Example sentences of "whether or [adv] an [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We do not ask whether or not an axiom is " true " — just as we do n't ask if the rules of chess are " true " . |
| 2 | If the defendant succeeds on either of these issues , there would , strictly , be an issue as to whether or not an order for rectification of the register , as against the building society , ought to be made . |
| 3 | In a company of five surveyors , all of whom hold shares and are also directors , the question of whether or not an individual may allege ‘ prejudicial ’ conduct by the others will depend on whether the plaintiff has suffered harm as a member . |
| 4 | The Council may provide that the provisions of any Codes of Practice promulgated by it shall be available to and shall be taken into account by the investigating and disciplinary bodies and , if appropriate , the appeals committee in determining whether or not an individual on the Register has failed to comply with the Rules of Conduct or is otherwise liable to disciplinary action pursuant to the Charter . |
| 5 | The question of criteria of objectivity is a complex one , and it is not easy to decide what criteria are valid in what context.5 But if it was only I myself and no one else who could decide whether or not an error has been committed in a given instance , then the distinction between " subjective " and " objective " order would have no meaning . |
| 6 | If , in a given species , animals at a particular stage of their lives habitually live with relatives , then selection will favour altruistic acts that cause a net increase in the number of the relevant genes , whether or not an animal can recognize its own relatives . |
| 7 | Forged vouchers were sometimes detected , but usually there was no way for the slaughterhouse manager to know whether or not an animal was stolen . |
| 8 | Clearly it will be of crucial importance in any er court proceedings because the court will have to decide whether or not an auditor was in breech of his or her duty having regard to what is on the face of the statute . |
| 9 | Despite reservations about comparatively small numbers of patients , we can say that by the trial criteria , the diet did not prevent or reduce gall stone recurrence — whether or not an adjustment is made for the stone free interval . |
| 10 | Answer guide : Fixed costs in the majority of cases will be unavoidable ; that is they will be incurred whether or not an opportunity is accepted or rejected . |
| 11 | This will apply whether or not an election to waive the exemption from charging VAT is in place on the property at the date the lease is granted . |
| 12 | ( 2 ) The adequacy of pension funding Whether or not an insurer will wish to exclude warranties relating to funding adequacy will depend on whether a recent valuation is available from the managers of the fund and whether the vendor can claim against the valuation if the funding is shown subsequently to be inadequate . |
| 13 | Traditional catalogue studies considered success and failure of a catalogue consultation in terms of whether or not an item was in the catalogue and , if it was , whether or not the user managed to find it . |
| 14 | Hewlett-Packard Co and IBM Corp were still vacillating over whether or not an announcement of the COSI Common Open Systems Interface initiative would be forthcoming on March 17 at UniForum in San Francisco . |
| 15 | Hewlett-Packard and IBM Corp were still vacillating over whether or not an announcement of the COSI Common Open Systems Interface initiative would be forthcoming on March 17th at UniForum in San Francisco ( UX No 424 , 425 ) . |
| 16 | The site code ( first digit of the organisation code ) is , in fact , part of the security of the system and determines whether or not an operator can access this record because each operator can only look at his/her own site 's records unless designated otherwise . |
| 17 | How long these shrouded corpses lay above ground depended on a number of factors : whether or not an autopsy was required , the undertaker 's schedule , the availability of a grave-digger — or the parish coffin if it was needed — the wishes of the family or any specific instruction left by the deceased . |
| 18 | These orders do not contain a blanket exemption for agreements that come within their terms but provide that in deciding whether or not an agreement is registrable no account shall be taken of any restriction : which limits the extent to which the person accepting the restriction may compete with the acquired enterprise , or may be engaged or interested in , disclose information to , or otherwise assist any business which so competes , provided that the restriction subsists for no longer than the permitted period . |
| 19 | Yet ‘ to ascertain whether or not an institution is a charity , it is , then , no good looking at the Act ’ . |
| 20 | In societies such as colonial Sri Lanka , in which criminal law was made up of a set of rules , under this definition it is not normally difficult to determine whether or not an action was criminal . |
| 21 | Whether or not an action is brought mainly depends on the shareholders , but the collective action problem which underlies the separation of ownership and control also militates against shareholder participation in enforcement proceedings . |
| 22 | Just as we have adopted an intuitive approach to the concept of set so we shall allow our intuition to guide us in the matter of whether or not an explanation is logically acceptable : to formalise the notion of acceptability would take us too far afield , into symbolic logic . |
| 23 | Finally , if you have any doubts about whether or not an alteration you are planning to your roof requires permission , the golden rule is to ask your council beforehand . |
| 24 | It is interesting that the statute states that Inspectors of Accidents will be appointed by the Secretary of State ; also that it will be the Chief Inspector , not the Secretary of State , who will decide whether or not an investigation is to be carried out . |
| 25 | It is submitted that whether or not an entry has been made is a question of fact for the jury to decide . |
| 26 | However , it should be noted that Blacksell and Gilg ( 1981 , p. 143 ) consider that ‘ in many respects , whether or not an application is granted or refused is less important than the safeguards that are attached to any permission . ’ |
| 27 | Instead , he believes , they rely on advice from teachers about whether or not an applicant would be compatible . |
| 28 | The implication of this decision is that whether or not an applicant has standing does not depend on which remedy of those available under Order 53 is sought . |