Example sentences of "[prep] [subord] [adj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | She also raised the question of whether such a bar obstructed the freedom to provide services under Articles 59 and 66 of the Treaty and Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights , guaranteeing the right to give and receive information . |
| 2 | Having disposed of these points , Bukharin then moved on the question of whether such a general over-production is one of the over-production of capital ( excess capital ) or the over-production of commodities ( excess commodities ) . |
| 3 | This is for two reasons : first , these strategies largely ignore the political conditions of their implementation , and second , they fail to answer the question of whether such a ‘ regeneration ’ is possible and whether , if possible , it can take place under conditions which will be of benefit to socialist politics . |
| 4 | Some guys with whoppers use them like sink plungers , as if all a girl needs is filling up . ’ |
| 5 | If all they have to dread is the passing of a law , why behave as if such a law already exists ? |
| 6 | He said : ‘ When I told the nurses , they did n't seem too surprised and it was as if such a mix-up was not uncommon . |
| 7 | Nevertheless the third party and his advisers seem to have acted as if such a direction had been given , for a document expressed to be a defence and counterclaim of the third party has been served . |
| 8 | It must be pure speculation as to whether such a father advised his daughter to do so , but he would at least be well aware of the value of a skilled calling . |
| 9 | It is contentious as to whether such a ‘ women 's art ’ does indeed exist , yet female concerns and experiences evidently do exist , as show so clearly in the ‘ Wicked Women ’ animations . |
| 10 | Now there are various ways in which a policy could be expressed but the policy that 's come up erm from North Yorkshire and the fact that it is deported by the district who would be defining that policy and interpreting it in view of their local circumstances in due course , I think er makes it a powerful factor in arguing why it should be included in the structure plan as to whether such a policy may or may not be necessary . |
| 11 | They are Chinese , family-run empires whose aged founders remain at the helm , creating inevitable speculation about succession squabbles and , more importantly , about whether such a style of management will continue to work for billion-dollar conglomerates with international ambitions . |
| 12 | Examples can be found in the research literature on elderly people , where it is reported that those without children tend to form equivalent ties with whichever kin are available , typically a niece or nephew , although there is some doubt about whether such a person can properly be expected to provide such extensive or reliable support as a ‘ real ’ child ( Townsend , 1965 ; Allan , 1983 ; Wenger , 1984 ) . |
| 13 | There is some doubt about whether such a system is the most effective . |
| 14 | He was sceptical , however , about whether such a move would provide a satisfactory redress for complaints such as Mr Christie 's . |