Example sentences of "whether [coord] not [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 In testimony before a court that will eventually rule on whether or not paintings from the Barnes Collection will go on tour for the first time , a conservator argued that several of the Barnes masterpieces should not tour under any circumstances .
2 ( 2 ) In this Act references to the members of a self-regulating organisation are references to the persons who , whether or not members of the organisation , are subject to its rules in carrying on the business in question .
3 ( 2 ) In this Act references to the members of a self-regulating organisation are references to the persons who , whether or not members of the organisation , are subject to its rules in carrying on the business in question .
4 ‘ In this Act references to the members of a self-regulating organisation are references to the persons who , whether or not members of the organisation , are subject to its rules in carrying on the business in question .
5 That is to say , whether or not records of achievement can coexist alongside GCSE or will , in the end , be defeated by it or perhaps even itself defeat GCSE will depend very largely on the curricular developments of the next few years .
6 The task difficulty will depend on whether or not knowledge of equivalence of units is required ( Example 103 ) .
7 The extent to which this can be done , and , further , whether or not attainment in mathematics is significantly affected by this difference , is unknown .
8 He is also uncertain about whether or not contracts in which he hopes to sell computers costing several thousand pounds need to be in writing .
9 Whether or not depictions of violence could form an essential part of such a discourse was not considered , since the Court 's focus was on sex , the ‘ crass commercial exploitation ’ of which can debase and distort a ‘ key relationship of human existence , central to family life , community welfare , and the development of human personality ’ .
10 They do not apply to the mens rea of the offence and can certainly shed no light upon whether or not belief in consent must be reasonable .
11 Whether or not humans with a thrifty genotype did in the past ( or continue to ) better survive periods of famine has not been directly proved .
12 This paper stressed the need to make plans for children based on a realistic assessment of whether or not rehabilitation with the natural family is possible and to consider the purpose of parental contact and its effects on the child .
13 Apart from the problems of precisely delimiting areas that are experiencing desertification , it is equally difficult to determine whether or not rates of desertification are increasing .
14 Failure to observe the requirements laid down in the byelaws usually leads to a fine whether or not prejudice to health or a nuisance occurs .
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