Example sentences of "[art] issue is [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The issue is not whether the UK should back nuclear safety research at Ispra ( those of us in the field in the UK are all in favour of that ) , but whether the majority of the resources ( and even an increase in the planned budget ) should be concentrated on a single project which can not possibly give results until late 1986 . |
| 2 | The issue is not whether such factors will in some way be represented , because they are bound to be , but whether they are in pedagogic focus . |
| 3 | Thus , the issue is not whether the state is an association defined in terms of law , but whether this law is instrumental or non-instrumental . |
| 4 | The issue is not whether or not a government is sovereign but whether that government is the custodian of a system of non-instrumental rules or is concerned with the management of a common purpose . |
| 5 | From a social policy point of view the issue is not whether to allow pollution , but how much pollution to allow ( see Ackerman et al. , 1974 ) . |
| 6 | The issue is not whether we should study the constitution , but the problem is one of deciding just what is the constitution and determining how best to study it . |
| 7 | So far as mens rea is concerned , the issue is not whether the defendant himself considered that the words or conduct in question was insulting , but whether he realised that the persons whom he was addressing might do so . |
| 8 | The issue is not whether nationals or foreigners control the media , but whether the interests of those who do control the media , nationals or foreigners , are those of the capitalist global system . |
| 9 | Since quite a lot of money may be involved , you would be well advised to consult an accountant : or , if you are thinking of moving ( and the issue is really whether to transfer an existing mortgage — or possibly acquire a new one ) , include this among the points to raise with your solicitor . |
| 10 | While it is tempting to see Hal 's rejection of Falstaff and his world as a rejection of prose , the issue is never as linear or straightforward as that ; indeed in Henry V the King uses prose in four or five scenes , both for his nocturnal tour and for his wooing of Katherine . |