Example sentences of "whether it [be] [adv] [adj] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ … there are innumerable situations in which they [ tests of significance ] are totally unnecessary — because the difference is grotesquely obvious , because it is neglible , or because , whether it be formally significant or not , it is too small to be of any practical importance . |
| 2 | Once the six to eight weeks of pressing time have elapsed , you can inspect the material to see whether it is completely dry or not . |
| 3 | My Lords , I er apologise first of all that I was not able to hear some of the earlier speeches in this Debate erm but it does seem to me a most interesting Debate and I have to confess that I always become slightly uneasy er when the great and the good , and I suppose we should collectively cast ourselves in that role of being the great and good of the establishment are all of one view and I wonder whether it is necessarily right and so I begin to question er whether your Lordships enthusiasm for many of these amendments and their attack upon the Government 's proposals is necessarily as soundly based as we might think if we just listen to casually to it all . |
| 4 | In deciding whether to give assistance the Commissioner may consider whether the case raises a question of principle , whether it is so complex that it would be unreasonable to expect an individual to proceed alone and whether the issue is a matter of substantial public interest . |
| 5 | Whether it is so curved that it closes in on itself ( like a balloon ) , thus making it possible to do a round trip of the Universe in a straight line , we simply do n't know . |
| 6 | Section 742(8) states that for the purposes of this section any body corporate incorporated outside the United Kingdom shall be treated as if it were resident outside the United Kingdom , whether it is so resident or not . |
| 7 | Whether it is more difficult than selling only to the domestic market is a debatable point , but success depends to a large extent on the attitude and approach of the firm and the personal qualities of the salespeople — not every salesperson is suited to such a task from the point of view of understanding and empathy with the foreign market concerned . |
| 8 | If for many contract computer staff their employment is more permanent than temporary , it is also pertinent to ask whether it is more safe than precarious . |
| 9 | I do n't know I mean I think it depends how you d whether it is as formal as that or whether you almost do it by saying to er to half a dozen careers officers and half a dozen employment officers , Fill that , you know , Fill that in . |
| 10 | It now whether you 're taking a portrait or anything at all it 's always more interesting I think , if you can take a a slightly different viewpoint , a di whether it 's up high or down below , or whatever er i that always adds interest to it . |
| 11 | I do n't know whether it 's actually correct or not but a number of players in Byrne 's team ( Shamrock Rovers , a team I dislike nearly as much as the scum ) have been linked with moves to Elland Road . |
| 12 | Anyway , the important thing is not whether people believe in something or not — the important thing is whether it 's actually true or not . |
| 13 | I was saying , I do n't think it 's true at all , but erm , I do n't know , I 'm trying to figure out whether it 's actually true or not . |
| 14 | I do n't know whether it 's still open or not , perhaps I 'll have to go there |
| 15 | Its sudden reappearance , a product of the uncertain economic times in Eastern Europe , at first seemed easily explained , but whether it was wartime booty or a token of gratitude , whether a museum who may or may not have owned it wanted it back or not , whether it was legally correct or amoral , by putting it up for auction ( and illustrating it on the catalogue cover ) Sotheby 's assured themselves of one thing : whatever they did would be wrong . |
| 16 | All the relevant facts were before the two magistrates who were weighing them up to decide whether it was more likely than not that there was prejudice and unfairness that led to an abuse of the process . |
| 17 | I always looked for the sounds ; whether it was musically correct or not did n't bother me , but it had to have a certain sound to it . ’ |
| 18 | My Lords for reasons that have already been explained to Your Lordships and which I will not pursue yet for , er it seems that everybody 's agreed that it is important that the erm local authority representatives should be in the majority and I have to admit that my amendments do not go that far because I was concentrating on getting the magistrates back where they ought to be , er but er that is one thing , the other is that it er was an interesting point that er the Noble Lord , Lord of Greenwich raised , that my Noble Friend Lord Whitelaw er at columns four eighty and four eight one er questioned whether it was indeed appropriate that er the Home Secretary should make these appointments . |
| 19 | The alternative option , clearly the one it favoured , was ‘ to accept Israel as it existed on the condition that each refugee be allowed to return to his home , whether it was under Arab or Israeli jurisdiction . ’ |