Example sentences of "about whether a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In other cases , individual workers made their own judgements about whether a person was likely to benefit from the care programme approach . |
| 2 | But there is no real decision which has to be made about whether a child should live or die , for nobody has the right to make such a decision . |
| 3 | In these cases one never finds a whole tree fossilized , and it is necessary to piece together the whole plant by making intelligent guesses about whether a frond of one kind is persistently found with a particular fossil trunk . |
| 4 | As discussed above , a more robust recognition system may result from allowing multiple interpretations of a segment , and letting lexical access make the final decision about whether a segment is or , for example , in the context of or , since neither gis , nor kif are valid lexical sequences . |
| 5 | There is a debate about whether a ministry for women is a liability . |
| 6 | The proposal is likely to divide the group since some councils are voicing doubts about whether a referendum is the best way forward . |
| 7 | Disputes about whether a reference had been to an expert or an arbitrator have produced many lawsuits . |
| 8 | Questions , however , might arise about whether a dispute is a valuation/technical dispute to be referred to an expert or one that should be referred to an arbitral tribunal or the court . |
| 9 | When you question yourself about whether a phrase is ambiguous or vague , the litmus-test is usually ‘ Did I intend it be written that way ? |
| 10 | But how do you find out about whether a planning application has been made in the first place ? |
| 11 | We should be concerned about whether a science teacher is available to teach a science lesson , or whether the only person available is someone trained over a very short period . |
| 12 | By contrast , if a decision is to be made about whether a pupil is to pass or fail an examination then a boundary would have to be set . |
| 13 | Shrug and pout in Arthur pouted and Celia shrugged refer to a gesture used as a conventional signal ; Arthur pouted his lips and Celia shrugged her shoulders , however , are non-committal about whether a signal was intended , and indicate merely that a certain movement was performed . |
| 14 | While many users have developed joyous fantasies about what a 256 megabit DRAM will do for them , others are somewhat concerned about whether an alliance between these three giants will adversely affect the performance of the DRAM market . |
| 15 | For example , if there was some slight uncertainty about whether an input segment was as legion or as in lesion the ambiguity at the lexical level would not be enough to resolve the ambiguity at the phoneme level . |
| 16 | Femininity is fine , but suggestiveness is n't — the office is not the place for braless nipples or knickerless minis , and if you 've any doubts about whether an outfit is unsuitable , do n't wear it ; |
| 17 | Questions of possession/non-possession are not only crucial in cases of stale claims but have , since the 1985 House of Lords decision in Street v Mountford [ 1985 ] AC 809 , been fundamental in decisions about whether an occupier of property is categorised as a " tenant " or a " licensee " . |