Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] [subord] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The public may be interested in whether a bid is made , but it has no legitimate interest to defend . |
| 2 | Whether Shabba succeeds outside of the reggae market is dependent on whether a major can retain the energy of his ragga product . |
| 3 | The nub of the question as to whether feminism is compatible with Christianity is that of whether a Christology can be found of which it may be said that at least it is not incompatible with feminism . |
| 4 | Some of these were enshrined in local guidelines , such as whether a person was deemed ‘ vulnerable ’ , or if they lived alone or had repeated admissions to hospital . |
| 5 | More useful criteria would be the type of decision made such as policy or routine ; or type of situation such as whether a crisis is likely to affect a large number of employees or a few ; or whether the problem is a short or long term one . |
| 6 | Even if it were not , there would be other problems , such as whether a book read by millions would count equally , in the corpus , with a private letter ; whether some publications ( eg literary magazines ) would be weightier , in determining the norm for the language , than others . |
| 7 | Briefly with the SAS in the Second World War , he distinguished himself by being wholly ignorant of whether a wheel nut was to be undone clockwise or not . |
| 8 | The floor was bare as if a carpet had been removed , no doubt for forensic examination . |
| 9 | If th'guts 'd been griping and grinding like as if a corkscrew were twisting there , thee 'ud have done the same . |
| 10 | The reason I make this point is that while a retired architect may be covered by the PI policy of the firm he has left , that cover will only extend to the work he was involved with while a member of that practice . |
| 11 | We should be concerned about whether a science teacher is available to teach a science lesson , or whether the only person available is someone trained over a very short period . |
| 12 | After all , teachers are not generally too concerned with whether a child learns exactly what the average length of a brontosaurus was , or exactly how wide apart railway lines are , but they should be concerned that the child has the skills necessary to find out that information should it be required . |
| 13 | The case was concerned with whether a child under the age of 16 years could be given contraceptive advice without the consent of her parents . |
| 14 | When SBUs reach the last phase of their life-cycle ( irrespective of whether a cost-leadership or differentiated-product strategy is being employed ) , there are still further options available which will need to be understood by the accountant in order to ensure that all options are considered and relevant financial profiles selected . |
| 15 | These studies independently suggested that , irrespective of whether a company is more or less integrated in structure , different levels of the organization have distinct roles in investment decision-making . |
| 16 | Irrespective of whether a hotel is small , medium or large the basic work of the reception office is the same , selling accommodation , receiving and welcoming guests , maintaining accounting and other records , liaison with all other departments within the hotel and integrating all activities relating to the service and comfort of the guests . |
| 17 | Irrespective of whether a horse 's bad habit is associated with anxiety or expectation , it is often best dealt with by avoiding the situation in which it appears ; until the horse 's anxiety or expectation is reduced , and a new habit of desirable behaviour has begun to form . |