Example sentences of "be whether [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This indicates that if the court 's desire is to protect the public from persons who take vehicles without the owner 's consent , that is by a sense of general deterrence , then this particular criterion of the Criminal Justice Act will not be applicable The question posed for the courts must be whether taking a vehicle without consent can ever , as an individual offence , be so serious that a non-custodial sentence can not be considered . |
| 2 | Sometimes , this may be whether to save the life of the child or the mother . |
| 3 | If the matter is left to an incoming Tory Government — God help us all if they are re-elected — the choice will be whether to keep a public coal industry or to close it . |
| 4 | Because most attempted suicide patients have symptoms of depression , the most common decision concerning drug therapy will be whether to prescribe an antidepressant . |
| 5 | The problem for any intelligence agency , East or West , is whether to take a politician at his word when he is publicly declaring a desire for greater friendship and understanding with the very same people against whom the covert operation is intended . |
| 6 | The choice facing the Government is whether to take a risk with inflation by reducing interest rates in order to get the economy out of recession , or to take no risk with inflation , await a recovery in the domestic economy ( now more likely because of a lower pound and lower interest rates ) , and a decline in German interest rates , before rejoining the ERM . |
| 7 | Among the most controversial options being considered is whether to form a union with the Roman Catholic Church . |
| 8 | The crucial question , as I see it , is whether accepting the staff children involved the school in extra expenditure . |
| 9 | One of the crucial decisions , now , is whether to teach a subject discretely , or to integrate . |
| 10 | One basic decision you have to make is whether to index a card by writing at the top of the card a theme/keyword or a name of an author/title . |
| 11 | The issue is whether making the protean forms of racism seem more omnipotent , cohesive and enduring than they are does after all serve to strengthen and unify the antiracist movement , or whether it reinforces the more sectarian elements within it . |
| 12 | Whether the issue is whether to buy a motor motor bike , what college or university to apply for , or what job to look for , a calm discussion of all the factors involved is far more fruitful than teenage demand met by flat parental refusal , with no real thinking on either side . |
| 13 | The first decision you 'll need to make is whether to buy a basic microwave , a model with a grill , or a combination oven that integrates the speed of a microwave with the browning and crisping of conventional heat . |
| 14 | One of the decisions you have to make is whether to have the entertainer for just an entertainment slot or for the whole party . |
| 15 | The choice for us was whether to take a strike unprepared or to live to fight another day . |
| 16 | The question was whether supporting the teacher on this basis might lead to the required change in his attitude , help him to see the situation in a new light , and thus affect his perception of the problem . |