Example sentences of "[prep] whether [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The kind of determinism dominant in the book is exemplified in his discussion of tense : On the other hand it could be said that the English tense system offers speakers the choice of whether to see time in this way . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Such pressures can lead to lack of environmental awareness or at least an understandable questioning of whether spending time or money or both on improving classroom ecology justifies the effort involved . |
| 5 | One of the most serious differences in the classifications that have been employed so far have arisen from whether to divide land up by its use ( formal ) or by its activity ( functional ) . |
| 6 | We therefore have a clashing interest of views over whether to feel sympathy or revulsion about Blanche . |
| 7 | The county council tenant must be left to manage his business and land as he sees fit and this includes his individual conscious decision as to whether to allow fox hunting across his land . |
| 8 | Part of the decision as to whether to justify text or not should rest on the type of product that is being produced . |
| 9 | Recent decisions as to whether to grant leave to go to judicial review , and High Court determinations , suggest that much hinges on the court 's interpretation of statutory duties and points of law . |
| 10 | Meanwhile the debate on whether to replace mercury amalgam fillings continues — the American Dental Association has gone on record as saying that dentists who recommend replacing fillings may do so because of the often hefty fees they can charge for the work . |
| 11 | A later edition ( 1653 ) included an appendix on whether to let blood in smallpox . |
| 12 | SHIPPING services in Orkney face the threat of disruption as crews of the Orkney Islands Shipping Company vote on whether to take strike action . |
| 13 | His decision on whether to release Gilmour will come next month . |
| 14 | The near feature of the Framework is that the decision on whether to devolve responsibility ( or not ) will be based on the outcome of a Quality Audit . |
| 15 | All agreed that the tactical decision on whether to go east or west at Cape Finisterre had been the key to success . |
| 16 | However , the SPD ( which was to decide in mid-November on whether to support amendment of the Basic Law as proposed in August 1992 — see p. 39066 ) boycotted the vote and the motion thus failed to win the required two-thirds majority of members . |
| 17 | The emotional three-hour debate centred on whether to allow prosecution in this country of people who are now British citizens for acts of murder and manslaughter , or culpable homicide , committed as war crimes in Germany and German-occupied territory during the second world war . |
| 18 | 1967 No. 1462 ) , which governed the work of that body , imposed no obligation to give such reasons ; that in reaching their decision on whether to recommend release , the Parole Board and the local review committee were under a duty to act fairly ; but that the scope of that duty did not include a requirement to give reasons for their recommendation . |
| 19 | A decision on whether to offer seatbelt pre-tensioners as an option on UK cars has yet to be taken . |
| 20 | A decision on whether to grant planning permission for the burial ground will be taken at a meeting of South Oxfordshire District Council on July the 21st . |
| 21 | A decision on whether to grant planning permission for the burial ground will be taken at a meeting of South Oxfordshire District Council on July the 21st . |
| 22 | Rival systems , meanwhile , are split on whether to follow suit with a similar system called VHS-Hi Fi . |
| 23 | Most of my friends will buy this album and we usually waste a lot of time discussing the merits of whatever record we have recently bought , so we may well have a few arguments on whether to eat meat or not . |
| 24 | The insurer 's decision on whether to provide cover , and if so how much , depends on what the insurer thinks of you and your customers ' credit ratings . |
| 25 | Arsenal will make a late decision on whether to recall left-back Nigel Winterburn . |
| 26 | Director Chris Pond said : ‘ People will be faced with difficult choices , such as whether to use water for baths , or save it for cooking or to water the flower pots . ’ |
| 27 | Others , such as whether to move house , can probably only be made much later . |
| 28 | I hope that the Government 's policies will persuade Glaswegians to think carefully about whether to vote Conservative in the next general election . |
| 29 | The fertility counsellor 's main role is to help clients explore the complex issues surrounding possible treatments ; the most important criteria is for patients and clients to be able to make an informed decision about whether to undergo treatment . |
| 30 | There remained the question about whether to tell Merymose that he had seen Surere . |