Example sentences of "whether it [is] [adj] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One area of contention is whether it is appropriate to describe the new arrangements as evidence of a growth of local corporatism , or even ‘ corporatism at local level ’ ( Cawson , 1985b ) . |
| 2 | The second related issue is whether it is appropriate to set down a single structure which puts topics under specific headings , given the interdisciplinary nature of the subject . |
| 3 | Whether it is appropriate to talk of a " national banking system " by the mid eighteenth century is debatable . |
| 4 | In practice , if there is any doubt whether it is appropriate to charge theft or obtaining property by deception , it will be natural to charge the latter ; and in our opinion it would be wise to do so , because this will be a much easier offence to establish than is the present offence of obtaining by false pretences , as it will be unnecessary to show that the owner was deceived into intentionally passing the ownership but sufficient to show that he was tricked into parting with the possession . |
| 5 | The proximate cause of the damage must be established to determine whether it is appropriate to deal with the matter as a burst pipe or whether it is a subsidence claim and the subsidence excess should be applied . |
| 6 | Again , once the ground for review has been established , the adjudication officer must consider whether it is right to revise the decision in the light of the circumstances now revealed . |
| 7 | The longer one debates a trivial matter such as whether it is right to put up with the notorious rudeness of the only fishmonger in town or to fight back , the deeper one is enmeshed in an ever-expanding web of implication . |
| 8 | I would have to ask whether it is right to use the measure to reward people who did something two years ago , or whether it would be better to use the money to encourage people to continue the process in the future . |
| 9 | The principle must be whether it is right to use public money to reward something that has happened anyway or to encourage something that might not happen if we do not use that public money . |
| 10 | I still have grave doubts as to whether it is right to go for a single currency , fixed exchange rates and the whole of that considerable abdication of political sovereignty . |
| 11 | The question then arises whether it is right to attribute to Parliament as a whole the same intention as that repeatedly voiced by the Financial Secretary . |
| 12 | Is it not simply the case that the underlying analysis becomes more complex because , before knowing whether it is beneficial to build or hold or divest , it is necessary to know the effects beyond the immediate SBU in question ? |
| 13 | If there is doubt about the cause of death — if , for example , the death was sudden and the doctor had not seen the person within fourteen days of death , or if they had no general practitioner , the coroner must be informed , and will decide whether it is necessary to hold a post mortem . |
| 14 | However , local authorities have a local appeals procedure under which officers may appeal if they are dissatisfied with the authority 's decision as to whether it is necessary to move home or if they are dissatisfied with any of the authority 's decisions in relation to the application of the relocation provisions . |
| 15 | the City Council 's remains as efficient as possible , and erm most all the posts that we have at present , we believe are necessary , but we do continue to monitor them and see whether it is necessary to continue to employ all the people that we are employing at the moment . |
| 16 | This raises the question of whether it is necessary to represent objects at the single cell level . |
| 17 | Perhaps we should reconsider whether it is necessary to give women a precise date on which they should expect their baby to arrive . |
| 18 | The nature of those replies , which are expected to include details of the tax matters , will determine whether the committee decides to ask the National Audit Office to re-open its investigation of the sale , and whether it is necessary to summon Lord Young . |
| 19 | I appreciate that the number of cases in which the taker and driver away is not the driver who goes on to cause personal injury or damage will be comparatively few , but I ask my right hon. Friend whether it is necessary to make such a draconian change in the traditional principles of British law , or to do it by reversing the normal burden of proof . |
| 20 | I would like to know what the charge would have been , whether it is legal to do this , and whether I am within my rights to address mail to my grandson under his old surname . |
| 21 | Details of housing allowances should also be supplied as well as advice on whether it is usual to employ domestic staff and , if so , how much to pay them and where they should live . |
| 22 | The purpose of the present research is simply to find out whether it is practical to begin a project now or soon , or whether such a project should wait until there are more results from those working on the theory . |
| 23 | It is a matter of judgement , in many cases , as to whether it is preferable to allow the pursuer to proceed to enquiry with a bad case or whether it is better to have the problem cured thus improving the defender 's understanding of what the pursuer 's case is . |
| 24 | Opinion is divided as to whether it is preferable to have an incumbent who is wholly unmusical or one who is at least as well qualified as the musical director . |
| 25 | ‘ It is not certain , ’ he quavered , ‘ whether it is allowable to issue a challenge by proxy — ’ |
| 26 | The broader test , however , is whether it is correct to extend regulation at all . |
| 27 | Indeed , it is an oddity that he seemed to see the criminal justice system as being the only aspect of the environment that influences individual decisions about whether it is worthwhile to commit crime or not . |
| 28 | The question is whether it is worthwhile to check out the " priorities even when we seem to have what we want . |
| 29 | It may be doubted as a matter of law ( as opposed to politics ) whether it is impossible to create a European Central Bank ( or system of central banks ) by the same method . |
| 30 | When allocating time for the garter carriage , first decide whether it is possible to leave it knitting all night . |