Example sentences of "[is] whether [conj] [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Then , since it is whether or not a cell actually responds that determines whether it undergoes the slow modification process , the slow process would make cortical neurons become permanently tuned to this uncorrelated set of features .
2 Another consideration is whether or not the supplier can offer the level of after sales service that you require , since like any other type of equipment a softener requires regular servicing and maintenance in order to keep it operating at peak efficiency .
3 With so many variable factors , it ought to be possible to provide a ‘ fit ’ to almost any curve ; the interesting point of the study is whether or not the scale factors put into the equations seem to be saying anything that would lead to an elucidation of the influences at work .
4 The crucial issue here is whether or not the effluent is entering a watercourse which is used for water supply or amenity .
5 The issue is whether or not the land is open land or not open land ?
6 The question is whether or not the document , prepared and signed as it was , satisfies the requirements of the substituted section 9 of the Wills Act 1837 .
7 The issue for the court to decide is whether or not the constable is doing anything that constitutes a prima facie interference with the person 's liberty , person or property , as by detaining him , searching him or otherwise touching him , or constraining his behaviour in some other way .
8 The first presents the candidate with an unreal situation , and probably the most that will be learned is whether or not the candidate is good-natured enough to play silly games .
9 The essential matter which has been argued before me is whether or not the order for payment out to Crossman Block should now be confirmed .
10 In this more specific area of debate , the issue is whether or not the child will be so badly handicapped that it will be unable to sustain a life which society would consider to be in any sense worthwhile .
11 Thus the crucial determiner of the therapeutic experiences to which the child will be exposed is whether or not the child is categorised as ‘ having ’ a particular condition .
12 The question for the court in any case where the discretion falls to be exercised , one or other of the gateways provided by article 13 having been opened , is whether or not the child or children should be returned to the jurisdiction from which they have been wrongfully removed .
13 For example , " Mum , can I go out to play ? " indicates that the two people in the improvisation are mother and child and that the issue is whether or not the child is allowed out .
14 The issue is whether or not the defendant 's lawyer should have told his client about the state of the title and the risks arising therefrom and I did n't have any difficulty in coming to the conclusion on that matter without the aid of expert evidence and erm the judge then goes on to deal with the authorities .
15 But if a person is injured , then the ultimate inquiry to be made is whether or not the injury was a reasonable and probable consequence of the act of carelessness , and whether or not the defaulter should have reasonably anticipated that a class of persons , of which the plaintiff was one , might be affected by his careless act .
16 Another factor is whether or not the death of a plant or animal necessarily coincided with the point at which it ceased to exchange carbon with the environment .
17 This is whether or not the information is represented statistically .
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