Example sentences of "or not [noun] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 That is to say , whether or not records of achievement can coexist alongside GCSE or will , in the end , be defeated by it or perhaps even itself defeat GCSE will depend very largely on the curricular developments of the next few years .
2 The interviews suggest that satisfaction or dissatisfaction are the prior conditions here , and that the feeling of having too much to do or not flows from them .
3 The extent to which this can be done , and , further , whether or not attainment in mathematics is significantly affected by this difference , is unknown .
4 In testimony before a court that will eventually rule on whether or not paintings from the Barnes Collection will go on tour for the first time , a conservator argued that several of the Barnes masterpieces should not tour under any circumstances .
5 ( 2 ) In this Act references to the members of a self-regulating organisation are references to the persons who , whether or not members of the organisation , are subject to its rules in carrying on the business in question .
6 ( 2 ) In this Act references to the members of a self-regulating organisation are references to the persons who , whether or not members of the organisation , are subject to its rules in carrying on the business in question .
7 ‘ In this Act references to the members of a self-regulating organisation are references to the persons who , whether or not members of the organisation , are subject to its rules in carrying on the business in question .
8 Any Rough or Not sheet of paper as opposed to an HP surface .
9 Whether or not depictions of violence could form an essential part of such a discourse was not considered , since the Court 's focus was on sex , the ‘ crass commercial exploitation ’ of which can debase and distort a ‘ key relationship of human existence , central to family life , community welfare , and the development of human personality ’ .
10 He is also uncertain about whether or not contracts in which he hopes to sell computers costing several thousand pounds need to be in writing .
11 The task difficulty will depend on whether or not knowledge of equivalence of units is required ( Example 103 ) .
12 This paper stressed the need to make plans for children based on a realistic assessment of whether or not rehabilitation with the natural family is possible and to consider the purpose of parental contact and its effects on the child .
13 Apart from the problems of precisely delimiting areas that are experiencing desertification , it is equally difficult to determine whether or not rates of desertification are increasing .
14 They do not apply to the mens rea of the offence and can certainly shed no light upon whether or not belief in consent must be reasonable .
15 Failure to observe the requirements laid down in the byelaws usually leads to a fine whether or not prejudice to health or a nuisance occurs .
16 Whether or not humans with a thrifty genotype did in the past ( or continue to ) better survive periods of famine has not been directly proved .
17 ‘ I am sure of that but whether we take them or not remains to be seen .
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