Example sentences of "is [subord] or not " in BNC.

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1 Another subject on which intense confusion remains is whether or not the US was ever offered a chance to apprehend General Noriega ( wanted in Florida on drugs charges ) .
2 Another factor is whether or not the death of a plant or animal necessarily coincided with the point at which it ceased to exchange carbon with the environment .
3 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 . ’
4 In this more specific area of debate , the issue is whether or not the child will be so badly handicapped that it will be unable to sustain a life which society would consider to be in any sense worthwhile .
5 Gene action is controlled at the level of transcription , and whether a gene is on or off is whether or not it is transcribed .
6 With so many variable factors , it ought to be possible to provide a ‘ fit ’ to almost any curve ; the interesting point of the study is whether or not the scale factors put into the equations seem to be saying anything that would lead to an elucidation of the influences at work .
7 The first presents the candidate with an unreal situation , and probably the most that will be learned is whether or not the candidate is good-natured enough to play silly games .
8 Another point to bear in mind when working out your interview schedule is whether or not candidates are to be shown over the work place before the interview .
9 But the bottom line to consider when tasting wine is whether or not you actually like it .
10 What 's really important is whether or not someone loves God ’ ( my version of Proverbs 31:30 ) .
11 A second question which I am struggling with is whether or not there is a great deal of difference between bass flangers and guitar flangers .
12 Thus the crucial determiner of the therapeutic experiences to which the child will be exposed is whether or not the child is categorised as ‘ having ’ a particular condition .
13 This is whether or not the information is represented statistically .
14 The only interesting question is whether or not Marxism can actually explain these phenomena .
15 Thirdly , medical advisers tend to be pragmatic and able to address the key consideration in developing health service research , which is whether or not organisational factors pose immutable barriers to implementing the research findings .
16 Another issue which needs to be considered is whether or not new policy tools can be found to enable the authorities to achieve their objectives more effectively , and to this we will turn next .
17 All he can ( and should ) question is whether or not the asserted conclusions follow logically from the axioms .
18 The difference between the pairs is whether or not the vocal chords are used in making the sound or not .
19 The only question is whether or not Jane has a key to open the drawer in the
20 What really matters is whether or not we all believe certain essentials about the sacraments .
21 The crucial issue here is whether or not the effluent is entering a watercourse which is used for water supply or amenity .
22 The issue is whether or not there should be a strong framework and organizational commitment to instruments of public policy or whether or not there is a belief that such interventions are illegitimate and best left to the mysterious movements of market forces .
23 Then , since it is whether or not a cell actually responds that determines whether it undergoes the slow modification process , the slow process would make cortical neurons become permanently tuned to this uncorrelated set of features .
24 ‘ Bearing in mind that the essence of the proceedings is whether or not this lady had to give up these premises , it seems to me that , although he may not have been correct in thinking that the relief sought in the counterclaim was a matter for judicial review , the issue could without doubt be better dealt with by separate proceedings .
25 The first matter which logically falls to be considered is whether or not Nolan J. was correct in the view , which was accepted by Ralph Gibson L.J .
26 The question for the court in any case where the discretion falls to be exercised , one or other of the gateways provided by article 13 having been opened , is whether or not the child or children should be returned to the jurisdiction from which they have been wrongfully removed .
27 The question is whether or not the document , prepared and signed as it was , satisfies the requirements of the substituted section 9 of the Wills Act 1837 .
28 But if a person is injured , then the ultimate inquiry to be made is whether or not the injury was a reasonable and probable consequence of the act of carelessness , and whether or not the defaulter should have reasonably anticipated that a class of persons , of which the plaintiff was one , might be affected by his careless act .
29 The essential matter which has been argued before me is whether or not the order for payment out to Crossman Block should now be confirmed .
30 The issue is whether or not the land is open land or not open land ?
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