Example sentences of "[prep] whether [to-vb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even choice of proper names , or of whether to call a character fair or dark-haired , is a matter of style — in this Halliday the pluralist must agree with Lodge the monist . |
| 2 | The choice of whether to use the money wage version , , or the price version , of the Phillips curve depends upon the nature of the problem being examined . |
| 3 | Whatever the outcome of the MMC investigation is , the final decision of whether to allow the merger to go ahead or not will be made by the Secretary of State . |
| 4 | A writ will not normally be renewed so as to deprive the defendant of the accrued benefit of a limitation period , and the court does not deal with the question of whether to renew a writ after expiry of the limitation period on the same basis as an application to disapply the limitation period under s33 of the Limitation Act 1980 ( see para 1.37 above ) ( Waddon v Whitecroft-Scovill Ltd [ 1988 ] 1 WLR 309 ) . |
| 5 | So , leaving aside for a moment the difficult question of whether to accept the kind of association between kinship system and technological level postulated by Morgan , Marx , and Engels , it is not surprising that modern anthropology reveals no such association between technology and kinship terms . |
| 6 | The decision of whether to prescribe an antidepressant should be made on the basis of whether the patient shows ‘ biological ’ features of depression which predict a good response ( e.g. early morning wakening , diurnal mood variation , and weight loss due to impaired appetite ) ; whether , in the case of severe depression , one can afford to wait for the delayed response of an antidepressant ; and the extent to which environmental factors seem largely to explain the symptoms . |
| 7 | The arguments within the Thatcher administration went on apace over whether to swing the axe fiercely into public spending in the winter of 1980–1 , with ministers like Prior , Pym , Walker , and Carrington arguing the case for maintaining public expenditure and investment , monetarists outside the government like Alan Budd urging far more stringent monetary restraint , and Sir Geoffrey Howe at the Treasury buffeted about in between . |
| 8 | The Rovers directors meet this weekend in an attempt to end the dilemma over whether to sell the club 's England Under-21 goalkeeper Nigel Martyn to Crystal Palace . |
| 9 | There must be lessons here for those involved in the current debate over whether to build a PWR at Sizewell . |
| 10 | The decision came as the EEC dithered again this week over whether to impose an import ban on seal products . |
| 11 | It became a parting of the ways , not a harmless flutter over whether to have a bit of a change or a grumble about poll tax . |
| 12 | As we have seen the courts have considerable choice as to whether to categorise an issue as one of law or fact . |
| 13 | In any event , we would suggest that a decision as to whether to advertise the opportunity is deferred at least until you have had an opportunity to review the output of the earlier search activity . |
| 14 | Member states were allowed a discretion as to whether to include a state of the art defence and its inclusion is controversial as states which do have the defence could become testing grounds for new products . |
| 15 | Where a house has a river in front of it and a bridge across the river with a sign saying the bridge is dangerous , this is not an adequate warning , as any visitor has no choice as to whether to use the bridge . |
| 16 | The holders ' decision as to whether to convert the debt will take into account the interest forgone by such a decision . |
| 17 | The holder 's decision as to whether to exercise the option will depend on the relative values of the shares to which he would be entitled on conversion and the cash receivable , including the premium , on exercise of the option . |
| 18 | The plaintiff was volenti as he had freedom of choice as to whether to attempt a rescue and there was a novus actus interveniens as the danger had passed . |
| 19 | The decision follows as to whether to have the baby or an abortion , assuming the pregnancy is made known early enough . |
| 20 | We do have a choice as to whether to make the connection or not , but , as I have said , unless one is aware of it forming at the time , the bond is likely to build up at the instinctive level . |
| 21 | Consideration should be given as to whether to make an offer for any classes of non-equity share capital ( eg listed preference shares ) . |
| 22 | Protesters are now seeking advice on whether to refer the decision to the European Court . |
| 23 | The former timetable will resume the day after a decision on whether to refer the offer is announced . |
| 24 | Before taking a decision on whether to take a case to a Children 's Hearing , the Reporter has to consider the reports from all the appropriate agencies . |
| 25 | The Supreme Court in a nine votes to seven ruling in mid-July appointed Judge Adolfo Bañados to rule on whether to re-open the case of Orlando Letelier , an ambassador to the United States under the regime of Salvador Allende , who was murdered in Washington in 1976 [ see pp. 28273-74 ; 34989 ; 36097 ] . |
| 26 | The argument between reformers and conservatives since Mao 's death has been focused on whether to open the window to the outside world or insert an ‘ iron mesh ’ to prevent the intrusion of ‘ dirty flies ’ . |
| 27 | THE future of Alan Bond 's shaky worldwide brewing , property and media empire may be decided today when the Australian courts are expected to rule on whether to appoint a receiver to the three crucial group companies . |
| 28 | The Swedish action means that member countries of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ( CITES ) will vote on whether to implement a ban at their next meeting next March in Kyoto . |
| 29 | If exclusion is to be permanent , the LEA 's decision on whether to order the pupil 's reinstatement is binding on the head teacher , although the governors may appeal against an LEA 's refusal to reinstate a permanently excluded pupil , using the same machinery which the LEA is required to establish for such appeals by parents ( and pupils if aged 18 or over ) . |
| 30 | However , shortly before Anne Burford resigned as chief of the EPA , she was due to announce her decision on whether to lift the ban in light of new evidence . |