Example sentences of "whether it is [art] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ In relation to a dwelling-house , whether it is a protected tenancy or not , the plaintiff may not enter into possession himself , even peaceably , and he can only enter into possession under a writ of possession ( Protection from Eviction Act 1977 , section 3 ) negativing to this extent Aglionby v. Cohen [ 1955 ] 1 Q.B .
2 First , there are factors related to the size of the country and its internal organisation : whether it is a federal or a unitary state for example .
3 We are invited to consider whether it is a real state of affairs .
4 whether it is a real constraint in terms of erm of locating a er er a new settlement .
5 It is not a question whether it is a separate country — it obviously is not .
6 The decision to apply for a place in a residential care home is very often a traumatic one , whether it is a planned or an emergency admission .
7 A more difficult question in relation to severable contracts is whether a breach of condition in relation to one or more instalments entitles the innocent party to regard the whole contract as repudiated or whether it is a severable breach confined to the instalments in question .
8 But it is submitted that a ‘ body of persons ’ has a collective character independently of the question whether it is a mercantile body or not , which the law is bound to protect ; in other words that any such body can sue in respect of an imputation of any conduct whatsoever of which its agents , and therefore itself by its agents , can be guilty .
9 Whether it is a personal celebration such as a wedding or a family party , or an important corporate event such as the launch of a new product , Historic Scotland has the perfect venue .
10 This is a distinctive feature of the arrangements , both because it identifies pressure at an early stage and also in that it establishes the source of disturbance and whether it is a weak or strong currency .
11 The preference is to end with an official caution or the less serious warning , but this depends upon ‘ whether it is a first-time offender ; the seriousness of the crime involved ; the attitudes of both parents and juvenile ; has reparation been made ?
12 Few , if any , effective interventions come without any risk of harm — but in preventive medicine the risk may be very small , whether it is a small risk of a serious adverse effect or a larger risk of a mild one .
13 Whatever the topic covered , museums and historic sites offer pupils the genuine article , whether it is a Roman sandal or a nineteenth-century crinolene , an English country house or a medieval castle .
14 In this respect it is worth asking whether it is a mere coincidence that neo-colonialism produces for the bureaucracy a reversion to pre-bureaucratic ( e.g. medieval ) forms of compensation for service to the state .
15 Chemistry has to look to its public image — people are not certain whether it is a good thing or not .
16 You may be confronted with some grammar book from which you are required to learn the language , and you must be able to tell whether it is a good one or not .
17 If the Minister does not consider it worth while , all he has to do is call it in and either have a public inquiry or decide for himself whether it is a good scheme .
18 Can you tell me a bit about how it 's changed and whether it is a good thing for Oxford Cheetahs .
19 We need to know whether it is a 10-strong or a seven-strong management committee , with a majority of management representatives .
20 Metering has been on trial in England and Wales for the past two years , to assess whether it is a serious option as a basis for domestic charges from the year 2000 — when the present charging system based on the rateable value of your house is due to be scrapped .
21 If faced with such a clause , the tenant 's adviser should ensure that the tenant ascertains the amount of the head rent and receives advice from a valuer as to whether it is a fair rent ( see County Personnel Ltd v Alan R Pulver & Co [ 1987 ] 1 All ER 289 ) .
22 If the object , however , has been in the UK for more than fifty years , the so-called Waverley procedure is triggered also in order to establish whether it is a national treasure .
23 Whether it is a Christian student surrounded by relativism on a university campus or a Christian family surrounded by the influence of the mass media , too few are awake to the danger .
24 Each time an affix is removed the remaining stem must be checked to determine whether it is a valid word .
25 With these five factors examined and the results of preliminary thinking kept in mind , the teacher or the planning team will be able to settle down to detailed planning of the specific learning sequence in question , whether it is a short piece of structured work with a work-sheet , tape-slide sequence or programmed unit , or whether it occupies several weeks of varied work .
26 The never-ending dust-storms prevent the space travellers from knowing , by looking out of their spacecraft portholes , whether it is a Martian day or night .
27 However , whether it is a full spin or just an incipient one is academic if the glider stalls a few hundred feet up .
28 The unknown adds spice to the adventure whether it is a relative newcomer 's first trip to windsurf on the sea , or a move to a place that produces more of a challenge with better waves for an aspiring expert .
29 To some extent , an important factor is the computer program itself , whether it is a commonplace program , carrying out mundane operations , or whether it is designed to do something novel , whether the purpose of the program can be said to be in the nature of a trade secret .
30 Releases will also be needed at any kind of event to which the media are invited , whether it is a top-level news conference , an exhibition press briefing or a sponsored sporting event .
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