Example sentences of "[subord] [coord] [adv] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pacing and gesticulating , the others were debating whether or not the flat patch by the road could be widened to accommodate a drill rig by blasting the cliff . |
| 2 | Whether or not the Communist leaders really believed this or any other of the sweeping statements made at the time is questionable . |
| 3 | Whether or not the Communist Party leaders expected such a letter to have anything more than a propaganda appeal they can hardly have been surprised by the Labour Party reply on 27 January 1936 which rejected the application and outlined the history of relations between the two parties , particularly during the social fascist " period . |
| 4 | More frequently , the decision to take no action over an individual 's request for assistance is influenced by whether or not the individual acts in ways typical of a gouger , in part by showing the wrong attitude . |
| 5 | WHETHER or not the atomic bomb tests at Monte Bello affected the servicemen concerned there by radiation so that they may have developed forms of cancer is not proved and possibly is not susceptible of proof . |
| 6 | The application must be supported by an affidavit setting out the grounds for the application , whether or not the official receiver has been informed of it and an estimate of the value of the assets of the debtor . |
| 7 | Dinah resolved to do so well that whether or not the young woman came back , they would keep her , Dinah Asshe , on . |
| 8 | ( c ) If the victim wants the thing during the time when the accused has dishonestly borrowed it , he can not use it , whether or not the accused intends permanently to deprive . |
| 9 | The analysis is to hold whether or not the striking similarity between the dances of the two species is the result of their common descent from a dancing ancestral species , or the result of this sort of dance 's being an optimal solution to the ‘ evolutionary problem ’ of efficient communal food use . |
| 10 | We naturally enquire whether or not the corresponding result holds in Q[x] . |
| 11 | Whether or not the private sector does use resources more productively on average than the government remains a contentious issue . |
| 12 | ( b ) with intent to make permanent default in whole or in part on any existing liability to make a payment , or with intent to let another do so , dishonestly induces the creditor or any person claiming payment on behalf of the creditor to wait for payment ( whether or not the due date for payment is deferred ) or to forgo payment : or |
| 13 | Although Mr Taylor refused to reveal whether or not the Premier League deal is acceptable to him or his members , who yesterday gave him overwhelming support for necessary action , it would be foolish to embark on a strike now . |
| 14 | To add a new word into the dawg , the current structure would need to be searched both forwards and backwards to establish whether or not the required paths exist , which would slow down the building algorithm ( see section 3.3.3 ) . |
| 15 | These changes , which were just beginning to develop at the end of Marx 's life have thrown into question much of this original Marxist theory and account for the modern debate about whether or not the capitalist state is always ( or ever ) an instrument which defends the interests of the ruling class in a repressive way . |
| 16 | These interventions should be written on the nursing plan along with the date on which evaluation will be carried out in order to decide whether or not the stated goals have been , or are being , achieved . |
| 17 | When illustrations are numbered , the frontispiece is not usually included , and a catalogue description should always make it clear whether or not the stated number of plates has taken account of it , e.g. ‘ 12 plates including frontispiece ’ or ‘ frontispiece and 20 plates ’ . |
| 18 | Whether or not the new guidebook 's editor includes all this in his volume will be a test of his , and the club 's position and historical responsibility . |
| 19 | All he can ( and should ) question is whether or not the asserted conclusions follow logically from the axioms . |
| 20 | One of the most scathing remarks passed during that summer 's controversy over whether or not the revolutionary putter contravened the Rules of Golf came from American legend Arnold Palmer . |
| 21 | For the causal relations of events would be just the same irrespective of whether or not the causal chain temporarily took on a mental aspect ( as in property dualism ) or ( as in substance dualism ) ‘ went mental ’ for a while . |
| 22 | If ‘ joint control ’ is established , a further analysis must be made to distinguish whether or not the joint venture is of a cooperative or concentrative nature . |
| 23 | Whether or not the ultimate diagnosis is correct in every one or not , the answer is I do n't know because many children did n't go through the process that was needed . |
| 24 | Whether or not the intact animal makes use in real life of a property which has been revealed by synchronous , repetitive volleys to a population of fibres , the normal pattern of activity along which is unknown , is another matter . |
| 25 | The difficulty arises when it is uncertain whether or not the competent adult ( as I call her for brevity ) does or does not consent to the proposed treatment . |
| 26 | Thereafter , the task of evaluation is to ascertain whether or not the pre-specified goals ( aims and objectives ) have been achieved . |
| 27 | The important thing for us is not where the state border runs , but whether or not the working people of all nations remain allied in their struggle against the bourgeoisie … |
| 28 | Thus , the partners should decide what each needs to do to improve the relationship and then attempt to make these changes , without the behaviour of one being entirely contingent on whether or not the other partner does what was agreed . |
| 29 | Whether or not the present library symbol and logo campaigns achieve the same success and identity , is rather early to say , but if the choice of symbol is a good and appealing one then it could bring the public library to wide attention on a host of everyday products , street-signs etc . |
| 30 | So it 'll be left to parents to consider whether or not the screaming knife is a potential emotional dangers for their child . |