Example sentences of "[is] [to-vb] [subord] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The different dimensions of bureaucracy need to be specified if the object of the exercise is to see whether a state with corporatist features has developed distinctive administrative qualities . |
| 2 | The first move , therefore , is to see whether the level of the available lighting can be improved without making any radical changes . |
| 3 | The jury 's task is to see whether the duty arose on the facts . |
| 4 | The idea is to see if the terms on which bargainers settle can be influenced by such cues . |
| 5 | The important point is to diagnose whether the short-fall is due to internal causes or external pressures . |
| 6 | All the pilot can do is to signal if the launch is too fast or abandon the launch if it is to slow . |
| 7 | The program 's task , given a diagram like that of Figure 2 , is to discover whether the arrangements of blocks depicted is stable , — if it is not — to predict the movements ( falling , sliding , motion ended by contact with another block ) and the final state of various blocks . |
| 8 | The key to almost all the page makeup software problems is to discover whether the program supports a page description language . |
| 9 | The purpose of the investigation is to establish whether the authority should make an application for a court order or exercise any other powers it may have under the Act ( s47(3) ( a ) ) . |
| 10 | In general , the rule with haggling is to do as the locals do , taking particular care not to beat down those who are selling items they have made themselves . |
| 11 | It is to stress than no piece of research , no matter how expensive or extensive , stands alone but becomes part of a corpus that is argued over , debated , used , criticised , ignored , reviewed , assessed , discarded , used as the basis for further research , and more . |
| 12 | If the object is to determine whether a puritan spirituality was conducive to scientific activity , it would surely be necessary to take into account the far larger body of puritans who were not so enthralled by the book of nature . |
| 13 | It is not stated who is to determine whether the conditions have been observed , or what is to be the consequence of subsequent non-observance . |
| 14 | This Fel test is to determine whether the Ghosts accept the adventurers ' intentions , or whether they remain unhappy about them . |
| 15 | The objective of this report is to assess whether an experience with 25 patients justifies further development of the apparatus , and a move to a phase III trial . |
| 16 | Your principal task is to decide whether a package is fit for the purpose intended . |
| 17 | The clearer a goal is , the easier it is to decide whether the goal is attainable , and if it is attainable , how you would go about achieving it . |
| 18 | ‘ What we have to do , ’ said Samuel , taking advantage of her exit from the ring , ‘ and I take it no one objects if I now chair this committee , ’ he added off-handedly , ‘ is to decide whether the Week of the Lion should continue or be cancelled . ’ |
| 19 | In the case of bivariate regression ( when only two variables are involved ) , one objective of the regression analysis is to learn whether the variable of concern ( i.e. the dependent variable ) , for instance birth weight , does depend on another variable ( i.e. the independent variable ) , say , on maternal age and , if so , what is the nature of the relationship . |
| 20 | One way is to check whether a consultancy has its own guidelines , aims and objectives for the audits it is offering . |
| 21 | The message for visiting climbers is to check whether a bolt is still in place if you are repeating a route where a placement is mentioned in the description . |
| 22 | For instance one can readily see how insects adapt themselves to many environments but the larger the animal the less likely it is to survive if the environment drastically changes . |
| 23 | Indeed , the fashion in many quarters is to ponder whether the West possesses the discipline and finesse to ‘ manage ’ the USSR 's decline — or perhaps accelerate it . |
| 24 | The first is to ascertain whether the individual wishes to talk about sexual activity . |
| 25 | One way of interpreting this is to ascertain whether the student was in halls or rented accommodation which was only available during term time . |
| 26 | It is not clear what is to happen if the governors and the local education authority differ as to the suitability of the policy adopted by the governors . |
| 27 | The draftsman of a clause linking the subrent to the headrent must make it clear what is to happen if the head landlord does not exercise his right to a rent under the headlease , or if the headlease is surrendered . |
| 28 | What does remain to be done ( although in an ideal world it will already have been settled ) is to record the terms upon which the members have entered into their partnership , and ironically that will involve particular consideration of what is to happen when the partnership comes to an end . |
| 29 | The best rule of thumb is to ask whether the data element has information about it , in other words does it have attributes ? |
| 30 | The next question is to ask if the gaps are primarily due to differences in project characteristics . |