Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [conj] [conj] [not/n't] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They did not intend to harm anyone ; the consequences might be unfortunate , but accidental and irrelevant for establishing whether or not the act was criminal . |
| 2 | Planning will be hazardous as planners are not aware of what is required from them and there is no basis for establishing whether or not the organization is succeeding . |
| 3 | The Glass and Glazing Federation has produced a leaflet , Glass in furniture — be safe and sure , which explains the minimum requirements for glass in furniture , including wall-hung or free-standing mirrors , and ways of checking whether or not the glass meets the relevant safety standards . |
| 4 | And we are left with the problem of deciding whether or not the two Elizabeths baptised on 17 October were really the same girl . |
| 5 | The traditional approach to statistical analysis is to use one of a range of tools to test for ‘ significance ’ as a means of indicating whether or not an explicitly formulated hypothesis can be upheld ; Fasold ( 1984 , chapter 4 ) discusses the application of this general method in sociolinguistics . |
| 6 | The major point of conflict was the means of determining whether or not a defendant was guilty , not the definition of criminal offences or the failure of the British to take into account status differentials . |
| 7 | I would advise anyone taking up such offers to work out the amount of fabric required and the normal retail price of curtain tape and hooks in advance as a way of calculating whether or not the cost is fair . |
| 8 | Trials at least provide a statistically acceptable basis for deciding whether or not a treatment is any good . ’ |
| 9 | Thus while both DMTA and DETA can provide similar information about a sample , they can also be used in a complementary fashion , particularly when trying to identify the molecular mechanism of a particular process and in ascertaining whether or not the group is polar . |
| 10 | Therefore , adherence or otherwise to an existing code of practice would be relevant in establishing whether or not the defence of best practicable means can be established . |
| 11 | I told him we were simply adapting the phrase from the social security regulations , where for years it has worked perfectly satisfactorily in deciding whether or not a worker should get benefit if he is laid off at another workplace from the one where a dispute is taking place . |
| 12 | The sensory attributes of an odour capable of measurement include its intensity , character , acceptability and detectability , all of which are relevant in deciding whether or not a particular odour amounts to a nuisance at law . |
| 13 | Evidence of change may be useful in deciding whether or not a child requires special placement , and it is likely to be particularly helpful when discussing the child with other professionals or parents . |
| 14 | I then isolated four variables that would be crucial in deciding whether or not a choice was being made : ( a ) the individuals in question ( the potential recruits ) with their existing predispositions ( interests , values , hopes , fears , etc. ) ; ( b ) and ( c ) the alternatives ( life in the Unification Church or continuing in the wider society ) ; and ( d ) the social context within which the decision was reached ( the Unification workshop ) . |
| 15 | In short , in deciding whether or not a child was being abused ( and what course of practical action to take ) , social workers were not simply relying on clinical and other sources of more objective evidence , but were being asked to make value judgements about the kinds of situations in which child abuse is most likely to occur , and the ‘ types ’ of people most likely to engage in it . |
| 16 | Held , dismissing the appeal , that the expression ‘ is suffering … significant harm ’ in section 31(2) ( a ) of the Children Act 1989 referred to the point in time immediately before the process of protecting the child began , so that , in determining whether the first threshold condition of section 31(2) was satisfied , the court had to consider the position before the commencement of the voluntary care when the children were with the mother ; that the condition in section 31(2) ( b ) related to care by the parent or carer whose lack of care had caused the significant harm to the child and not to the care which might be given by other carers if no care order were to be made , which only became relevant once the threshold conditions under section 31(2) had been satisfied in deciding whether or not a care order should be made ; and that it could not be said that the family proceedings court had been wrong in concluding , first , that the threshold conditions were satisfied and , secondly , on the evidence , that a care order to the local authority was the appropriate order ( post , pp. 1013H — 1014A , E–F , H — 1015B ) . |
| 17 | The most obvious application of the laws is in deciding whether or not a given pair of finite programs are equivalent . |
| 18 | What factors may the policeman take into account in deciding whether or not a breach of the peace is likely ? |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | Judge Wroath applied the right test in deciding whether or not the mother was unreasonably withholding her consent . |
| 21 | The tribunal will also have considerable discretion in deciding whether or not the reasons given are adequate . |
| 22 | Coming from the critical position that they do , the conservative-historians have little difficulty in deciding whether or not the changes they have identified in either post-war sexual morality , or legislation relating to sexual morality , can be plausibly described as ‘ permissive ’ . |
| 23 | Under the previous law , the conduct of the members of the group taken together could be assessed in deciding whether or not the behaviour was threatening . |
| 24 | If circumstances such as time and place are relevant to the question whether the conduct is disorderly in the first place , what sorts of factors should the court ( or the policeman on the spot ) take into account in deciding whether or not the conduct was ‘ reasonable ’ ? |
| 25 | In deciding whether or not the conditions exist for the issuing of conditions , the chief of police may take into account such factors as disturbances that have arisen in the past when the same organisation processed on a previous occasion . |
| 26 | In G. v. Chief Constable for Stroud the Divisional Court made the point that in deciding whether or not the constable 's decision was a reasonable one , full allowance must be made for the circumstances in which the police find themselves in emergencies . |
| 27 | Second , even where this is the case , no warranty is implied if the circumstances show that the buyer does not rely , or it is unreasonable for him to rely , on the skill or judgment of the seller in deciding whether or not the goods are in fact suitable for that purpose . |
| 28 | All items approved ( and the Government usually gets its way on everything ) must eventually find their way into an Appropriation Act , by which Parliament authorises expenditure and which its watchdog , the Comptroller and Auditor General , uses as his guide in determining whether or not a particular item of expenditure is warranted . |
| 29 | Also , in determining whether or not a relationship is fiduciary the court will have regard to the substance of the transaction and not its form . |
| 30 | 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 . |