Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] whether a particular [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Three examples will illustrate the importance of deciding whether a particular activity ought to be regulated by public law or private law . |
| 2 | This discrepancy arises from the ever present difficulty of deciding whether a particular cell could be either a lymphocyte or part of a macrophage , neutrophil , or fibroblast . |
| 3 | For Marshall McLuhan and his followers , the proliferation of media as the extensions of our sensory system has an immense importance , and much effort has been expended in defining whether a particular medium is " cold " or " hot " and in declaring the unity of medium and message . |
| 4 | In assessing whether a particular doctrine might have encouraged scientific inquiry , such ambivalence must be taken into account . |
| 5 | While the Guidelines are merely informative of how the Justice Department approaches merger situations , and do not bind the Department , the Federal Trade Commission , or private litigants , they are helpful to firms and their advisers in assessing whether a particular merger is likely to be acceptable to the competition authorities . |