Example sentences of "of [subord] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus the question of whether a legal duty exists is for a positivist a relatively simple matter of examining the relevant commands , norms or rules of a legal system and does not involve a consideration of , for example , what this duty really means in political , economic or social terms . |
| 2 | The question arises of whether a solid surface of hydrogen is encountered in the ocean . |
| 3 | One source of this difficulty is the absence of a duality theory , which means that there is no simple test of whether a feasible solution is optimal . |
| 4 | Even if inflation can be contained , there remains the question of whether a lower rate of economic growth in the Western world can be sustained in view of the demands which it makes on the limited resources of our planet , especially food and minerals . |
| 5 | The case law on judicial review provides little in the way of guidance on the question of whether a certain issue is one of law or fact . |
| 6 | These eight characteristics of Chemical Dependency are not absolute indications but giving positive answers to at least four questions can be used as a rough indicator of whether a particular individual requires further assessment . |
| 7 | Hermit crabs are able to make a rapid assessment of whether a particular shell is of an appropriate size or not , and how they do this has been the subject of much study . |
| 8 | The response results I have outlined indicate that this variation can extend even to the decision of whether a particular passage or set of words is assigned to the SF genre or not . |
| 9 | The jurisdiction of the Visitor is exclusive , and covers all matters relating to the internal or domestic laws of the foundation , irrespective of whether a particular claim could , for example , be formulated as one involving a breach of contract . |
| 10 | This emphasis on long time-spans raises the question of whether a national space programme constitutes an example of policy or planning or both . |
| 11 | The question of whether a national conference should be held was reportedly also under discussion . |
| 12 | There is also the question of whether a national ship levy , the leding , goes back to the Viking period . |
| 13 | ( 2 ) The question of whether a medical report obtained pursuant to section 3(6A) should be disclosed to the Crown was essentially one within the discretion of the trial judge when he has seen the report , or exceptionally , within the discretion of such other judge who has had to conduct any pre-trial review . |
| 14 | Essentially the project will assess the question of whether a competitive advantage can be sustained through planned technological change . |
| 15 | This touched on several important aesthetic issues , including the question of whether a musical sound can ever legitimately be ugly in itself . |
| 16 | The intention of the parties is determinative both of whether a third party right has been created and of the identity of any potential third party claimant . |
| 17 | It goes on : ‘ Too little thought was given to the question of whether a legitimising licence would have been beneficial to investors . |
| 18 | R C Sneddon ( Points of View , today ) damns our campaign with faint praise ; on the one hand he says we ‘ secured an impressive victory ’ ; on the other hand he asks whether we have diverted attention from the wider issue of whether a balanced structure for the army has been achieved . |
| 19 | The dual source of private key legitimacy raises the question of whether the private key , by itself , is conclusive evidence of the carrier 's receipt of the goods in the condition notified to the transferee . |
| 20 | Both applications were heard together , on the preliminary point of whether the Divisional Court had jurisdiction , on 13–14th February 1992 , the Bar Council being represented by Counsel . |
| 21 | But behind such flurries in the economists ' dovecote lies the question of whether the new economics stands the test of evidence . |
| 22 | Third , both these principles are subject to the question of whether the new condition may be cured or palliated . |
| 23 | THOSE who care about such things are at present locked in combat over the issue of whether the greatest number of British skiers go to Austria ( which traditionally enjoys the distinction ) or to France ( which is the flavour of the decade ) . |
| 24 | I wonder whether the same delusions of accuracy exist with things like the Volhard titration and its questions of whether the sliding endpoint is best avoided by filtering off the silver or adding nitrobenzene . |
| 25 | Whether anything has changed in the issues which divide the US and its European partners is no clearer after this encounter , and we are left with only the haziest idea of whether the mutual admiration is any more than skin deep . |
| 26 | Indeed , it seems that the merest touching of another may constitute a battery , and this prompts the question of whether the criminal law ought to extend to such trivial incidents . |
| 27 | It is generally recognised that casual working is still important in certain industrial/occupational labour markets , particularly that of the hotels and catering industry , although the question of whether the casual status of their jobs is a source of disadvantage to the people who work in this fashion is one which has , as yet , scarcely been answered . |
| 28 | The question of whether the compulsory audit for small companies should be retained is one on which the views of practitioners dealing with small companies particularly deserved to be heard . |
| 29 | In order to make any meaningful assessment of whether the present tax-funded NHS is preferable to schemes involving greater private sector involvement , it is necessary to consider the meaning of the words : ‘ underfunding ’ , ‘ demand ’ and ‘ efficiency ’ and to answer the following questions : |
| 30 | At first sight , Penrose 's result applied only to stars ; it did n't have anything to say about the question of whether the entire universe had a big bang singularity in its past . |