Example sentences of "it [is] [adj] whether [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In developing countries it is uncertain whether cryptosporidiosis leads to failure to thrive or whether malnutrition predisposes to cryptosporidiosis . |
| 2 | At this stage , it is uncertain whether Phase 2 of the project , towards the Feeder Road side of Bristol , will also be operated from the gorge shaft . |
| 3 | However , it is unclear whether survival rates of those with dementia have increased or decreased over the post-war period . |
| 4 | Sometimes it is unclear whether misconduct is sufficiently linked to the job to entitle the employer to take disciplinary action . |
| 5 | It is unclear whether battery can be committed by omission , but it is certainly possible to convict of battery someone who accidentally causes the unlawful application of force to another and then intentionally desists from stopping that application of force . |
| 6 | What the legal force and effect of any such directive might be is uncertain ; it is unclear whether health care staff are required to carry out the terms of the directive or whether those who act in good faith with the terms of the directive are immune from civil or criminal prosecution . |
| 7 | It is debatable whether Sky for its part has bought a pig in a poke . |
| 8 | It is debatable whether Sky for its part has bought a pig in a poke . |
| 9 | As it is unknown whether measurement of serum pepsinogen C can help in the differentiation of patients with hyperpepsinogenaemia A , serum concentrations of both pepsinogens were determined in patient groups known to have an increased incidence of hyperpepsinogenaemia A. |
| 10 | There have been few serious attempts to break away from this restrictive framework ; it is the absence of the application of any theoretical framework that has made such work so sterile , and it is doubtful whether evidence will be found for the social and economic developments during the period by studying art-styles , date and distribution alone , unless specific questions are formulated first . |
| 11 | I think it is doubtful whether evidence of attempts at self-injury and threats to others whilst in secure accommodation could be evidence on which the likelihood of self-harm or threats when at large could be assessed . |
| 12 | If it is not pleasurable , it is doubtful whether orgasm will be achieved , certainly by the woman although the reflex function of ejaculation in the man may result in it . |
| 13 | However , it is doubtful whether state pensions policies were the prime cause of this decline since it continued at much the same rate after 1948 as it had done before . |
| 14 | It is generally accepted that odours per se do not cause a risk of infection and it is doubtful whether nausea , sleeplessness , mental strain or depression , commonly suffered by people exposed to odours , would be regarded as evidence of prejudice to health , as they affect a person 's general well-being , rather than threaten a clinical disease . |
| 15 | It is doubtful whether fiction writers are public benefactors , or their publishers philanthropists . |
| 16 | Sociolinguists working in the variationist paradigm have concentrated on studying phonological variation , and it is doubtful whether variationist techniques can be applied to grammatical variation at all . |
| 17 | If after the plaintiff has been harmed his damages are increased by his failure to have proper medical attention , this failure by him to mitigate his damage would have prevented him from recovering that portion of his loss which is attributable to his omission , and it is doubtful whether section 13(6) of the 1965 Act has a different effect . |
| 18 | It is questionable whether river moorings provide inexpensive berths for ‘ largely local ’ people . |
| 19 | It is questionable whether lock out clauses are worthwhile . |
| 20 | It is questionable whether demand volume estimates based on lead-lag assumptions will be sufficiently accurately and reliable . |
| 21 | As far as economic efficiency is concerned it is irrelevant whether surplus accrues to consumers or to producers . |