Example sentences of "whether [pron] is [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 It matters little whether there is much evidence of individualism creating achievement or loss so long as it is believed that it does .
2 It has been questioned whether there is much resemblance between a student working in the Nuffield mode and an experimental scientist working in his laboratory , and probably many a teacher of science has wondered whether it logically follows that this objective requires the use of discovery learning .
3 But the aim is to discover not merely whether there is more radioactivity in the brains of the trained compared with the control chicks , but just where in the brain it is located .
4 Overall , it may be difficult to discover whether there is enough evidence to pursue a claim .
5 Although it is difficult to reach a clear judgement about whether there is enough pollution control , we can discuss whether the current mechanism of pollution control is sensible .
6 The aim of the meeting will be to find out whether there is enough interest to set up the venture in Clwyd .
7 The first step is to look at the contract to see whether there is any discretion with regard to payment that is made .
8 Order 6 , r 5 provides that in mortgagee possession actions — that is where the plaintiff claims payment of money secured or possession of the property mortgaged — the particulars of claim must state : ( 1 ) the date of the mortgage ; ( 2 ) the state of the account , giving particulars of the amount of the advance , the periodic payments required , the amount of any interest in arrear , the amount of the unpaid instalments , the amount of any costs or fines or insurance unpaid ; the daily rate of interest and the amount remaining due under [ and required to redeem ] the mortgage ; ( 3 ) what proceedings ( if any ) the plaintiff has taken against the defendant in respect of the money secured by the mortgage or the mortgaged property and , where payment of such money only is claimed , whether the plaintiff has obtained possession of the property ; ( 4 ) where the plaintiff claims possession of the property , whether or not the property consists of or includes a dwelling house within the meaning of s 21 of the County Courts Act 1974 ; ( 5 ) where a plaintiff claims as mortgagee possession of land which consists of or includes a dwelling house , he shall state , in his particulars of claim , whether there is any person on whom notice of the action is required to be served in accordance with s 8(3) of the Matrimonial Homes Act 1983 and , if so , he shall state the name and address of that person and shall file a copy of the particulars of claim for service on that person ( Ord 6 , r 5(1A) ) .
9 Secondly , contract specifications ( and successful contracts ) should be scrutinised in order to assess how careful the purchaser has specified the requirements and whether there is any evidence that , through the contracting process , cost-effective medical technologies are being encouraged .
10 ‘ The central issue raised on this aspect of the appeal is whether there is any evidence upon which the judge could find that the plaintiffs behaved in a manner in relation to the conduct of the son as to make them liable to suffer financial loss resulting from the equitable relief sought by the defendants .
11 Instead , consider whether there is any evidence for the jury ( sufficient to require the judge to leave the case to the jury ) ; if there is , explain how the judge would direct the jury , and state whether a verdict of guilty would be likely to be upheld or upset on appeal .
12 A group of researchers wish to find out whether there is any substance in the idea that second language learners follow a natural predetermined path in their internalization of the language system they are learning .
13 Their impact and success are also partly determined by the subject area sex education is included under , how it is presented , whether there is any discussion , and whether outside speakers are used , as well as girls ' and boys ' own willingness to participate .
14 Whether there is any money owing from the previous month
15 In such cases it would be relevant to establish whether there is any salvage value in the undamaged item(s) .
16 What no one , as far as I know , has ever done is to show whether there is any space , weight , efficiency or cost saving that results from assembling all the windings onto one core .
17 First , I want to discuss whether there is any way in which we can estimate how long is required for evolution .
18 Although the question whether there is any way of determining those in need of protection is at the heart of this debate , this is unlikely to be the prime determinant of professional practice .
19 I wonder whether there is any way in which the Secretary of State for Health can be brought to the House to make a statement about child sex abuse in Cleveland .
20 I equally do n't want to sail into something that is er pretty undesirable and as my Noble Friend Lord Boyd-Carpenter says if we do that then almost certainly I do n't know I may be completely wrong , I 've got enormous faith in the my Right Honourable from my Noble Friend the Chief Whip and even more f faith in all my friends beh behind me whom I know will er go in , in the right direction because they think so erm superb , but My Lords er I would obviously like to see whether there is any way in which we can bridge this divide .
21 It now remains to ask whether there is any significance in this hitherto unknown fact .
22 It will be relatively easy to compare changes in funding with changes in performance to see whether there is any correlation .
23 Local education authorities will need to monitor these variations between schools to see whether there is any correlation between particular decisions about spending and a school 's performance .
24 The aim of this study was to determine whether there is any correlation between the serum concentration of 7α-hydroxy-4-cholesten-3-one and the result of the SeHCAT test .
25 Appropriate clothing may be determined by how much of the site is under cover , whether there is any walking between places , the nature of the building , or if there is any special experience , like going down a mine .
26 It makes for easy division of the labour force into ‘ essential ’ and ‘ inessential ’ workers , and thus avoids the need to consider whether there is any degree of essential interdependence between them .
27 It is helpful at this stage to establish whether the client has panic attacks , and whether there is any degree of hyperventilation .
28 but left open the question whether there is any difference under section 87 if the successor has resided for 12 months with the deceased tenant in two or more council houses or has resided partly in a council house and partly in private sector accommodation : [ 1987 ] 1 W.L.R. 1433 , 1441H .
29 This means that we must examine the data carefully to see whether there is any difference in meaning between the uses with and without to , and then seek an explanation for the curious appearance of to with this sense of know .
30 The Directive 's provisions are also so flexible , because of the difficulty in reaching a consensus among the member states and commentators , that there are grave doubts about whether there is any point in adopting them at all .
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