Example sentences of "[prep] whether [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , others find that coffee aggravates their Cystitis , so you are really the best judge of whether to use this measure or not . |
| 2 | Whilst this decision has been criticised as a " narrow " interpretation of the law ( ibid ) , our examination of the nature of casual working and the characteristics of the casual labour force in the hotels and catering sector raises the question of whether according casual workers employee status , and thus bringing them within the coverage of employment protection legislation , would be of any great relevance . |
| 3 | While civil servants and directors wade through the legal quagmire of whether to record unmet needs , many staff who have to implement the policy are already up to their necks in it . |
| 4 | This brings us to the problem of whether to leave serial harmony as it is , the product of a system , or to override the system and make the harmonic result our own . |
| 5 | There was some fretting over the question of whether trading one parent for another rather than going public would put Unix right back where it was when the Open Software Foundation was formed . |
| 6 | As yet , no coherent policy has emerged , only a confusion of purpose over whether to impose greater restrictions or offer more choice . |
| 7 | Secondly , the courts have however emphasised that tribunals possess a discretion as to whether to allow such representation , and are willing to review the manner in which the discretion is exercised . |
| 8 | However , the courts possess considerable discretion as to whether to utilise this armoury . |
| 9 | However , the workers were split on whether to take industrial action over the crisis , with production employees at Leyland in Lancashire rejecting a strike by 4-1 but shopfloor workers in Glasgow backing the move by more than 2-1 . |
| 10 | He adds that legal advice has indicated that there is a prima facie case against the auditors , but the decision on whether to take legal action will be made by a committee of two non-executive directors . |
| 11 | With a final decision expected in January on whether to scrap subsidised buses , the school 's vowing to fight it all the way . |
| 12 | The SFO is expected to take a number of weeks to decide on whether to mount further investigations with a view to taking action against individuals and organisations . |
| 13 | Mr Everitt says the answer is longer sentences , but experts are divided on whether institutionalising young offenders is the best solution … |
| 14 | In another factory , this time a machine shop , managers were divided on whether to allow shop-floor workers some aspects of control over setting computerised tools . |
| 15 | China was admitted as an observer , but a final decision on whether to grant similar status to the former Yugoslav republics of Slovenia and Croatia was postponed until the September NAM summit in Jakarta . |
| 16 | GERMANY looks set to slam the door on hundreds of thousands of foreign refugees when its parliament votes on whether to limit political asylum rights . |
| 17 | Members of the radical Inter-regional group went so far as to table a motion of no confidence in the government , but a vote on whether to consider this motion was heavily defeated on May 29 . |
| 18 | Union members are voting on whether to start industrial action on May 15 , when the BBC governors consider the task force recommendations . |
| 19 | In the same July 25 address Kaunda announced that the referendum on whether to terminate one-party rule was to be postponed from October 1990 to August 1991 to allow the electoral roll to be updated . |
| 20 | Rover 's 35,000-strong workforce votes today on whether to accept Japanese-style working practices that will virtually guarantee them jobs for life . |
| 21 | ‘ I was very torn about whether to use that picture , 'cause it could be seen as too sensitive , but then , why does every photo of me have to be spread legs , arms crossed , strong woman ? |