Example sentences of "question [prep] [subord] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It also begs a question about whether the government is changing its tune ? |
| 2 | Scepticism about the relation between words and things indeed raises a question about whether the Renaissance is a phenomenon or whether it is a signifier , a discursive practice , which acts as a supplement for , say , the activities of the early modern period which are the things ostensibly being signified by the term Renaissance . |
| 3 | There was some question about whether the Report should be published in its entirety , for Mr Baker and Mrs Rumbold were worried that there were sections which the Prime Minister would not like . |
| 4 | Given the presence of circulating antibodies in at least some of our patients ( for example anti-A and anti-B in blood group O patients ) this study raises the question of whether a change in cell surface antigens , presumably in the form of one or more carbohydrate epitopes affecting both colon and liver , plays a part in the pathogenesis of this condition . |
| 5 | The question of whether a decision was ‘ legal or not ’ is sometimes put in terms of whether it was made ‘ within or without jurisdiction ’ or whether it is ‘ intra vires or ultra vires ’ ( that is , literally , ‘ within or beyond power ’ ) . |
| 6 | Conversely , we could decide the question of whether a motorway should be built solely by considering whether landowners , whose property is to be acquired , will be properly compensated ; but to do so would be to ignore a large number of other important interests . |
| 7 | In deciding the scope of a " fair comment " plea and the degree of interpretative sophistication to bring to bear on the question of whether a passage is " comment " or " fact " , the court should have regard to the constitutional importance of the " fair comment " defence as a protection for freedom of expression . |
| 8 | Paragraphs ( c ) , ( e ) and ( f ) deal with the question of whether a direction would be " equitable " . |
| 9 | In the end , the question of whether a function is a public one is a political question which may not always be answered in the same way . |
| 10 | Nonetheless , he had clearly purported to pose the question of whether a caution was required , but had not answered it . |
| 11 | Much more controversy has been generated by the question of whether a mistake also qualifies as a reason , and , more particularly , how serious the mistake has to be . |
| 12 | The mother and the guardian ad litem agreed that the conditions were met and accordingly there was no contest on the question of whether a care order should be made . |
| 13 | This has raised the question of whether a study such as Bourner and Hamed 's gives a favourable impression of non-standard entrants which would not be replicated in a similar study in the university sector . |
| 14 | The question of whether a plaintiff 's claim is time-barred by the Limitation Act does not fall to be considered until the point has been pleaded by the defendant , at which stage , if appropriate , the plaintiff may make an application for a direction under s33 ( Kennet v Brown [ 1988 ] 1 WLR 582 ) . |
| 15 | Section 1(6) states : No duty is owed by virtue of this section to any person in respect of risks willingly accepted as his by that person ( the question of whether a risk was so accepted to be decided on the same principles as in other cases in which one person owes a duty of care to another ) . |
| 16 | There are particular difficulties on the question of whether a covenant is purely personal or runs with the land where the obligation in question , whether on the part of the lessor , lessee , or third party guarantor , involves the payment of money other than rent . |
| 17 | The decision of Williams v Singer dealt with the question of whether a tax liability could arise upon trustees when they did not receive money even though they were entitled to receive the money and could have revoked their mandate . |
| 18 | The legislation contained a clause rendering the decision of the Board final and conclusive on the question of whether a business had been sold by one person to another . |
| 19 | ‘ The question of whether a pleasure flight … could , or should , be removed from the definition of ‘ public transport ’ is more complex to review than the medical situation of over age sixty pilots … |
| 20 | This raises the question of whether a partnership , such as a firm of accountants , or a corporation can act as arbitrators . |
| 21 | How particularly English that question of whether a chap will ‘ fit in ’ . |
| 22 | The question of whether a statement made during the course of negotiations remains a mere representation or becomes a contractual term , turns on the intention of the parties . |
| 23 | The House did not , unfortunately , deal with the question of whether a claim framed as a loss of chance claim was acceptable . |
| 24 | Since different people will make different value judgements , there can be no unambiguous answer to the question of whether a move from A to D , E , or F is desirable . |
| 25 | The question of whether a duty of care exists is not in dispute . |
| 26 | Under pressure from professional and voluntary organisations during the debates on the Bill , the government was forced to tackle the question of whether every child could indeed follow the National Curriculum . |
| 27 | First , it seems that as was the case at common law in classifying animals as ‘ ferae naturae , ’ the question of whether an animal belongs to a dangerous species is one of law for the court . |
| 28 | This case raised the question of whether an assignee of a reversion on a lease could enforce the payment of rent against someone who had entered into surety covenants as a guarantee of the tenant 's obligations in the lease . |
| 29 | The OLA 1984 makes no reference to the question of whether an occupier can exclude or restrict his or her potential liability under the Act . |
| 30 | The question of whether an authority is exceeding its power in imposing a particular condition on a planning permission — ultra vires , as the law puts it — and what happens when ultra vires , is easily stated but difficult to determine in practice . |