Example sentences of "[subord] the [noun] [is] whether " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where the question is whether or not to open a new station , ‘ we balance the risks of lengthening the journey time against potential new traffic . ’ |
| 2 | Section 39 is not itself a legislative provision , so the issue is whether Parliament intended by the legislation conferring such powers on the Bank of England that a section 39 notice should revoke or vary an injunction , or permit a party subject to the injunction to act in apparent breach thereof without attracting the sanctions of contempt of court . |
| 3 | If A had an honest doubt whether there was a contract at all between B and C it has been held that this would provide a good defence but if the doubt is whether A 's rights or C's under two inconsistent agreements should prevail and A chooses to adopt a course which on one view of the law will undoubtedly interfere with C 's rights , it has been said that he must at least show that he was advised and honestly believed that he was entitled to take that course . |
| 4 | The victim 's evidence is not conclusive on the point , since the question is whether the conduct was likely to have one of the requisite effects . |
| 5 | Whether the issue is whether to buy a motor motor bike , what college or university to apply for , or what job to look for , a calm discussion of all the factors involved is far more fruitful than teenage demand met by flat parental refusal , with no real thinking on either side . |
| 6 | In the third , medical advisers have developed a management role in the family health services authority , addressed wider health strategy , and planned practice development ; pharmaceutical advisers have led in all aspects of prescribing , involving the medical adviser only when the issue is whether to prescribe rather than what to prescribe . |
| 7 | Reliance need not be total as the issue is whether the description is material in influencing the decision to buy . |