Example sentences of "[conj] it is [adj] whether [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lyn de Alwis , Director of the Sri Lanka National Parks , had a secret weapon , although it is debatable whether you can call a facility that has been in existence for several thousand years ‘ secret ’ . |
| 2 | The Local Government ( Miscellaneous Provisions ) Act 1976 is not designed for that purpose and it is dubious whether it could be used in that way . |
| 3 | We have not had a great deal of communication from you over the past two years , and it is questionable whether we are of use to you , and you to us . |
| 4 | He points out in the British Journal of Educational Psychology that the results of these schemes have been disappointing and it is doubtful whether they have any permanent effect on intelligence . |
| 5 | Although femininity in a man or masculinity in a woman may accompany homosexuality rather than heterosexuality ( and it is doubtful whether we can be sure on this point ) , the homosexual man or woman can occupy any point on the masculine-feminine scale , just as may the heterosexual individual . |
| 6 | Strict feudalism was a highly artificial way of making land produce knights , and it is doubtful whether it ever existed outside the imaginations of historians . |
| 7 | He was certainly a loyal royal servant but it is uncertain whether he would have seen himself ( or others of his generation ) as the harbinger of a new government in the north . |
| 8 | Dwyer told The Scotsman that David Campese was most anxious to adjourn from the Italian leagues in order to play at Murrayfield , but it is uncertain whether he will be joined by Michael Lynagh , Tim Gavin and Willie Ofahengaue . |
| 9 | This occupation was clearly contemporary with the fort , but it is uncertain whether it belongs to a vicus or a military depot . |
| 10 | Longer sentences may be applauded by some , but it is doubtful whether they will make any significant contribution to the protection of women . |
| 11 | But it is doubtful whether they would have had any opportunity even to attempt that massive task if the years of the War had not profoundly changed public attitudes , and even softened the mind if not the heart of that great enemy of education and old boy of Harrow , Winston Churchill . |
| 12 | On paper , the Woodville empire is impressive , but it is doubtful whether it can be considered an independent power base . |
| 13 | On paper , the Woodville empire is impressive , but it is doubtful whether it can be considered an independent power base . |
| 14 | When a blacksmith grows big muscles , he makes more of certain kinds of proteins , but it is doubtful whether he makes any new ones . |
| 15 | He was paid as such down to 1287 and in 1290 was still in possession of a key to the Jewish treasury , but it is doubtful whether he actually acted as a justice for most of this period , since in February 1283 he was appointed to the full-time position of escheator of England south of Trent . |
| 16 | Patients identified as having multi-infarct dementia represent a distinct clinical subgroup within the study sample , but it is debatable whether they accurately represent all patients with this disease in the population . |
| 17 | Analogies with the effect of mistake in the law of contract may appear obvious , but it is questionable whether they are appropriate . |
| 18 | Doubtless Mr Pickard was pleased to have the support of the medical men of the town — a great fillip to his trade — though it is questionable whether he would have received like acclamation from the superintendent of Lichfield Cemetery , for iron coffins , as well as lead shells , took a long time to break down if deposited in the soil . |
| 19 | Oliver was dashing in blue serge , Samuel Pipkin pumpkin-like in large enveloping flannel ; Lord Beddington rivalled Sid in black drawers , though it is doubtful whether they were made from his grandmother 's skirt . |