Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] whether there " in BNC.
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| 1 | Steam-engines had been enormously improved since their invention about a hundred years earlier , and Carnot was interested in whether there was a limit to the improvement . |
| 2 | He seemed mainly interested in whether there were any locks on the windows . |
| 3 | If the loans were found to have been sold at a loss , the vendor would make a repayment , dependent on whether there had been a reduction in the bank 's tax liability or not . |
| 4 | The question of the compatibility of feminism and Christianity then is that of whether there can be a way of speaking of Christ 's uniqueness which is not incompatible with feminism . |
| 5 | Others are merely temporarily hidden , such as whether there is fire behind a building which obstructs our line of sight ; we could come to know about this by going to see . |
| 6 | Issues such as whether there has been a decline in the proportion of ‘ good ’ jobs , ie those which are highly skilled , stimulating , well-paid and secure and with good opportunities for career progression , and whether there has been an increase in ‘ bad ’ jobs , ie those which require low skill , are boring , poorly-paid , insecure with limited opportunity for career advancement , will be addressed . |
| 7 | Mr Bennet warned that although good prices had been obtained for the contracting subsidiaries , it was not clear whether the banks and the secured bondholders would get all of their money back , and he was very cautious about whether there would be any dividend for the ordinary creditors , let alone the shareholders . |
| 8 | Most surfers were worrying about whether there would be a swell or not . |
| 9 | But irrespective of whether there was one general factor or two , it was clear that these general factors only explained a part of the variation in images of parties and leaders . |
| 10 | Members were discouraged from bringing along a personal caddie and if they did they still had to pay the caddie master the fee he would have received , irrespective of whether there was a caddie available or not ! |
| 11 | ( ii ) The defect in steering mechanism was due to negligent lack of inspection and servicing by the dealer who was therefore liable — irrespective of whether there was a contract — to anyone foreseeably injured by his negligence . |
| 12 | There are good reasons to think that military service is not a random event , irrespective of whether there is a draft system in operation or simply voluntary service . |
| 13 | ‘ While our efficiency approach argues for looking for ‘ good buys ’ in terms of where the most health gains can be had per extra £1,000 spent , the strategy document tends to argue in terms of throwing most money at the biggest problems irrespective of whether there are cost-effective measures available for dealing with them . ’ |