Example sentences of "for [verb] [subord] a [noun sg] [be] " in BNC.
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1 | In 1948 Scott LJ attempted to elucidate a modern formula for ascertaining whether a covenant was capable of running with the land : |
2 | But is there not a contradiction between being so fiercely hostile to relativism in history and aesthetics and at the same time asserting that there are no objective criteria for deciding whether a work is good or bad ? |
3 | ‘ Precatory ’ neither ( as in English law ) implied caution about the clarity of intention , nor was used as the touchstone for deciding whether a disposition was a trust . |
4 | Redundant churches are safeguarded by the Pastoral Measure 1983 which provides procedures for deciding whether a church is still required for worship , and , if not , what the future of the building should be . |
5 | Dick Fletcher who runs New Media , one of Europe 's leading CD-I development companies , has for long suggested a simple rule of thumb for deciding whether a device is a computer or an appliance . |
6 | It refused to rule out the inclusion of other factors for determining whether a borrower was likely to default or not — like disability or homosexuality . |
7 | The Revenue 's criterion for determining whether a trustee is a " professional trustee " for this purpose is whether he is carrying out his functions as trustee in the course of his business ( being a business which , as a matter of fact , includes the management of trusts ) rather than as a private individual . |