Example sentences of "[adj] of [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 The question then as to whether feminism and Christianity are compatible is that of whether the equality of women is compatible with a religion which has come from a past patriarchal age .
3 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 .
4 The Revenue has clarified how it will apply the tests in para 2 , Sch 5 , TCGA 1992 of whether the settlor has an interest in the non-resident trust .
5 That ‘ Be aware ’ requires one to perceive or imagine from all relevant viewpoints is wholly independent of whether the viewpoint to which one is confined in perceiving is freely mobile , carried forward by time , or permanently fixed .
6 In keeping with the analogy , Campbell holds that the variations are ‘ blind ’ — that we come up with a particular hypothesis is not determined by our current experience , is independent of whether the hypothesis is in fact going to prove true or successful , and is not a correction of previous unsuccessful hypotheses .
7 For example , the final black-hole state is independent of whether the body that collapsed was composed of matter or antimatter , and whether it was spherical or highly irregular in shape .
8 If not dead , the question becomes one of whether the patient still needs the ventilator in order to breathe ; and , if so , whether , from the point of view of ultimate benefit , there is any longer any point in turning it back on .
9 If this is so , then the issue should be formulated as one of whether the existence of corporate power is sufficiently objectionable to defeat the prima facie justificatory force of a rights ' claim .
10 However , in practice , because of the difficulties associated with assessing objective benefit already mentioned , the test is diluted to one of whether the transaction is capable of benefiting the company , thus adding little of substance to the subjective test .
11 This certificate is of critical importance since the date of delivery of the particulars is determinative of whether the charge has been registered within 21 days after the date of its creation .
12 It 's a contract which the community is well aware of as the brewer has invited local people to come up with a name for the new pub .
13 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 .
14 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 .
15 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 .
16 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 .
17 This faculty gives equal consideration to all applications received , irrespective of whether an asterisk has been placed against Edinburgh on the UCAS form .
18 Irrespective of whether an agreement or arrangement has been notified to the Commission or a complaint made , it is open to the Commission to launch its own investigation in relation to any agreement , practice or other activity which it may suspect infringes the competition rules .
19 But the main point is this : that irrespective of whether an analysis is embarked upon from the position of an openly stated or tacitly assumed ontological bias , or whether , on the contrary , the question of an ultimate choice of basic ontological existents is deliberately left undecided , it is usually taken for granted that the concept of an ontological existent is in general well understood .
20 The Historic Voters Roll will address this problem by providing a mechanism to confirm the existence of any supplied address , irrespective of whether an elector is currently registered there .
21 It will do so irrespective of whether the buyer actually used the opportunity to buy replacement nuts .
22 It has taken present-day governments some time to understand that a universal benefit is a bulwark against the disincentive effects of a largely means-tested system , and that , given that the benefit is paid irrespective of whether the household head is in or out of work but is nevertheless deducted from supplementary benefit , it helps maintain a difference between income in paid work and income on the dole .
23 This is the case irrespective of whether the supplier himself has exercised all reasonable care and skill and has not been careless , so liability is strict .
24 This is so irrespective of whether the contract had a fixed future date for delivery or whether delivery was to be within a reasonable length of time .
25 This is true irrespective of whether the animal is able to communicate with its conspecifics — either by way of warning-cries , mating-calls , and the like , or by means of a syntactically-structured language whose meaning is determined by social conventions rather than by fixed genetic mechanisms , The point is that even much non-communicative behaviour has to be understood in computational terms , such that internal symbolic processes must be attributed to the creature .
26 It may be committed where sexual intercourse takes place between a man and his daughter , sister , or half-sister , mother or grand-daughter irrespective of whether the relationship is traced through ‘ lawful wedlock , ’ and irrespective of whether consent is present .
27 Those who do kick more do that because they ca n't run , and those who run will do that irrespective of whether the try is worth three , four or five points ’ .
28 Under this Act , anyone who is injured by a defective product can sue the manufacturer , irrespective of whether the manufacturer was negligent .
29 ( 1 ) , the board arc to have regard to any misconduct by the applicant and ( where applicable ) the person responsible for the running of the premises irrespective of whether the misconduct constitutes a breach of the Act or a byelaw made under it .
30 In practice this is unlikely , however , because changing the state of a cell is likely to involve energy consumption irrespective of whether the change involves an increase or decrease in activity .
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