Example sentences of "is [adj] [verb] whether " in BNC.
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| 1 | By comparing the frequency of fluent restorations in different conditions , it is possible to see whether preceding context affects the recognition point of a word . |
| 2 | Following the subject breakdown into the seven categories suggested by the SERC IT Directorate , it is possible to see whether employment chances were better or worse than the average , depending on IT course content . |
| 3 | The behaviour of privatised industries will have to be studied over a number of years before it is possible to conclude whether the ownership of the company ( ie private or public ) or the market structure ( ie competitive or monopolistic ) is the major determinant of corporate behaviour . |
| 4 | It is possible to doubt whether this was a good idea . |
| 5 | By checking female mice for the presence of a plug it is possible to determine whether the animal has mated . |
| 6 | He is right to ask whether SERC as it is at present constituted could decide ruthlessly to cut projects in this area . |
| 7 | It is improper to ask whether relations can be " assimilated " to properties or whether all properties might not after all be explicable in terms of " qualitative properties " . |
| 8 | But with the interest bill now well over £600m a year , it is surely now getting to the stage where there is some doubt whether revenue will be sufficient to cover running costs and pay back some of the monumental debt . |
| 9 | There is some doubt whether this section is in any event applicable in the case of composite rate tax , which was the tax demanded of Woolwich in the present case . |
| 10 | The composer generally credited with the introduction of the stylo recitativo into England was Nicholas Lanier ( 1588–1666 ) , composer , singer , lutenist , Master of the King 's Music , and deviser of masques at the court of Charles I , but there is some doubt whether what Ben Jonson said in 1640 that Lanier ‘ spake in song ’ in two of his masques in 1617 — was genuine recitative or only declamatory song . |
| 11 | With the cold cathode equipment , so many variable factors are involved that there is some doubt whether a true standard can be established ( Fairchild , 1983 ) . |
| 12 | In the case of British archaeological remains , if there is some doubt whether a robust brachycephalic skull is of Neolithic or Bronze Age date , one may say that there is a greater likelihood of it being Bronze Age , for most Neolithic individuals were noticeably long-headed , whereas many Bronze Age invaders were very short-headed . |
| 13 | It is easier to say whether a man has paid the money or not than to say whether he has complied with other orders ; and if he fails to pay , it is easy to get the money by selling his goods , if he has any . |
| 14 | It is interesting to wonder whether , if everyone cycled , even these would be necessary ! |
| 15 | It is interesting to ask whether the fine balance of acquiescence and participation has survived into a very different era . |
| 16 | It is interesting to ask whether the qualities Spenser conferred on the Irish , making them the hostile outsiders who needed to be suppressed but who his texts acknowledge to be also a lurking part of the civilised English , are still part of current English imaginative experience . |
| 17 | It is interesting to speculate whether the microfilm information system will come to replace it in the future . |
| 18 | Central administration tends to be heavily bureaucratic and it is interesting to speculate whether the deserving would be better served and the abuses of the modern system better curbed if the administration was returned to more local control . |
| 19 | As Burton loved to live in opposition — it made him feel most alive and it could be argued that he lived in serious opposition to his own body for long stretches of his life — it is interesting to speculate whether the homosexual network gave yet another spin to his heterosexuality . |
| 20 | It is interesting to speculate whether the boys ' attitudes are a result of their own experiences or are simply a reflection of the attitudes of the adults in their household . |
| 21 | Without trying to push the scientific analogy too far , it is interesting to consider whether there are parallel patterns of development , giving early warnings of ‘ chaos ’ , in organizations . |
| 22 | It is another to ask whether he has even begun to succeed in his short-term struggle to stop the rot . |
| 23 | Given that most aspects of humankind 's quest for entertainment and stimulation often result in a quick visit to the casualty unit , one is prone to ask whether or not this particular pursuit of the pleasure principle is bad for you . |
| 24 | The trouble is that both the product and the claims made for it are so unusual that it is impossible to predict whether it will disappear , never to be seen again , or become the biggest thing since MS-DOS . |
| 25 | The trouble is that both the product and the claims made for it are so unusual that it is impossible to predict whether it will disappear , never to be seen again , or become the biggest thing since MS-DOS . |
| 26 | It is impossible to predict whether a particular task will help or hinder performance on a second task . |
| 27 | A second map , however , shows the controlling factors which include areas where no fieldwork or air survey was possible — in other words , areas where at present it is impossible to assess whether sites exist or not . |
| 28 | Some of Bach 's melodies , however , are so freely formed that it is impossible to decide whether , like the above Sarabande , they could have had a simple outline as their origin , or whether Bach followed a free vein of inspiration , ignoring a well-defined construction . |
| 29 | But it is impossible to say whether a structure , along the lines alleged , exists . |
| 30 | But it is impossible to say whether this was because the partner 's monitoring of management boosted efficiency or because the Morgan association generally indicated a monopoly . |