Example sentences of "[verb] whether it [is] [adj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Again , once the ground for review has been established , the adjudication officer must consider whether it is right to revise the decision in the light of the circumstances now revealed . |
| 2 | One also wonders whether it is wise to smoke or to smell of perfume when handling horses . |
| 3 | Is n't it strange that men never seem to wonder whether it 's possible to love two women at once ? |
| 4 | Recently a new group of drugs , cytosine and adenosine arabinoside , have been used with considerable success against generalized viral illness , particularly in people whose natural defence mechanisms are below par , but it remains to be seen whether it is feasible to use them on localized herpetic infection . |
| 5 | At these levels , borrowers with savings or investments must be wondering whether it is worthwhile using some of their cash to pay off the mortgage in part or in full . |
| 6 | That you are wondering whether it is safe to come here with Tom ? ’ |
| 7 | Or should one take a middle road , trying to understand what goes wrong and then deciding whether it is easier to prevent or to cure ? |
| 8 | Mr Clarke is watching a range of indicators on the economy before deciding whether it is safe to cut here . |
| 9 | Perhaps we should reconsider whether it is necessary to give women a precise date on which they should expect their baby to arrive . |
| 10 | If there is doubt about the cause of death — if , for example , the death was sudden and the doctor had not seen the person within fourteen days of death , or if they had no general practitioner , the coroner must be informed , and will decide whether it is necessary to hold a post mortem . |
| 11 | In such situations , it is always worth considering whether it is safer to have another launch and fly the glider to the hangar . |
| 12 | My reaction to both these problems is to consider whether it is better to concentrate on using private organisations both for training and for publications . |
| 13 | The Cockcroft Committee 's recommendation relating to graduated tests is stated in para 553 of the report : a study should be commissioned to consider whether it is possible to devise a means of providing evidence of achievement in mathematics for lower-attaining pupils in ways which will support , and not conflict with the provision of suitable mathematics courses in schools . |
| 14 | When allocating time for the garter carriage , first decide whether it is possible to leave it knitting all night . |
| 15 | The proximate cause of the damage must be established to determine whether it is appropriate to deal with the matter as a burst pipe or whether it is a subsidence claim and the subsidence excess should be applied . |
| 16 | Er nevertheless , under P P G guidance , erm advice , the new settlement is a strategic issue and therefore it 's right and proper to think about it and look at look at it and try to determine whether it is possible to give guidance on a district location through this through through through this debate . |
| 17 | We also have studies under way to determine whether it is possible to use a porous asphalt surface on some roads , as that would reduce noise for people living near those roads . |
| 18 | The present research takes the argument a stage further and investigates whether it is possible to predict the rate at which marriage between sets of ethnic groups will take place from a knowledge of the degree to which the groups are residentially intermixed . |
| 19 | Others might wonder whether it 's advisable to sanction the likes of decontextualise and unproblematise … |
| 20 | Chapter 5 asks whether it is possible to develop a theory of international relations wholly at the level of the international system . |
| 21 | In practice , if there is any doubt whether it is appropriate to charge theft or obtaining property by deception , it will be natural to charge the latter ; and in our opinion it would be wise to do so , because this will be a much easier offence to establish than is the present offence of obtaining by false pretences , as it will be unnecessary to show that the owner was deceived into intentionally passing the ownership but sufficient to show that he was tricked into parting with the possession . |
| 22 | Is it not simply the case that the underlying analysis becomes more complex because , before knowing whether it is beneficial to build or hold or divest , it is necessary to know the effects beyond the immediate SBU in question ? |
| 23 | The most common type of instrumental argument relies , as a reason for recognizing the validity of consent , on the facts that the agent has the best information to judge whether it is best to create the right or not and that he is sufficiently motivated to act for the best . |
| 24 | Easing inflation is proving to be a painfully slow process and yesterday 's small fall must make any thinking Chancellor wonder whether it is safe to cut interest rates further . |
| 25 | If , as Taylor argues , professional development is closely bound up with personal growth we must question whether it is feasible to talk of institutional development . |
| 26 | Christian Aid has encouraged me to see whether it is feasible to work towards a nationally-recognized , cross-agency , accredited system of training in human resource development , concentrating on communication and campaigning skills , which would probably be organized in a modular/portfolio style . |
| 27 | I would have to ask whether it is right to use the measure to reward people who did something two years ago , or whether it would be better to use the money to encourage people to continue the process in the future . |
| 28 | Such the quality committee regularly considers whether it 's necessary to have any new |
| 29 | She considers whether it is true to claim that there is a sex-related divergence of views , and the possible reasons for any such divergence , and goes on to suggest that there are areas in which women 's views may typically differ from those of men . |
| 30 | It is now time to identify these issues more clearly and see whether it is possible to integrate these different perspectives . |