Example sentences of "[prep] decide whether a [noun sg] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The problems of deciding whether a pupil has mastered a concept or skill are discussed in relation to an experiment in giving pupils the same tests in different modes but similar in content and difficulty on two separate occasions . |
| 2 | Accordingly , the factors to be taken into account in deciding whether a government exists as the government of a state are : ( a ) whether it is the constitutional government of the state ; ( b ) the degree , nature and stability of administrative control , if any , that it of itself exercises over the territory of the state ; ( c ) whether Her Majesty 's Government has any dealings with it and if so what is the nature of those dealings ; and ( d ) in marginal cases , the extent of international recognition that it has as the government of the state . |
| 3 | In deciding whether a contract exists it was stressed in Kleinwort Benson Ltd v Malaysian Mining Corp [ 1987 ] 1 WLR 799 and Edwards v Skyways Limited [ 1964 ] 1All ER 494 that a court will seek to ascertain what common intentions should be ascribed to the parties from the terms of the documents in question and the surrounding circumstances . |
| 4 | ( 2 ) Directing that the money remain in court , that , where solicitors sought payment out to them of money belonging to a foreign state , if the court was not satisfied that the solicitors had authority to act on behalf of that state , it should , of its own motion if necessary , require them to obtain that authority and ensure that the money remained under the court 's control meanwhile ; that the factors to be taken into account in deciding whether a regime existed as the government of a state were whether it was the constitutional government of the state , the degree , nature and stability of administrative control that it exercised over the territory of the state , whether Her Majesty 's Government had any dealings with it and the nature of any such dealings and , in marginal cases , the extent of its international recognition as the government of the state ; that on the evidence , M. 's interim government did not become the constitutional successor of the former government and was unable to show that if it was exercising any administrative control over the territory of the Republic of Somalia ; and , accordingly , the instructions and authority the solicitors had received from the interim government were not from the Government of the Republic of Somalia , and no part of the proceeds in court should be paid out to the solicitors without further order of the court ( post , pp. 750G–H , 757E–G ) . |
| 5 | A set of statutory guidelines , similar to those proposed in Australia , indicating factors to be taken into account in deciding whether a director has met the relevant standard might also have educative value and be useful in stimulating the development of a more detailed body of jurisprudence . |