Example sentences of "whether [pron] is [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reason why ( to answer an old critical fallacy ) he does not go and ask Desdemona whether she is Cassio 's lover is that , by the end of this scene , he no longer believe what she — or anyone but Iago — would tell him . |
| 2 | But we have no idea at all whether there is life anywhere else in the universe . |
| 3 | The society also decided , at a council meeting last week , to compile , over the next three months , a dossier of cases of alleged misuse by government departments and ministers , to establish whether there is evidence to back up anecdotal claims that the integrity of government statistics is being undermined . |
| 4 | The doctor will often feel it necessary to examine the pelvic organs manually to assess whether there is evidence of pelvic inflammatory disease , fibroids in the uterus , or to see whether the uterus is enlarged when pregnancy is suspected . |
| 5 | Several studies have attempted to assess whether there is evidence of increased circulating platelet aggregates in diabetic subjects . |
| 6 | In cases where the respondent is a non-governmental body , it may be possible to ask whether there is evidence that if the respondent had not taken on the function in question , the government would have . |
| 7 | This position must be based on whether there is evidence on which a court could make an Order in Care Proceedings . |
| 8 | Alogoskoufis and Pissarides ( 1983 ) and Demery , Duck and Musgrave ( 1983 ) concentrate on the price equation in Barro 's model , in particular whether there is evidence in the UK that prices are ‘ sticky ’ . |
| 9 | Obtain some details — Quoted or Private company , activities , location , size and whether there is synergy . |
| 10 | Therefore y it does not matter whether there is will or not because it passes to the survivor independently of what a will may say . |
| 11 | A new point that I would make , however , in many of those arguments which relate to the impossible , or alleged availability of additional windfall sites , and land on the inner greenbelt boundary , but I think the analysis which is er carried out is a simplistic one , because it solely relates to residential land requirements , there is no erm attempt to erm bring into the equation whether there is land available for the related employment necessary for that additional residential development , whether there is land available for schools , shops , and Mr Davis 's recreation uses , and so on , and all those will very considerably increase the amount of land required to be released to support residential development , wherever it is located , and that is something which I believe has not been properly taken into account . |
| 12 | A new point that I would make , however , in many of those arguments which relate to the impossible , or alleged availability of additional windfall sites , and land on the inner greenbelt boundary , but I think the analysis which is er carried out is a simplistic one , because it solely relates to residential land requirements , there is no erm attempt to erm bring into the equation whether there is land available for the related employment necessary for that additional residential development , whether there is land available for schools , shops , and Mr Davis 's recreation uses , and so on , and all those will very considerably increase the amount of land required to be released to support residential development , wherever it is located , and that is something which I believe has not been properly taken into account . |
| 13 | A buyer will be concerned to know details about whether gas is connected ; whether he or she has responsibility for all or any fences or ditches ; whether the property has mains drainage ; whether there is liability to maintain a road at the front of the property ; or whether application for planning permission has been refused in the past . |
| 14 | Although there is currently no formal relationship between ITSAG and the ITAB joint committee structure , the Group will be considering in the coming months whether there is scope for creating a close link . |
| 15 | Will he and our right hon. and hon. Friends , over the next few weeks , consider whether there is scope for increasing that discount to something more related to the ability to pay of the single person ? |
| 16 | I have asked the ABI to consider whether there is scope for offering discounts to car owners who fit effective security devices after initial sale . |
| 17 | This investigation into the future development of the opencast coal mining industry in the North East of England will examine whether there is scope for an expansion of the opencast sector and what will be the effects on the National Coal Board deep mine production , the regional economy and the environment of the affected districts . |
| 18 | Whether there is upregulation of the genes that produce these antigens or merely a change in expression on the cell surface has not been investigated : in situ hybridisation should provide an answer to this question . |
| 19 | Other important variables which qualify the impact of these relations of production upon the lives of these groups include the availability of land , whether there is population pressure under the existing production technology , and the degree of interference by the state ( by way of taxes , conscription , price fixing , rural development projects and so on ) . |
| 20 | Erwin even questions whether there is room for the mainframe in this scenario — ‘ If the mainframe 's price-performance relationship is the same in five years as it is now , it does n't stand a chance ’ . |
| 21 | Others are merely temporarily hidden , such as whether there is fire behind a building which obstructs our line of sight ; we could come to know about this by going to see . |
| 22 | It is not known whether there is non-integrin/integrin interactions in hepatocytes to activate integrin receptors as has been described in other cell types such as leukocytes . |
| 23 | In order to help the patient learn to judge distances , you can practise crossing roads with him , pointing out how far away any oncoming traffic is , and telling the patient whether there is time to cross the road , and , if so , how much time you have to get across . |
| 24 | The kind of information relevant to users depends on the nature of their assignment or course , whether there is time and opportunity to use resources or whether the database is seen as the information source . |
| 25 | Now in terms of whether it should be five thousand plus , that of course is a matter of whether there is demand , now my my conclusion , from my fairly extensive knowledge of Greater York , is that you just could not fit a new settlement that size satisfactorily into the settlement and landscape pattern of Greater York , or its immediate surrounds , I just can not identify a location where that could be where where the roads , the public transport , the landscape , or indeed the agricultural land quality , from now onto five an area , suitably large for that type of what would be a a new town . |
| 26 | They know they must fill the empty space with movement , whether there is scenery in the background or where the costumes are at their simplest and the background merely a hint of some venue as , for example , in Symphonic Variations or Requiem , or even just shafts of light as in Monotones . |
| 27 | These arguments doubtless have different real weight in different locations , depending on whether there is pressure on the local housing stock . |
| 28 | ‘ But I will always stand by him , whether he is right or wrong — in this case I think he was tucked up just a bit . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Though I have shown photographs throughout my exhibition organising career , I took it as a matter of course and have shown them as I have any other art form and along side any other art form whether it is painting or sculpture . |
| 30 | You should certainly be prepared to learn , to master the intricacies of an unknown subject , whether it is unit trusts , central heating , a children 's charity or a health education issue . |