Example sentences of "[noun] [subord] to [conj] [art] " in BNC.

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1 It depends upon the problem of each horse as to whether a Chambon or side-reins are used .
2 There was evidently some dilemma in Gould 's mind as to whether a work on the birds of Europe or just the birds of Britain would prove most lucrative .
3 The rather naive young man had been totally misled about what his needs should be — and , in addition , had some qualms as to the size of his penis which raised doubt in his mind as to whether the imagined deficiency was affecting sexual satisfaction for them both ( see page 77 ) .
4 Then , and only then , will you be in a position to make up your own mind as to whether the pattern exists and , if so , profit by it .
5 However the buyer then perhaps raises a problem , which decreases the level , or perhaps doubts arise in the buyer 's mind as to whether the claims made for the product are completely justified .
6 For example , in Dyason v Autodesk Inc. ( 1990 ) there was much confusion as to whether a " dongle " , a device required to be inserted into a computer before a program would operate , contained a computer program and in Gale 's Application [ 1991 ] , the trial judge ( erroneously ) drew a distinction between a program on disk and one hard-wired into a ROM chip .
7 Captain Thomas went with Bonnington 's stick , but there is confusion as to whether the remaining officer , Lieutenant Bill Fraser actually took part .
8 There was considerable confusion as to whether the relief of widows was to be considered independently of either their late husbands ' failure to provide for them , or of the needs of their children .
9 This principle , he submitted , is further exemplified by the line of the Court of Justice authority which shows that the jurisdiction of the court may be invoked under this article where there is a dispute between the parties as to whether a contract in fact exists , but only if that dispute is real and genuine .
10 With regard to the end product following a supply of materials and services , it is a question of the intention of the parties as to whether the service or materials element is the most important factor .
11 Disputes as to whether an admitted rule has or has not been violated will always occur and will , in any but the smallest societies , continue interminably , if there is no agency specially empowered to ascertain finally , and authoritatively , the fact of violation …
12 In contrast , the operation of the adjustable peg was characterized by disputes as to whether the burden of adjustment should be borne by deficit or surplus countries .
13 Preliminary reports gave no indication as to whether a bomb had caused the blast , which occurred as the train was travelling through Daghestan , an autonomous republic of the Russian Federation immediately to the north of Azerbaijan .
14 There is still no clear indication as to whether the additional capital consents will revert to the applicant service department 's budget or will be subsumed into the overall Council budget .
15 Also there were doubts as to whether the panelling in the proposed new location was strong enough to take the weight of the new clock and its ‘ sculptured ’ bracket .
16 The Ombudsmansays of the SE 's findings : ‘ Among the authors ’ conclusions was the view that ‘ there must be substantial doubts as to whether the Barlow Clowes and James Ferguson companies and their directors can be considered fit and proper ’ for membership of the Stock Exchange . ’
17 Since the case , the Law Commissioners have considered the matter and dismissed it in terms which raised doubts as to whether the full implications of the issues were understood .
18 After many doubts as to whether the event would go as planned , or if a significant number of aircraft would turn-up , the celebrations held over the weekend went off without a hitch and the whole town was enveloped in Norseman fever or Norsemania , as the local press called it .
19 We do not think the criterion can be put any better or more clearly than it is put in R.S.C. , Ord. 62 , r. 12(2) and would hold that , on the true construction of the 18 February 1985 mortgage , the defendants are entitled to be paid or to retain out of the mortgaged property all their actual costs , charges and expenses ( including the receivers ' remuneration ) except in so far they are of an unreasonable amount or have been unreasonably incurred and with any doubts as to whether the costs have been reasonably incurred or are reasonable in amount being resolved in favour of the defendants .
20 From a strictly legal standpoint there are serious doubts as to whether the private key is the equivalent of the paper ocean bill of lading .
21 The changing complexion of women 's golf raises doubts as to whether the amateur game will ever again witness the like of Belle Robertson or Mary McKenna , who made seven and nine Curtis Cup appearances respectively .
22 The US Secretary of State James Baker met subsequently with Shevardnadze and welcomed the proposed cuts at a joint press conference , although he had earlier expressed doubts as to whether the cuts were in fact new or were made up in part by other previously announced withdrawals .
23 If there are substantial doubts as to whether the provision of charity schools was ever sufficiently widespread , directed or differentiated from earlier , or later , efforts to have constituted a special movement , there is none that school provision for the poor in the middle and later years of the century remained uneven and spasmodic .
24 In London there were doubts as to whether the likely trade justified the expense of full diplomatic representation : it still seemed possible that Japan 's ports would be used mainly by whaling ships in the north Pacific rather than by merchantmen .
25 During 1988 there was considerable uncertainty as to whether a slowing down of spending was taking place .
26 Alternative action in the High Court under s.100 of the 1936 Act requires no such permission but uncertainty as to whether the defence of best practicable means is available to such an action is a further deterrent to local authorities contemplating taking action under this section .
27 After some uncertainty as to whether the Meiji constitution applied to Japan 's colonial possessions , it was decided that it did apply to Korea and Taiwan .
28 IF CFSU considers it appropriate or is unable to consider the query , general enquiries can then be addressed to the Panel ( on a no name basis if necessary ) at any stage in the process if there is uncertainty as to whether the Blue Book is relevant to the particular transaction .
29 These moves took place , however , against a growing background of uncertainty as to whether the increasing political instability might make it difficult to implement all of the agreements undertaken by the Soviet leadership on behalf of the Soviet Union .
30 There remained uncertainty as to whether the warring militias , particularly the forces led by Gen. Mohammed Farah Aydid , would respect the presence of a UN force to oversee a major relief operation , as had been proposed since April ( but still not finally approved ) .
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