Example sentences of "[prep] [verb] whether [art] [noun sg] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1948 Scott LJ attempted to elucidate a modern formula for ascertaining whether a covenant was capable of running with the land : |
| 2 | It can be important for the purposes of seeing whether the settlor is liable for tax which is not paid by the trustees ( IHTA 1984 , s201 ) . |
| 3 | Norwegian freedom fighters had discovered the existence of the base ; but had no way of ascertaining whether the Dane was a collaborator or a forced worker . |
| 4 | Nothing in sex will concern me except the pure physical pleasure ; I shall be incapable of love , of Don Juan 's pride of conquest , even of caring whether the woman is pleased or bored with my company . |
| 5 | We have also seen that there is no mechanical way of deciding whether a function is a public one or not . |
| 6 | Secondly , the council may balk at the costs of determining whether a treatment is scientifically valid . |
| 7 | Asking questions is one of the most powerful tools at the teacher 's disposal for establishing the nature and extent of a child 's understanding ; providing feedback is a necessary way of registering whether the understanding is correct or complete . |
| 8 | But there was no way of telling whether the thing was still outside . |
| 9 | But before jumping to that conclusion it is worth pondering whether the weed is more resistant to husbandry practice rather than the herbicide . |
| 10 | But is there not a contradiction between being so fiercely hostile to relativism in history and aesthetics and at the same time asserting that there are no objective criteria for deciding whether a work is good or bad ? |
| 11 | ‘ Precatory ’ neither ( as in English law ) implied caution about the clarity of intention , nor was used as the touchstone for deciding whether a disposition was a trust . |
| 12 | Redundant churches are safeguarded by the Pastoral Measure 1983 which provides procedures for deciding whether a church is still required for worship , and , if not , what the future of the building should be . |
| 13 | Dick Fletcher who runs New Media , one of Europe 's leading CD-I development companies , has for long suggested a simple rule of thumb for deciding whether a device is a computer or an appliance . |
| 14 | It is likely to have wider aims , such as deciding whether the employee is performing well or badly , analysing whether the employee should be paid more , or perhaps promoted , or selecting personal targets or identifying training needs . |
| 15 | In deciding whether a scheme is reasonable , the court will not necessarily decide against the scheme if it is attempting to achieve what could not be achieved under the compulsory sale procedures of CA 1985 , s429 ( ie because there is a dissenting minority shareholder who holds more than 10 per cent of the shares to which the offer relates or for some other reason such procedures can not be used ) . |
| 16 | Those items in italics are particular issues which you should address in deciding whether a client is a corporate finance client . |
| 17 | Confidence was a major factor in deciding whether a job was attempted and how well the job was carried out . |
| 18 | In deciding whether a writ is good or not the judges will be guided by the already accepted Common Law principles . |
| 19 | In his judgment Lord Donaldson of Lymington M.R. said that in deciding whether a tribunal was under a duty to give reasons for its decision , one considered , first , the character of the decision-making body and , secondly , the framework in which it operated . |
| 20 | As Street on Torts puts it , the basis of this authority and the defence it affords to torts such as false imprisonment ‘ is the need to maintain order in the particular organisation responsible for the training of the child ’ ; parental wishes would merely be factors to be taken into account in deciding whether a punishment was reasonable . |
| 21 | In deciding whether the case is a proper one for service out of the jurisdiction , one of the circumstances the court will take into account is the strength or weakness of the plaintiff 's claim in the proceedings . |
| 22 | As was said in Deacon v. Transport Regulation Board ( 1958 ) V.R. 458 , 460 , in considering whether a payment was made voluntarily or not : ‘ No secret mental reservation of the doer is material . |
| 23 | In considering whether the plaintiff was contributorily negligent the court will take into account factors similar to those which would render the defendant negligent . |
| 24 | ‘ 1(2) In determining whether a person is a fit and proper person to hold any particular position , regard shall be had to his probity , to his competence and soundness of judgement for fulfilling the responsibilities of that position , to the diligence with which he is fulfilling or likely to fulfil those responsibilities and to whether the interests of depositors or potential depositors of the institution are , or are likely to be , in any way threatened by his holding that position . |
| 25 | Thus section 3(2) provides that in determining whether a product is defective all the circumstances are to be taken into account , including : |
| 26 | It is also helpful to bear in mind that the following factors tend to be of little or no relevance in determining whether a business is transferred as a going concern . |
| 27 | ( 2 ) In determining whether a lease is one to which section 11 applies — ( b ) a lease which is determinable at the option of the lessor before the expiration of seven years from the commencement of the term shall be treated as a lease for a term of less than seven years , and ( c ) a lease ( other than a lease to which paragraph ( b ) applies ) shall not be treated as a lease for a term of less than seven years if it confers on the lessee an option for renewal for a term which , together with the original term , amounts to seven years or more . |
| 28 | The rule for pre-trading expenditure which deems such capital expenditure as incurred on the first day of trading will not apply in determining whether the expenditure was incurred in the year ending 31 October 1993 . |
| 29 | Graduate students must also secure a college place , but each laboratory and the faculty board play the dominant role in determining whether the student is qualified to embark on postgraduate studies ; they also appoint the supervisor . |
| 30 | In determining whether the occupier was in breach of that duty , it was expected that the plaintiff fireman would exercise those skills expected to be shown by firemen . |