Example sentences of "[prep] [subord] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Thus the question of whether a legal duty exists is for a positivist a relatively simple matter of examining the relevant commands , norms or rules of a legal system and does not involve a consideration of , for example , what this duty really means in political , economic or social terms . |
2 | The question arises of whether a solid surface of hydrogen is encountered in the ocean . |
3 | One source of this difficulty is the absence of a duality theory , which means that there is no simple test of whether a feasible solution is optimal . |
4 | The case law on judicial review provides little in the way of guidance on the question of whether a certain issue is one of law or fact . |
5 | These eight characteristics of Chemical Dependency are not absolute indications but giving positive answers to at least four questions can be used as a rough indicator of whether a particular individual requires further assessment . |
6 | Hermit crabs are able to make a rapid assessment of whether a particular shell is of an appropriate size or not , and how they do this has been the subject of much study . |
7 | The response results I have outlined indicate that this variation can extend even to the decision of whether a particular passage or set of words is assigned to the SF genre or not . |
8 | The jurisdiction of the Visitor is exclusive , and covers all matters relating to the internal or domestic laws of the foundation , irrespective of whether a particular claim could , for example , be formulated as one involving a breach of contract . |
9 | This emphasis on long time-spans raises the question of whether a national space programme constitutes an example of policy or planning or both . |
10 | The question of whether a national conference should be held was reportedly also under discussion . |
11 | There is also the question of whether a national ship levy , the leding , goes back to the Viking period . |
12 | ( 2 ) The question of whether a medical report obtained pursuant to section 3(6A) should be disclosed to the Crown was essentially one within the discretion of the trial judge when he has seen the report , or exceptionally , within the discretion of such other judge who has had to conduct any pre-trial review . |
13 | Essentially the project will assess the question of whether a competitive advantage can be sustained through planned technological change . |
14 | This touched on several important aesthetic issues , including the question of whether a musical sound can ever legitimately be ugly in itself . |
15 | It goes on : ‘ Too little thought was given to the question of whether a legitimising licence would have been beneficial to investors . |
16 | R C Sneddon ( Points of View , today ) damns our campaign with faint praise ; on the one hand he says we ‘ secured an impressive victory ’ ; on the other hand he asks whether we have diverted attention from the wider issue of whether a balanced structure for the army has been achieved . |
17 | Then there 's the question of whether an extra club comes up from the Vauxhall Conference to replace Aldershot and the possibility of clubs moving to new grounds . ’ |
18 | In Sadler v Imperial Life Assurance Co of Canada Ltd [ 1988 ] IRLR 388 the question of whether an indirect restraint of trade existed was considered . |
19 | Ah but it 's silly because the thing is , th the they 're , well the , th those , th those two rooms look as if a bloody tip has hit it ! |
20 | It began to look as if a wee riot might be in order . |
21 | So on this occasion when the priest set forth this ancient cry , it was as if a sleeping volcano erupted . |
22 | The atmosphere had closed in : now it was as if a clumsy child had finger-painted amorphous swirls and blobs in dull colours over faceplate . |
23 | After that , the pace of your life will begin to slow down and although confusion will reign supreme around the 26th , it looks as if a long-awaited breakthrough will materialise . |
24 | And yet now that he has passed away I feel as if a close friend has been lost . |
25 | The hut windows were misted as if a concerted bluster of hot air had steamed them . |
26 | as if a homicidal maniac on cocaine could be of any help … |
27 | With the operation of ‘ right-to-work ’ laws , it is not always appropriate to model the trade union as if a closed shop operates . |
28 | It is as if a strong relationship between the network structure of a given group and choice of phonetic realization of a particular vowel disqualifies that group from fulfilling the role of innovators with respect to that vowel . |
29 | He felt his skin tingle , he felt the fine hair all along his spine react as if a low current had been run through him . |
30 | I looked at set-backs as if they were predetermined , as if a fixed number of them were waiting for me and once one of them was overcome the number to come decreased . |