Example sentences of "[prep] [subord] [to-vb] [prep] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was originally posed by David Singer in 1961 as the problem of whether to account for the behaviour of the international system in terms of the behaviour of the nation states comprising it or vice versa . |
| 2 | Albert writes : ‘ The inescapable conclusion is that the two models of capitalism diverge on the fundamental question of whether to live for the present moment — and to hell with the consequences for future generations — or to plan for a better tomorrow , though it may require sacrifices today . |
| 3 | Yet here the counsellor faces the problem of whether to delve into the difficult past , or to leave it alone . |
| 4 | as if to seal off the barbarians and leave them to their own devices , Hadrian 's Wall was built from Solway to Tyne between AD 122 and 127 . |
| 5 | Ockleton pointed in turn at a broadly built man smiling conventionally towards the camera and a short , fleshy fellow beside him raising a glass as if to join in a toast . |
| 6 | Energy radiating from one focus is reflected by a hyperbola as if to radiate from the other focus . |
| 7 | Creggan called out once more after her , powerfully , and Kraal stared at him in silent surprise and just a little awe , while unnoticed by any of them the meek Slorne relaxed a little and seemed to nod her head , as if to whisper to a waiting sky , ‘ Yes … yes … yes . ’ |
| 8 | Scott quotes the case of a man who was persecuted by visions during a period of sickness and depression ; one of these visions was ‘ the apparition of a gentleman-usher , dressed as if to wait on a Lord Lieutenant of Ireland … arrayed in court dress , with bag and sword , tamboured waistcoat and chapeaubras ’ who ‘ glided beside me like the ghost of Beau Nash … |
| 9 | Finally , when his hand was on her shoulder , she half-turned , slapped his arm away , and made as if to burst inside the tower for sanctuary . |
| 10 | as if to escape from the great pool of light , the destroyer gathered speed , but it moved with her , red , green , and orange tracer streaming into her sides . |
| 11 | Now he linked corroboree , intichiuma of spring , and Crucifixion , as if to find beneath the ‘ stony places ’ of the Bible the ‘ stony places ’ of the Australian desert photographed by Spencer and Gillen and presented in The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life . |
| 12 | The cutting , too , has meaning : fast , significant , hinting , pausing for an instant on an idea then darting away as if to shrink from a risky suggestion . |
| 13 | She lowered her head , as if to look at the floor . |
| 14 | ‘ What better note to end it on than to win in a team situation and when you are playing for your country ? |
| 15 | Composed of differing strands of Palestinian nationalist thought , the PLO was weakened by internal disagreements over whether to parley with the enemy , and if so on what grounds . |
| 16 | Miss Stephanie Farrimond , prosecuting , said the Crown needed time to consider its position over whether to ask for a re-trial . |
| 17 | Although it might be very easy to steal from a friend or colleague and not get caught most people would feel this to be ‘ wrong ’ , yet such feelings may not exert such a strong influence over decisions as to whether to steal from a larger and less personal victim . |
| 18 | It has been a year of controversy for Brady as the club has still to decide on whether to move to a new home at Cambuslang or remain at Celtic Park . |
| 19 | A decision will be taken shortly on whether to invest in a more advanced E-mail package and , if so , which one . |
| 20 | The US Fish and Wildlife Service had been expected to reach a decision soon on whether to call for a ban or not . |
| 21 | The decision on whether to proceed with an investment project will depend on the relationship between the rate of interest ( r ) and the marginal efficiency of investment ( i ) . |
| 22 | The Bundestag also approved a declaration obliging the government to respect a parliamentary vote in 1996 on whether to proceed to the third stage of economic and monetary union , involving the introduction of a single currency . |
| 23 | The councils , some of whom are reliant on their income from fishing , will vote on whether to contribute to the £35,000 survey , which will need Foreign Office approval in order to go ahead . |
| 24 | But the victory left her still undecided about whether to bid for a place in the British team for the World Indoor Championships in Toronto next month . |
| 25 | The decision about whether to continue with a pregnancy is the choice of the woman . |
| 26 | I 've been in two minds about whether to bother with the ABA this year , but the news that Baroness Thatcher and Margaret Atwood are to share a platform at a Book and Author Breakfast has made my mind up for me . |
| 27 | When readers have written in , worried about whether to tell about a secret lover , you 've so often given them the excellent advice : ‘ Keep mum ’ . |