Example sentences of "[prep] [subord] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The question of whether a plaintiff 's claim is time-barred by the Limitation Act does not fall to be considered until the point has been pleaded by the defendant , at which stage , if appropriate , the plaintiff may make an application for a direction under s33 ( Kennet v Brown [ 1988 ] 1 WLR 582 ) . |
| 32 | The guideline of whether a dispute has been formulated between the parties has recently been restated in Ipswich Borough Council v Fisons plc [ 1990 ] 1 WLR 108 . |
| 33 | The determination of whether a fabric is grain- or mud-supported otherwise takes considerable experience to determine from thin sections , which are essentially two-dimensional . |
| 34 | Our findings suggest that this inclusion is the primary determinant of whether a landmark will be used to predict where something else is located . |
| 35 | The legislation contained a clause rendering the decision of the Board final and conclusive on the question of whether a business had been sold by one person to another . |
| 36 | But it was confined to the specific issue of whether a duty of care existed — to establish liability , a plaintiff must also prove breach of duty , and loss caused by that breach . |
| 37 | The question of whether a duty of care exists is not in dispute . |
| 38 | If that is wrong , let them tell us why , rather than differentiate between dead bodies on the basis of whether a diagnosis was made before or after death , or whether the patient stops breathing in the accident and emergency department rather than a medical ward . |
| 39 | It appears to be an inescapable fact that regardless of whether a nation is developing , developed or experiencing economic decline , the indigenous population will experience differing degrees of economic prosperity depending on their particular location in the economy . |
| 40 | This has raised the question of whether a study such as Bourner and Hamed 's gives a favourable impression of non-standard entrants which would not be replicated in a similar study in the university sector . |
| 41 | This raises the question of whether a partnership , such as a firm of accountants , or a corporation can act as arbitrators . |
| 42 | There are particular difficulties on the question of whether a covenant is purely personal or runs with the land where the obligation in question , whether on the part of the lessor , lessee , or third party guarantor , involves the payment of money other than rent . |
| 43 | None of those factors , er I hope we can agree , have any relevance at all do they to the issue of whether a site performs one of the five greenbelt functions ? |
| 44 | That I am amused by such lines as " Noah/ good place to eat " ; " Doughnut/ask me silly questions " or " Theresa/fly in my soup " ( Wales , 1990 ) raises the important question , of course , here as elsewhere in the book , and equally evaded by Chiaro as by Nash , of whether a joke is still a joke if the listener fails to appreciate it , or if there is no reader- response ; is the perlocutionary effect , in other words , part of its definition ? |
| 45 | The mother and the guardian ad litem agreed that the conditions were met and accordingly there was no contest on the question of whether a care order should be made . |
| 46 | How particularly English that question of whether a chap will ‘ fit in ’ . |
| 47 | But — quite apart from the issue of whether a woman like myself can in any meaningful way identify herself with women in the remote past — one must ask how could this be useful theologically ? |
| 48 | And until there is evidence to prove any of these claims it is best to try to make your own judgement of whether a method works or does not work with your learners . |
| 49 | Exclusive possession as a concept for identifying tenancies does not drive a coach and horses through the Rent Acts but rather puts the cart before the horse : a phrase used to describe the collective rights of the tenant is inappropriate as a test of whether a tenancy has in fact been created . |
| 50 | Briefly with the SAS in the Second World War , he distinguished himself by being wholly ignorant of whether a wheel nut was to be undone clockwise or not . |
| 51 | The decision of Williams v Singer dealt with the question of whether a tax liability could arise upon trustees when they did not receive money even though they were entitled to receive the money and could have revoked their mandate . |
| 52 | ‘ The question of whether a pleasure flight … could , or should , be removed from the definition of ‘ public transport ’ is more complex to review than the medical situation of over age sixty pilots … |
| 53 | Since different people will make different value judgements , there can be no unambiguous answer to the question of whether a move from A to D , E , or F is desirable . |
| 54 | The question of whether a statement made during the course of negotiations remains a mere representation or becomes a contractual term , turns on the intention of the parties . |
| 55 | Perhaps one of the reasons for his impact — as a man — on so many varied people was this great and lordly carelessness about where he was ‘ going ’ : as if a mapped-out course was just a waste of precious time . |
| 56 | ‘ When I saw you at the side of the road , it was as if a nightmare had come true . |
| 57 | He simply looked startled — as if a worm had just lifted its head and answered him back , Carrie thought . |
| 58 | This is not an experiment that can ever be done , although some people assume that certain remote and isolated faunas , such as those of Australia and Madagascar , can be treated as if they were ancient , as if a trip to Australia were like a trip backwards in a time machine . |
| 59 | But not one of them had made her feel as if a candle had been set to kindling within her . |
| 60 | It was as if a bit player had become a star , a menial suddenly promoted into the centre of things . |