Example sentences of "[prep] [conj] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Whatever the outcome of the MMC investigation is , the final decision of whether to allow the merger to go ahead or not will be made by the Secretary of State . |
| 32 | Albert writes : ‘ The inescapable conclusion is that the two models of capitalism diverge on the fundamental question of whether to live for the present moment — and to hell with the consequences for future generations — or to plan for a better tomorrow , though it may require sacrifices today . |
| 33 | This brings us to the problem of whether to leave serial harmony as it is , the product of a system , or to override the system and make the harmonic result our own . |
| 34 | The investments required are obviously large , but the strategy makes clear that the choice of whether to invest , as well as the amount and source of the investment , is a local one . |
| 35 | The three layers of the level-of-analysis problem are set out systematically in Figure 1.2 , with the debate on each being a matter of whether to proceed ‘ top-down ’ or ‘ bottom-up ’ . |
| 36 | This ( second ) information pack is intended to assist solicitors in considering the question of whether to incorporate all or part of their practice , and , if they wish to do so , to assist solicitors in making the appropriate application for recognition by the Law Society . |
| 37 | Yet here the counsellor faces the problem of whether to delve into the difficult past , or to leave it alone . |
| 38 | Where the Purchasing Manager 's particular expertise comes into its own is in the presentation and evaluation of purchasing alternatives , or in the assessment of whether to make or buy a particular product or component . |
| 39 | On 5 August 1991 , the Foreign and Commonwealth Office wrote to Crossman Block confirming that the practice of Her Majesty 's Government was to recognise states not governments and that , accordingly , ‘ The question of whether to recognise the purported ‘ interim government ’ in Mogadishu thus does not arise for us . ’ |
| 40 | A writ will not normally be renewed so as to deprive the defendant of the accrued benefit of a limitation period , and the court does not deal with the question of whether to renew a writ after expiry of the limitation period on the same basis as an application to disapply the limitation period under s33 of the Limitation Act 1980 ( see para 1.37 above ) ( Waddon v Whitecroft-Scovill Ltd [ 1988 ] 1 WLR 309 ) . |
| 41 | If Walker also fails to recover in time for Tuesday 's trip to Leeds , Thorstvedt will face the agonising decision of whether to play for club or country . |
| 42 | The dilemma of whether to marry was more coolly assessed now . |
| 43 | While the Queen was pondering the question of whether to pay income tax , the rest of the nation was wondering whether they would have any income on which to pay tax . |
| 44 | At a meeting on April 21-22 the Democratic Platform 's co-ordinating council was divided over the question of whether to begin creating a new party immediately , with those in favour of an immediate split from the CPSU forming a steering committee chaired by Nikolai Travkin . |
| 45 | The issue of whether to legalize abortion has brought down an Italian government , and yet the age of consent is fourteen , and furthermore sexual intercourse below that age is only illegal if the minor concerned brings charges . |
| 46 | There is also the question of whether to buy on credit or to pay cash . |
| 47 | One of the first issues the parties will face is the decision of whether to buy assets or shares . |
| 48 | The King said that he had considered abdicating over the question of whether to meet Israel face-to-face , but that he believed that attending the talks would add weight to international calls for Israel 's withdrawal from the occupied territories . |
| 49 | So , leaving aside for a moment the difficult question of whether to accept the kind of association between kinship system and technological level postulated by Morgan , Marx , and Engels , it is not surprising that modern anthropology reveals no such association between technology and kinship terms . |
| 50 | Pragmatists maintain that such checks are not merely tricky but also always leave the same option of whether to accept their apparent results . |
| 51 | But the choice of whether to believe in God is determined by at least one rational consideration . |
| 52 | There had been dissent over the issue of whether to contest the forthcoming parliamentary elections on separate party lists . |
| 53 | I do however think I have been able to help with the emotional problems of the artists here , especially the big dilemma of whether to have kids or not . |
| 54 | The decision of whether to prescribe an antidepressant should be made on the basis of whether the patient shows ‘ biological ’ features of depression which predict a good response ( e.g. early morning wakening , diurnal mood variation , and weight loss due to impaired appetite ) ; whether , in the case of severe depression , one can afford to wait for the delayed response of an antidepressant ; and the extent to which environmental factors seem largely to explain the symptoms . |
| 55 | The report was widely heralded as a blueprint for re-establishing the accountancy profession 's right to set the framework for and to improve financial reporting in the corporate sector . |
| 56 | We must endeavour to convince clients that better quality service has to be paid for and to justify the fact that we are able to provide that better quality service . |
| 57 | His first task was to select a site for and to design new locomotive workshops in Kilmarnock to replace existing inadequate facilities in Glasgow . |
| 58 | A staff meeting is held to clarify what the plan is for and to outline the procedures to be adopted . |
| 59 | Therefore a fall in µ ( increased polarization ) causes the WD curve to shift down for and to remain unaltered for . |
| 60 | We have much to be grateful for and to remember him by . |