Example sentences of "[coord] not [to-vb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the case described in our earlier debate by the hon. Gentleman , the local authority would make its decision to withdraw or not to withdraw discount on the basis of whether it thought that the dwelling in question was the auntie 's sole or main residence . |
| 2 | I quote from this report on secondary education because I find the debate about whether or not to withdraw pupils with special needs is one which occupies the minds of primary teachers as well . |
| 3 | For certain types of elective operation , there is likely to be much more scope for choice in whether or not to let contracts . |
| 4 | If it is thought to be preferable , this is for reasons having nothing to do with neutrality , such as a desire to bring the war to a speedy end or not to allow people to profit from wars . |
| 5 | Nelson Mandela faces a serious dilemma , after appeals it will be his government that must decide whether or not to commute sentence . |
| 6 | It might be argued that this scheme puts the claimant who at present has a choice whether or not to use Ord. 53 , at a disadvantage because under the new scheme he or she would have to seek leave and would possibly be subject to very restrictive time-limits . |
| 7 | The fundamental selectivity issue which can occur when graphing financial information is the basis of deciding whether or not to use graphs . |
| 8 | There are those , mainly salaried , workers who are able to choose whether or not to leave work at the retirement age , leave prematurely , or perhaps work on . |
| 9 | Though almost certainly more tolerant than the norms observed by the police in deciding whether or not to take action against speeding motorists , these norms are somewhat less tolerant than those observed by some staff in areas of greater industrialization , as the following conversation with a field officer from such an area suggests : |
| 10 | The person decides consciously or not to devote time and energy to a particular activity . |
| 11 | The accurate hitting of targets in September owes much to the decisions made as to whether or not to confirm offers to those who have not quite met the conditions , a process strongly influenced by estimates ( based on past experience ) of the likely take up by those that have . |
| 12 | The decision whether or not to give directives involves the Home Secretary in making a delicate and difficult political judgment . |
| 13 | ( 3 ) Where there is served on the person who may consent to a proposed transaction a written application by the tenant for consent to the transaction , he owes a duty to the tenant within a reasonable time — ( a ) to give consent , except in a case where it is reasonable not to give consent , ( b ) to serve on the tenant written notice of his decision whether or not to give consent specifying in addition — ( i ) if the consent is given subject to conditions , the conditions , ( ii ) if the consent is withheld , the reasons for withholding it . |
| 14 | Many of the factors which will be taken into account in deciding whether or not to issue consideration loan stock have already been considered and need not be repeated here . |
| 15 | ( If the expression ‘ form of life ’ is found puzzling , think of what life would be like if we never asked people to do or not to do things , never apologised for doing or not doing things , and so on . ) |
| 16 | It is clear that traders must continue to enjoy their right to decide on whether or not to do business with someone ( and on what terms ) ; and equally clear that there can be no universal consumer right to credit . |
| 17 | will prevent him having to consider a mass of trivial complaints where it is unlikely that criminal charges would ever be brought but there has been some concern that the chief officer of police is given a discretion whether or not to refer complaints which disclose criminal conduct to the D.P.P. , although this decision is of course supervised . |
| 18 | I understand that there is to be a meeting on Tuesday next to decide whether or not to close Garstang Magistrates Court . |
| 19 | Later I will be trying to explore some of the factors which influence our dispositions towards whether or not to commit crimes . |
| 20 | She had not decided whether or not to tell Dick , but if he were to be told it would be by her , not by the Longhills . |
| 21 | Partly because there is less for the court to do , and partly because the court is stricter in deciding whether or not to hear cases , its case-load has declined . |
| 22 | ‘ Where the person applying for leave to make an application for a section 8 order is not the child concerned , the court shall , in deciding whether or not to grant leave , have particular regard to — ( a ) the nature of the proposed application for the section 8 order ; ( b ) the applicant 's connection with the child ; ( c ) any risk there might be of that proposed application disrupting the child 's life to such an extent that he would be harmed by it ; and ( d ) where the child is being looked after by a local authority — ( i ) the authority 's plans for the child 's future ; and ( ii ) the wishes and feelings of the child 's parents . |
| 23 | Subsequently , the major concern perceived with the system of legal aid was that confusion and inefficiency were created by too many people having the ability to decide whether or not to grant help . |
| 24 | ‘ But where the sentence is substantial the offence will be grave , the risk the offender represents to the public can be significant and the difference which decision to grant or not to grant parole makes , may be more than a few months . |
| 25 | Regarding the type of development mentioned in ( b ) above , only a few planning authorities seem to consider odour emission to be a major factor when deciding whether or not to grant planning permission for development which would be sensitive to any existing odour emitting use . |
| 26 | On the question of whether or not to grant immigrants the right to vote in local elections , Michel Rocard , the PS Prime Minister , stated that the " extension of the right to vote in local elections to immigrants must be the consequence of successful integration , not its prerequisite " . |
| 27 | Smaller companies who want to do business with , say , motor manufacturers or DIY retailers often have very little choice about whether or not to adopt EDI . |
| 28 | No government programme , says Mr Petersmeyer , can persuade a teenager not to drop out of school , or not to try drugs . |
| 29 | Yet it would be quite proper , and indeed is necessary , for non-scientists to have views about whether or not to buy meat for the coming weekend . |
| 30 | By comparison with the previous law , which confined the ground to that of serious public disorder , this greatly extends the matters that the chief of police may take into account in deciding whether or not to impose conditions . |