Example sentences of "[coord] not [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus , whether or not total surplus under monopoly ( AREG ) is greater or less than ( ACPc ) under perfect competition depends whether the gain ( PcKEG ) is greater than the loss ( RCK ) . |
| 2 | In 1972 , Lord Pearce chaired a Commission on Rhodesian Opinion appointed to ascertain directly from all sections of the population of Rhodesia whether or not certain proposals for the government of that country were acceptable . |
| 3 | This was drawn up on account of the difficulty which the negotiators at The Hague had in agreeing whether or not irregular forces in occupied territory might or might not qualify for combatant status , but its words have a wider relevance : |
| 4 | This investigation should make it possible to judge whether or not recent changes in the household position of elderly persons has meant a break with arrangements traditional in our country for many centuries . |
| 5 | This arises since patients are permitted to go anywhere for treatment , leaving the home authority to pay for this treatment , whether or not the authority considers such treatment necessary for that particular patient , whether or not that type of treatment figures in local priorities , and whether or not there are ‘ more deserving ’ cases within the authority . |
| 6 | This arises from the essence of this type of system which is that patients can go anywhere for treatment , and their home authority must pay for such treatment , whether or not it is considered necessary for that particular patient , whether or not that type of treatment figures in the local priorities , and whether or not there are ‘ more deserving ’ cases within the authority . |
| 7 | Most people do have some idea of whether or not one type of credit is ‘ expensive ’ , compared to other types of credit . |
| 8 | This information will be used as background information and could be used to help decide whether or not other methods of assessment , such as an interview , are required . |
| 9 | They could be used to decide whether or not other methods of assessment , such as an interview , are required . |
| 10 | I was going to say that everyo ebs absolutely everyone is against war but not many people actually joined the United Nations after the war for a very small subscription or not many groups of people have many members in it , and of course because there were so few members in it , they a they went one particular way which a lot of people that had joined did n't agree with and so they came out of it . |
| 11 | As there are often only half a dozen wash-basins , turns must be arranged and children soon realise that there are too many or not enough children for the basins available . |
| 12 | Negative feedback may show itself as disappointment at one 's achievement , particularly when compared with other members of the group , or as boredom or frequent teacher disapproval or not enough attention from the teacher ; it could be personal problems to do with one 's family , love life , accommodation or money difficulties . |
| 13 | Whether or not either concept of equity is desirable is a pure value judgement . |
| 14 | Most of the vital questions as to how these skills are acquired , how they are to be selected and adjusted according to context , how easily or not different kinds of school environment can accommodate them and so on , are begged . |
| 15 | They concluded that the importance of allowing for stochastic interest rates varies over time , depending on whether or not large changes in interest rates are expected . |
| 16 | However , it is not clear whether or not this type of singularity will occur in other solutions , particularly as the Khan-Penrose solution contains impulsive gravitational waves . |
| 17 | The evaluation was carried out in order to provide information for a decision as to whether or not this type of material could be used for the user instruction programme at Chalmers University Library . |
| 18 | Over the years there has been much debate as to whether or not this state of affairs is really acceptable even given the fact that these industries are highly independent bodies . |
| 19 | Gastroenterologists , therefore , have a responsibility to review their results to show whether or not this form of surveillance is effective . |
| 20 | In order to determine whether or not some types of publication were more likely to need repair than others , the proportions of monographs , serials , and newspapers in need of attention ( that is , falling into Categories 3–5 ) were calculated . |
| 21 | This information may then be represented statistically ; in terms of the frequency of occurrence of combinations of letters , or in terms of the probability that some letter is preceded by some combination of a number of other letters ( transitional probabilities ) ; or non-statistically in terms of whether or not some combination of letters occurs in the source . |
| 22 | Whether or not these criticisms of inefficiency are valid is extremely difficult to assess , and the situation is complicated by repeated political interference by governments of both parties in the pricing , investment and employment decisions of nationalised industries , thereby concealing their real performance . |
| 23 | Where a related party controls the enterprise , the existence and nature of the enterprise , together with its name , should be disclosed whether or not any transactions between the parties have taken place . |
| 24 | Thus together they amount to a concerted attempt to investigate whether or not any form of vertical behaviour is to be allowed . |
| 25 | A judicial report into the Haram al-Sharif or Temple Mount massacre of October 1990 [ see pp. 37759-60 ] directly contradicted the government 's account of the affair , blaming police incompetence and not Arab provocation for the violence in which 17 Palestinians were shot dead and over 100 others were injured . |
| 26 | Similarly , Prophete still had a shrewd and not unaffectionate eye on his several scattered preferments . |
| 27 | The dealers — and not all trainees at that stood at their desks , hands poised on their phones , knees bent . |
| 28 | For example , a general election for the House of Commons must be held at least every 5 years but only certain people have access to the vote and not all votes for different parties are of equal power in the absence of proportional representation making for a close correspondence between votes cast and seats won ; the House of Lords ( once a very powerful state institution ) can now only delay bills passed by the House of Commons ; the Prime Minister " must " come from the Commons ; and it is " expected " that a government will resign and call a general election if it is defeated in a vote of confidence on the floor of the House of Commons . |
| 29 | In assessing DBMS there are other factors to bear in mind and not all DBMS of each ‘ type ’ follow the ideal . |
| 30 | Almond and Coleman , for example , tell us that in South-East Asia , ‘ the bureaucracy and the army are positive actors in the political process and not neutral instruments of policy ’ ( p. 145 ) and that public officials have been ‘ a main factor in holding their respective countries together ’ ( p. 131 ) . |