Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] extent [vb mod] " in BNC.
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| 1 | to what extent shall we require staff to be specialists ? |
| 2 | to what extent shall common services ( eg. printing or accountancy ) be centralised ? |
| 3 | To what extent might companies buy in maintenance from the machinery suppliers ; to what extent might workers become skilled at the repair and maintenance of particular machines rather than skilled at a particular aspect of a machine 's functioning , rather like the situation already obtaining with the repair and maintenance of household equipment such as washing machines , or office equipment such as photocopiers ; and to what extent might companies take over the training of skilled workers , giving them courses specifically suited to the requirements of their own production systems and certificating them within house ? |
| 4 | To what extent might companies buy in maintenance from the machinery suppliers ; to what extent might workers become skilled at the repair and maintenance of particular machines rather than skilled at a particular aspect of a machine 's functioning , rather like the situation already obtaining with the repair and maintenance of household equipment such as washing machines , or office equipment such as photocopiers ; and to what extent might companies take over the training of skilled workers , giving them courses specifically suited to the requirements of their own production systems and certificating them within house ? |
| 5 | To what extent might companies buy in maintenance from the machinery suppliers ; to what extent might workers become skilled at the repair and maintenance of particular machines rather than skilled at a particular aspect of a machine 's functioning , rather like the situation already obtaining with the repair and maintenance of household equipment such as washing machines , or office equipment such as photocopiers ; and to what extent might companies take over the training of skilled workers , giving them courses specifically suited to the requirements of their own production systems and certificating them within house ? |
| 6 | Given the rule that a " fair comment " must state or refer to the facts upon which it is based , to what extent might the falsity of those facts destroy the defence ? |
| 7 | And to what extent will top management have to accept as its top priority making and maintaining a common vision across professional specialties ? |
| 8 | The first , and probably most important , point on which to judge their value is their likely impact on poverty — to what extent will these changes reduce poverty among lone mothers ? |
| 9 | All three have different implications for the central question addressed by this chapter : to what extent will the nation-state remain the principal unit of political organization and focus of allegiance in the twenty-first century ? |
| 10 | To what extent will London lose business ? |
| 11 | To what extent will a more competitive European sector give opportunity for further expansion by competitors outside the Community ? |
| 12 | The questions that appear not to have been officially asked are to what extent will the projected gains accrue to areas already experiencing relative prosperity ; to what extent will these gains involve reductions in prosperity in underdeveloped/unfavoured regions and whether a transfer of some 4 per cent of the " net " gains is sufficient to compensate for such losses . |
| 13 | The questions that appear not to have been officially asked are to what extent will the projected gains accrue to areas already experiencing relative prosperity ; to what extent will these gains involve reductions in prosperity in underdeveloped/unfavoured regions and whether a transfer of some 4 per cent of the " net " gains is sufficient to compensate for such losses . |
| 14 | But in the age of ‘ information highways ’ , with government bodies sharing common databanks with other departments and commercial organisations outside Whitehall , to what extent will one be able to identify the records of a government body ? |
| 15 | But to what extent will these common-law principles protect the media when it publishes allegations of misconduct to the world ? |
| 16 | erm strike out , interim payment , order fourteen er itself , there 's always still available to them , erm that the other side of the coin is if they get their money and of course they 're going to be threatening bankruptcy for some four thousand odd Names , I mean that 's , that 's equally devastating to individuals , erm my Lord , one would be into a type of argument on balance of convenience if we were at this stage , one would be considering the bankruptcy of the names , whether they have the funds to pay , even if judgment is given against them because vast majority do n't and what would be the point of giving judgment , this order fourteen cases saying one should n't do it in those circumstances , what if the names are right , will they get the money back , will they get a cross undertaking damages and pre er , er and to what extent do now have the funds , to what extent will it actually effect their business in the light of of |
| 17 | To what extent can any library system , of any type , attempt to acquire all the publications which might be relevant to its purpose ? |
| 18 | To what extent can GIS help if an event occurs ? |
| 19 | Above all , to what extent can clinicians be persuaded to accept that they are financially and managerially accountable for their decisions ? |
| 20 | However , what we need to know is , to what extent can Dept . |
| 21 | If the reality of a public health revolution in Australia is accepted , to what extent can the dramatic reductions in mortality since the 1960s be attributed to it ? |
| 22 | To what extent can these findings from the British civil service be generalised to other occupational groups ? |
| 23 | To what extent can the experiences and theories of communication and development be applied to the religious sphere ? |
| 24 | To what extent can children be said to apply ‘ rules ’ in word-formation ? |
| 25 | To what extent can a child challenge adults ? |
| 26 | To what extent can global politics be separated from domestic politics ? |
| 27 | To what extent can the traditional models of global politics , outlined in chapter 20 , help us to understand these processes ? |
| 28 | To what extent can the ‘ loser pays costs ’ rule apply in criminal matters ? |
| 29 | To what extent can it be the case that a decision-making process that is dominated by white , male , middle-aged and middle class civil servants is likely to be appropriate for all areas of social and economic policy ? |
| 30 | To what extent can the data in Figure 8.1 be applied to the other terrestrial planets ? |