Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] a [noun sg] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Experience teaches.a lot as to whether or not a phenomenon is likely to be a genuine signal or background noise , but there is still a twilight zone , the tantalising occurrences which are probably noise but might possibly be signal . |
| 2 | I then isolated four variables that would be crucial in deciding whether or not a choice was being made : ( a ) the individuals in question ( the potential recruits ) with their existing predispositions ( interests , values , hopes , fears , etc. ) ; ( b ) and ( c ) the alternatives ( life in the Unification Church or continuing in the wider society ) ; and ( d ) the social context within which the decision was reached ( the Unification workshop ) . |
| 3 | Also , in determining whether or not a relationship is fiduciary the court will have regard to the substance of the transaction and not its form . |
| 4 | Trials at least provide a statistically acceptable basis for deciding whether or not a treatment is any good . ’ |
| 5 | Whether or not a contract is of a personal nature is determined on objective grounds and depends on all the circumstances having regard to the nature of the contract and the subject matter of the rights to be assigned and there is no general rule . |
| 6 | The guidance recognises that if an accountant ( not necessarily the reporting accountant ) is already involved in the management of a trust , and if trust accounts are prepared annually , then that may influence whether or not a test is done on that trust . |
| 7 | The current basis for determining whether or not a person is mentally handicapped is the IQ test . |
| 8 | Whether or not a person is ‘ drunk ’ is a question of fact and degree . |
| 9 | To determine the limits to care by examining the characteristics which affected whether or not a person was sustained in the community through the action project . |
| 10 | The exact place of birth is not recorded ; all that was required was a tick in the Yes or No column in answer to the question of whether or not a person was born in the county of his or her present residence . |
| 11 | In short , in deciding whether or not a child was being abused ( and what course of practical action to take ) , social workers were not simply relying on clinical and other sources of more objective evidence , but were being asked to make value judgements about the kinds of situations in which child abuse is most likely to occur , and the ‘ types ’ of people most likely to engage in it . |
| 12 | For the rules apply throughout the Community , and many of the company law and competition rules apply irrespective of whether or not a company is engaged in interstate transactions . |
| 13 | Whether or not a company is carrying on investment business , the regulations on investment advertisements ( a fairly wide ranging concept ) must be adhered to . |
| 14 | The issue is not whether or not a government is sovereign but whether that government is the custodian of a system of non-instrumental rules or is concerned with the management of a common purpose . |
| 15 | However , one consequence of relying on patterns of student demand is that those in higher education " rarely have to face directly the question of whether or not a candidate is suitable for higher education at all . |
| 16 | ( iii ) Whether or not a polynomial is irreducible depends upon which set of polynomials it is considered as belonging to . |
| 17 | The credit granter , when asked , must say whether or not a bureau was used , and — if it was — give its name and address . |
| 18 | There is no direct correlation between whether or not a challenge is collateral and whether or not it raises issues of fact . |
| 19 | Whether or not a retention is made is a matter of negotiation . |
| 20 | ( 4 ) The purpose of the preliminary decision on the question of whether or not a hearing is to be held is to prevent the licence-holder from being harassed by frivolous or vexatious complaints . |
| 21 | ( One parent was unsure whether or not a card was sent . ) |
| 22 | Essentially a sample is a non-verbal description and whether or not a sale is by sample depends upon the intention of the parties . |
| 23 | If the question is asked whether Gandhi is not aware of the dangers of contradiction in his use of personal and impersonal terms to describe God , the answer might be that it would depend whether the personal use of the term God refers to an entity , or being , in the form of an extra-mundane person , whether or not a contradiction is involved . |
| 24 | The major point of conflict was the means of determining whether or not a defendant was guilty , not the definition of criminal offences or the failure of the British to take into account status differentials . |
| 25 | While proteins themselves are synthesized in the cytoplasm , whether or not a protein is made is dependent on whether or not the gene that contains the information for that protein is active ( Chapter 5 ) . |
| 26 | Whether or not a refusal is unreasonable is more likely to depend upon subjective factors concerning you personally , such as your age , health and domestic circumstances , particularly if the latter mean that changes in your hours or place of work are unacceptable . |
| 27 | When there is an opportunity during training for the pilot to decide whether or not a situation is safe , they must be taught to assume that the worst will happen , and then to assess whether there is a risk or not . |
| 28 | By contrast , answering some questions about intervals between dates is much more difficult for the bottom third when no calendar is provided than when it is ; the top third are about as successful whether or not a calendar is provided . |
| 29 | They would also change according to the calibre of the batsman , and whether or not a batsman was left-handed , and the state of the wicket . |
| 30 | It is not for us to decide whether or not a book is racist or obscene or seditious ; society has laid down laws to make such judgments and has conferred upon statutory bodies the power to advise and assess on such matters — however imperfect or fickle such institutions may appear in their assessments . |