Example sentences of "was [adj] whether " in BNC.
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| 1 | The council was doubtful whether the public would want to pay for the changes . |
| 2 | It was doubtful whether Schluter could remain in control but two emotional anniversaries during the campaign helped to keep defence as the issue : April 9 was the anniversary of the German invasion and occupation of Denmark in the Second World War , and May 9 the anniversary of the Liberation . |
| 3 | From the outset , it was doubtful whether Israel could be persuaded to relinquish its gains . |
| 4 | With all the background noise now prevailing , it was doubtful whether all that would be heard in the castle . |
| 5 | Simon , for all his shambling manner and muttered speech was a highly articulate young man and Markby had learned upon enquiry that he was the product of a minor public school — although it was doubtful whether the school would have cared to broadcast his presence amongst its alumni . |
| 6 | In his Life of Hooker Walton states that in the original lost manuscripts there was no mention of kings being accountable to the people ; and he relates how Charles I , in a discussion with the Parliamentary leader Lord Saye , refused to accept any arguments based on the last three books , because it was doubtful whether they were authentic , although he gladly accepted Hooker 's judgements in the first five . |
| 7 | He commonly observed to his students that it was doubtful whether there was as much joy in heaven as in some places on earth at the rise of the ‘ Barthian school ’ — and would add that he at any rate did not belong to it . |
| 8 | While Churchill might still agitate for union , it was doubtful whether the new Labour government of Clement Attlee would display any enthusiasm for it . |
| 9 | Of these seven patients , six had potential aetiological factors other than use of gangliosides ; protopathic bias was detected in five , and in the remaining one it was doubtful whether the drug could be blamed . |
| 10 | The writing was on the wall for the old system : it was doubtful whether the established constitution could hold . |
| 11 | Swayne was a dealer , it was doubtful whether he was making more than a bare living out of his stamps and coins . |
| 12 | Laura was doubtful whether the little girl ought to be allowed to go out like that alone with an old man , and not a very scrupulous one at that , for a whole afternoon . |
| 13 | Despite these efforts John Lauder was doubtful whether any kind of advertising boosted sales . |
| 14 | This was because once economic stability had been regained it was doubtful whether Europe would ever become the significant world power it had once been . |
| 15 | It was doubtful whether his preaching saved many souls , but enough of the navvies gave him a polite hearing to satisfy his missionary urges . |
| 16 | On Feb. 7 , 1990 , the Secretary of State for the Environment , Brice Lalonde , told a Cabinet meeting that it was doubtful whether two of the four Loire dam projects would go ahead . |
| 17 | It was doubtful whether he would even be a member of the War Committee . |
| 18 | It was doubtful whether he could take on mountain tribes . |
| 19 | Numerically , Miliutin wrote , Russia 's forces looked strong , but it was doubtful whether they could withstand the fresh and well-organized armies which the enemy would be putting into the field against them . |
| 20 | This remuneration was payable whether or not the war was successful . |
| 21 | It was held that there was a clear infringement of the Compaq trade mark , although it was accepted that it was arguable whether it should have been accepted for registration because of its phonetic similarity with " Compact " , an everyday word . |
| 22 | It was touch-and-go whether she could reach the pram before it either overturned or leapt from the rocky wall at the foot of the bank on to the road , along which traffic was speeding in both directions . |
| 23 | But when parliament woke up to the electronic age and first allowed its proceedings to be broadcast in 1978 , nobody was sure whether those broadcasts were also privileged . |
| 24 | Moreover , the committee , to be commended for having conducted its extensive researches and drawn its conclusions within a few months , has the advantage of immediacy over the Clark and Palmer committees , which sat over so long a period , in a rapidly changing environment , that eventually no one who was still able to recall the original brief was sure whether it was still relevant to the prevailing situation . |
| 25 | No one was sure whether he had deliberately set a trap , or whether it was merely a chance remark that brought about such astounding results . |
| 26 | Gosden was undecided whether to pull Red Bishop out of Festival Stakes , fearing the ground would be too fast . |
| 27 | The company was undecided whether to adopt the First In First Out ( FIFO ) basis of stock valuation or the Last In First Out ( LIFO ) basis of stock valuation . |
| 28 | ‘ Almost like old times , Denis , ’ as a happily departing season-ticket holder remarked to Mr Law of the BBC , while in the directors ' box Mr Boycott , a guest of Brian Clough , was unsure whether to smile for his friend or sigh for his county . |
| 29 | Mike Payne , of Legal & General , the insurance company , said the market was unsure whether the Chancellor , Nigel Lawson , was in control . |
| 30 | Nigel was unsure whether he hated the indecent rubber — which was at least up to date — or the flares most of all . |