaven , before sweet reason intervenes : ‘ we do not see why he should be debarred if cabinet ministers be allowed to enter . ’
3 Thereafter no court in the United Kingdom was called upon to consider whether a child could sue in negligence for injuries sustained while in its mother 's womb until last year .
4 Courts are likely to be faced with more complex parliamentary history and consequently more difficulty in determining whether a statement may be assumed to demonstrate parliamentary intention .
5 For example , we will look later at stress , which is a major factor in determining whether a syllable will be strong or weak .
6 A turning-point came in the case of Ridge v. Baldwin in which it was held that the distinction between administrative and judicial functions was of no relevance to deciding whether a decision-maker ought to comply with the rules of natural justice or to the availability of judicial review remedies .
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