Example sentences of "whether they be [verb] to " in BNC.

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1 But whether they are sent to the third world or torn into rags or
2 For women it matters less whether they are referred to a gynaecologist or a urologist than that they are referred to someone with an interest in urinary incontinence .
3 Recipients of services , whether they are referred to as users , clients or patients , are entitled to be consulted about their treatment and care and to participate as fully as possible in decisions about their lives .
4 The question which arises in this case is how broadly the words quantas and summae can be interpreted , and whether they are restricted to cases involving money .
5 Whether the increase in reported rates of sexual violence are positive or negative depends on whether they are considered to be real increases or higher rates of reporting .
6 Excluding the creditors and debtors may cause confusion amongst them as they will be uncertain as to whether they are meant to be dealing with the vendor or the purchaser for particular debts and liabilities .
7 The Department of the Environment has agreed to fund a major study into deaths and diseases among marine mammals in the North Sea , in an effort to determine once and for all whether they are linked to pollution .
8 Our goal is solely to establish whether , in a practical ensemble torn apart by antagonism ( whether there are multiple conflicts or whether they are reduced to one ) the breaks themselves are totalizing and carried along by the totalizing movement of the ensemble .
9 Most of the other horses are relaxed in spite of the fracas — their ears show whether they 're attending to the fight or to the cameraman .
10 All , all I 'm saying is that we need to , before we literally start dotting I 's and crossing T's in any literal sense is to sussed out whether that 's gon na , whether they 're going to be receptive to the subject matter .
11 But whether they 're going to you know get him
12 if they 're told not to or whether they 're allowed to .
13 well those others , three of those , somebody else 's children plus her own ran total riot out in the garden , but I mean there 's not enough people to come round and do spot checks even if they 're allowed , I do n't know whether they 're allowed to , but they 've
14 From the expressions on the faces of his audience , which included the two Pargeter girls , it was impossible to tell whether they were listening to him or not .
15 Last week , Jarman had n't quite decided whether they were to talk to the audience or simply sleep through the exhibition 's four-day run — ‘ although they 'll be allowed to get up for a pee and lunch , ’ he added generously .
16 Many respondents simply answered ‘ yes ’ to this question , making it difficult to know whether they were referring to sole practitioners or to all practices .
17 Patients in the fluticasone propionate group received 5 mg four times daily throughout the trial , regardless of whether they were allocated to group A or group B at 14 days .
18 He was always very good at keeping bits and pieces to find out whether they were going to be important or not ) .
19 No-one was quite sure whether they were meant to be in fancy dress but anyhow there were a couple decent Santa 's , a smith grinding policeman , and a ridiculous looking Dave ‘ Kowabunga-Mutant-Ninja-Turtle-Most-Unfortunately-named-clothing-company-of-the-century ’ Davis , dressed in poncho and sombrero .
20 By these means all officials , whether they were attached to lawcourts , the Privy Council , the Privy Seal , the Signet , or the Ordnance , accumulated substantial revenues .
21 With such small pieces it is difficult to decide whether they were attached to personal dress or horse-furniture .
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