Example sentences of "question [prep] [subord] [art] " in BNC.

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1 There was some question about whether the Report should be published in its entirety , for Mr Baker and Mrs Rumbold were worried that there were sections which the Prime Minister would not like .
2 It also begs a question about whether the government is changing its tune ?
3 Scepticism about the relation between words and things indeed raises a question about whether the Renaissance is a phenomenon or whether it is a signifier , a discursive practice , which acts as a supplement for , say , the activities of the early modern period which are the things ostensibly being signified by the term Renaissance .
4 Maginnis sidesteps a question about whether the SDLP was interested in an internal settlement — ‘ We talk to other members of the SDLP and find them looking forward to participation .
5 It goes on : ‘ Too little thought was given to the question of whether a legitimising licence would have been beneficial to investors .
6 How particularly English that question of whether a chap will ‘ fit in ’ .
7 This touched on several important aesthetic issues , including the question of whether a musical sound can ever legitimately be ugly in itself .
8 ‘ The question of whether a pleasure flight … could , or should , be removed from the definition of ‘ public transport ’ is more complex to review than the medical situation of over age sixty pilots …
9 The controversy about which conduct of business rules apply to a branch is quite separate from the question of whether a firm needs to be authorised , or licensed , by the host member state in order to be able to establish a branch .
10 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 .
11 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 .
12 In principle the question of whether a liberal democratic state can be used constitutionally to transform capitalism into socialism remains empirically open ( depending upon the definition of socialism adopted ) , with some Marxists arguing the impossibility of such a solution ( Przeworski , 1985 ) , and others that it is both feasible and welcome ( Esping-Anderson , 1985 ) .
13 The question of whether a decision was ‘ legal or not ’ is sometimes put in terms of whether it was made ‘ within or without jurisdiction ’ or whether it is ‘ intra vires or ultra vires ’ ( that is , literally , ‘ within or beyond power ’ ) .
14 In the end , the question of whether a function is a public one is a political question which may not always be answered in the same way .
15 Conversely , we could decide the question of whether a motorway should be built solely by considering whether landowners , whose property is to be acquired , will be properly compensated ; but to do so would be to ignore a large number of other important interests .
16 This emphasis on long time-spans raises the question of whether a national space programme constitutes an example of policy or planning or both .
17 ( 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 .
18 Nonetheless , he had clearly purported to pose the question of whether a caution was required , but had not answered it .
19 The mother and the guardian ad litem agreed that the conditions were met and accordingly there was no contest on the question of whether a care order should be made .
20 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 .
21 The legislation contained a clause rendering the decision of the Board final and conclusive on the question of whether a business had been sold by one person to another .
22 Since different people will make different value judgements , there can be no unambiguous answer to the question of whether a move from A to D , E , or F is desirable .
23 Essentially the project will assess the question of whether a competitive advantage can be sustained through planned technological change .
24 The question of whether a national conference should be held was reportedly also under discussion .
25 Given the presence of circulating antibodies in at least some of our patients ( for example anti-A and anti-B in blood group O patients ) this study raises the question of whether a change in cell surface antigens , presumably in the form of one or more carbohydrate epitopes affecting both colon and liver , plays a part in the pathogenesis of this condition .
26 This has raised the question of whether a study such as Bourner and Hamed 's gives a favourable impression of non-standard entrants which would not be replicated in a similar study in the university sector .
27 The House did not , unfortunately , deal with the question of whether a claim framed as a loss of chance claim was acceptable .
28 Section 1(6) states : No duty is owed by virtue of this section to any person in respect of risks willingly accepted as his by that person ( the question of whether a risk was so accepted to be decided on the same principles as in other cases in which one person owes a duty of care to another ) .
29 The question of whether a duty of care exists is not in dispute .
30 There are particular difficulties on the question of whether a covenant is purely personal or runs with the land where the obligation in question , whether on the part of the lessor , lessee , or third party guarantor , involves the payment of money other than rent .
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