Example sentences of "[vb pp] [conj] whether [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | From the field man 's point of view , it is immaterial whether the water itself appears obviously polluted or whether a pollution has produced harmful consequences such as dead fish . |
| 2 | Forecasts now differed as to whether economic recovery had temporarily halted or whether a double-dip recession had occurred . |
| 3 | If so , there is the question of whether it should be newly formed or whether a shelf company will suffice . |
| 4 | There Millett J having held that the part of a non-solicitation clause which gave protection to the plaintiff was valid but that the part which sought to give protection to an associated company of the plaintiff was invalid had then to decide whether the invalid part could be severed or whether the whole clause was invalid . |
| 5 | " It is for the Chief Constable … to decide in any particular case whether enquiries should be pursued or whether an arrest should be made … |
| 6 | Answer guide : The issues brought out here are the question of whether cost or value is to be included and whether the fact that the asset was acquired prior to opening the shop is relevant . |
| 7 | The discussion should then focus around the inclusion of the foreman 's wages and whether the director 's salary should be included and whether the answer to the latter will be affected by the job description . |
| 8 | Bell Resources would not comment on whether the payment had been made or whether the BIG shares had been sold on to another party . |
| 9 | These members are interested in the issues , in extracting information from the government , in finding out precisely what is being planned , how policies are to be applied and whether the machinery of government is working well . |
| 10 | Again , currently there is no way , official way , of saying what plan has been made and whether the plan was met and then logging it into whatever system that you guys are going to dream up for recording what training you have given . |
| 11 | The empowering provisions in the founding treaties generally lay down the method of adoption of the measures which they authorize , specifying in particular the institution which may propose the measure , the institution which may adopt it , the institutions which must be consulted and whether the voting shall be unanimous or by majority . |
| 12 | We now need to consider how one makes this decision , how it is theoretically justified and whether the end point of bilingualism may be an inevitable consequence of the initial steps of educators . |
| 13 | The point at issue in the second case was the fundamental one of whether the Directive compels an employee to transfer when the employing enterprise is sold or whether the Directive merely creates an option for the employee to transfer . |
| 14 | 1 Decide whether or not a photograph is really needed or whether a drawing might not be better able to make the point . |
| 15 | The course should inform participants which languages are spoken in the country concerned , if English is generally used and whether a local language needs to be learned for business and/or social communication . |
| 16 | The criterion for determining whether there was a valid legacy was not therefore whether direct words had been used but whether the right form had been used . |
| 17 | The second , printed on the reverse of the first , is a Certificate either that service was effected on a stated date or that service has proved impossible for stated reasons ; the Certificate will be tendered in proof of service in any proceedings in the state of origin , and the law of that state will determine whether its contents can be challenged or whether the absence or incomplete nature of the Certificate is fatal . |
| 18 | Whether they converted many outside of the city of Rochester is not known or whether a Saxon church stood in Halling at this time . |
| 19 | That structure of international regulation broke down in the 1970s and has been followed by a period of instability where it is uncertain whether US hegemony can be re-established or whether a different mode of regulation under Japanese or European domination will be constructed . |
| 20 | It is obviously important to know whether the car has been stolen or whether the driver has a criminal record . |
| 21 | It is proposed that whether the girl is under 13 or under 16 , a man who believes that she is over 16 should not be guilty of any crime . |
| 22 | 8 Check to see that both postal or hand-delivered material has arrived and whether the journalist needs any more material . |
| 23 | There is , for example , uncertainty as to whether island arcs can be subducted and whether the direction of subduction can be reversed , as illustrated in Figure 3.4 . |
| 24 | He asked the young men from the agents who showed him round if the pipes were lagged and whether the soil was chalk or clay ; he could n't think of any other questions . |
| 25 | The information gap between executives and shareholders would be bridged by employing an independent , outside consultant to study how the firm is being run and whether the strategy is correct — a five-yearly management audit . |
| 26 | For example , central government uses budgets rather more indirectly to fix taxes : they form the basic public expenditure requirements , but how taxes are fixed and whether a budget surplus or deficit is being planned are questions beyond the scope of the budgets themselves . |
| 27 | These include matters such as whether the tribunal was properly constituted and whether the case was of a kind referred to in the statute . |
| 28 | And we now have got the first step er sorry not , not strictly speaking , the first steps of course were economic th that we had a strategic embargo and an economic embargo er on er on the Serbs and er on , on the er the , the different regions er th the first military step however is air strikes and we 'll know er within a week I think whether in fact this step will be actually taken or whether the threat is sufficient to induce er the belligerents to come to a negotiated settlement . |
| 29 | And , therefore , the argument is of people whose backs are pinned to the wall before they 're questioned as it were , and that does n't make for a sober and calm discussion , especially as there is some doubt , I suspect , in the mind of ministers , but certainly in the mind of many people in the Conservative Party , about whether these great absolutes , this wall against which ministers and departments are nailed , really need exist in quite the form it 's being constructed or whether the whole issue could n't be handled in a rather more sensitive and relaxed way . |
| 30 | It mattered little whether the plot put Cagney in the right or wrong or how the movie ended or whether the action was wrapped up in a sermon . |