Example sentences of "whether [to-vb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Member states were allowed a discretion as to whether to include a state of the art defence and its inclusion is controversial as states which do have the defence could become testing grounds for new products . |
| 2 | One has to decide whether federal universities are singular or plural ; what proportion of an institution 's courses have to be ‘ advanced ’ to justify its inclusion in the higher education sector ; and whether to include a number of small , specialized institutions ( for agriculture , technology and the arts ) and voluntary colleges ( mainly church-affiliated ) in the list . |
| 3 | Lord Donaldson ruled that Mr Hurd , in deciding whether to issue a directive , and in deciding its terms , was free to take account of the terms of the European Convention , but was under no obligation to do so . |
| 4 | The Swedish action means that member countries of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora ( CITES ) will vote on whether to implement a ban at their next meeting next March in Kyoto . |
| 5 | The first decision to be made is whether to add and extend paths strictly from left-to-right through the utterance ; or whether to allow a middle-out strategy that extends hypotheses both to the left and to the right of some island of comparative certainty ; or whether to implement a combination of these . |
| 6 | Both discussed Kohlberg 's moral dilemma of a man who can not afford the expensive medicine which may save his fatally ill wife , and who must decide whether to burgle a pharmacy to get it . |
| 7 | THE International Weightlifting Federation will decide in February whether to restore a ban on Britons Andrew Davies and Andrew Saxton , who were thrown out of the Olympics after failing drug tests . |
| 8 | Here a solicitor would work in a department with several others and can choose whether to remain a generalist handling a range of legal problems , or to specialise in a specific area of law such as employment law or intellectual property . |
| 9 | The minority parties , including the Liberal Democrats , would have to decide whether to support a Queen 's Speech based on consensus politics ‘ or whether to throw us back into the melting pot of a general election ’ . |
| 10 | The Ulster Unionist Party , led by Mr James Molyneaux , has been careful to rule out a formal coalition and will decide on an ‘ issue by issue ’ basis whether to support a minority government . |
| 11 | For example , as I indicated in discussing personal care , it is regarded as legitimate for children to think about their own interests when deciding whether to support a parent , but this is balanced rather delicately with the morality of obligation and duty , so that children can quite easily get into the position where they are regarded as too self-interested . |
| 12 | The magistrate decided whether to try a case summarily or to set in motion the process of committing it to a superior court . |
| 13 | And then I can ah well I 'll try a I do n't know whether to try a mouse or a MyMouse . |
| 14 | He says he will examine press reports before deciding what action to take against Montgomerie , and whether to impose a fine under tour regulations . |
| 15 | Plainly , a court which was considering whether to impose a community service order while an earlier order was still current should bear in mind that Parliament had prescribed 240 hours as the maximum that could be ordered on a single occasion . |
| 16 | Conservatives and moderates appeared divided over how to resolve key political and economic questions , including the future of Zhao Ziyang , and over whether to launch a purge of the party . |
| 17 | Whether to accept a takeover bid is a decision for shareholders , not for the board |
| 18 | Of particular relevance in determining whether to accept a disposal engagement are : |
| 19 | No , I 've I I did think at one time whether to pass a note , bye ! |
| 20 | When deciding whether to grant a request for transfer , the court must have regard to the general principle in s1(2) that delay is likely to be prejudicial to the child 's welfare and should apply the criteria for transfer in APO , art 7 ( see ( b ) above ) . |
| 21 | Even if the planning department passthe application environmental health officers must also decide whether to grant a waste disposal licence . |
| 22 | The amount of the counterclaim is now a factor that can be considered by the court in deciding whether to rescind a reference to arbitration . |
| 23 | Following the Children 's Act 1975 , all adoptees are entitled to a copy of their original birth certificate at 18 years of age and can choose whether to initiate a trace ( Table 4 ) . |
| 24 | He said that he had faced a dilemma about whether to choose a Bill that would make the headlines or one that would be passed . |
| 25 | Knowles suggests that a Liverpool speaker first has to choose whether to merge these classes or not , before further deciding whether to apply a number of lower-level optional rules . |
| 26 | Once you have made a decision about where you can site a garage , you have to think about whether to buy a kit garage , or build one from scratch . |
| 27 | 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 . |
| 28 | As a customer , reading the label will help you decide whether to buy a product — that is , whether it suits your needs ( for example , someone on a diet might not want to buy a product containing a lot of sugar ) . |
| 29 | It is worth considering how to start the investigation : whether to do a bit yourself first to get them going , or work with the whole class as a large group , or just state the problem and let them do it all . |
| 30 | he said , I I 'm wondering whether to do a meal myself at home . |