Example sentences of "whether [det] is [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now whether that is that they are annoyed that there is n't childcare facilities , or whether they 're annoyed that they have to make dinner for their husbands , or whether they 're annoyed with what 's on television , or at the kind of newspapers that are coming in the door or whatever . |
| 2 | That 's well , I was going to say it 's difficult to know whether that is that the Prime |
| 3 | Perhaps that is the proposal — The hon. Member for Blackburn is not sure whether that is or is not his proposal . |
| 4 | This work surprisingly shows that leisure time actually diminishes as productive technology advances ; whether this is because of population increases or because of the rise of an exploitative class is not clear . |
| 5 | Since they are not quoted , however , it is not clear whether this is because they were initially worded in that way or because the general clause has converted them into trusts . |
| 6 | I am undecided as to whether this is because the British are an unadventurous and xenophobic nation , or whether it is because boules is a stupid game . |
| 7 | No matter how volatile the economy you seem to have divine protection , whether this is because you have saved for a rainy day or you are just downright lucky . |
| 8 | It appears that poor readers make less use of this mode of selective reanalysis and the work aims to discover whether this is because the use of a spatial code is peculiarly characteristic of very fluent readers . |
| 9 | It is not clear whether this is because researchers have looked and failed to find them , or have yet to look . |
| 10 | Whether this is because their earlier success is an indicator that they have the appropriate capabilities , or because their earlier study has been important in preparing them for entry , or some combination of these , is difficult to say definitively without further research . |
| 11 | Whether this is because of the impending General Election , or the impending conclusion of negotiations with electricity generators remain to be seen . |
| 12 | Whether this is because people absent mindedly leave them up trees we have been unable to ascertain . |
| 13 | It 's interesting , actually , since I teach a first year class of biologists , where we do have rather more girls than boys , that erm as a class it works very well , possibly better than some of our own chemistry classes where there are fewer girls , and I do n't know whether this is because of the mix or not . |