Example sentences of "whether it [was/were] [adj] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Your Lordships then invited the parties to consider whether they wished to present further argument on the question whether it was appropriate for the House ( under Practice Statement ( Judicial Precedent ) [ 1966 ] 1 W.L.R. 1234 ) to depart from previous authority of this House which forbids reference to such material in construing statutory provisions and , if so , what guidance such material provided in deciding the present appeal . |
| 2 | They debated about whether it was right for Tinkerbell to look such a ‘ raggedy ’ fairy : should she have worn a dress ? |
| 3 | The Special Commissioner was entitled to find on the facts whether it was reasonable for an inspector to have formed an opinion that a notice should be raised requiring information from a taxpayer . |
| 4 | In considering whether it was reasonable for an applicant to continue to occupy accommodation in another country the local authority might take into account the custom and lifestyle in that country . |
| 5 | ( 6 ) It is for the person who owed any duty under subsection ( 3 ) above — ( a ) if he gave consent and the question arises whether he gave it within a reasonable time , to show that he did , ( b ) if he gave consent subject to any condition and the question arises whether the condition was a reasonable condition , to show that it was , ( c ) if he did not give consent and the question arises whether it was reasonable for him not to do so , to show that it was reasonable , and , if the question arises whether he served notice under that subsection within a reasonable time , to show that he did . |
| 6 | As a friend of Linde 's , I was rather embarrassed , however , when I was later sent his paper by a scientific journal and asked whether it was suitable for publication . |
| 7 | ( 2 ) ( a ) The justices were under a duty to consider whether it was better for the child for a secure accommodation order to be made rather than no order at all being made upon the application ( in accordance with section 1(5) of the Children Act 1989 ) . |
| 8 | ‘ The justices were under a duty to consider whether it was better for the child for a secure accommodation order to be made rather than no order at all being made upon the application in accordance with section 1(5) of the Children Act . |
| 9 | Gustason indicates that this may relate to attitude and shows further evidence on positive attitudes towards both ASL and Manual English among teachers , The problem which arose among deaf teachers was whether it was possible for teachers to use ASL in teaching . |
| 10 | The question is whether it was possible for an ancient Athenian to possess a social representation in this sense , or whether we have to wait until the modern age for social representations to appear . |
| 11 | Indeed , I wondered whether it was possible for someone who had not shared in their experience to pass physically through the white gateposts into the avenue , and attain the domain . |
| 12 | Then he disappointed her by saying he was checking whether it was possible for someone to go in and out unobserved , and how crowded it would be at that time of day . |
| 13 | I was wondering whether it was common for women when they were found they were pregnant to talk amongst their women friends and really leave the men out of it as it were . |
| 14 | Thus the issue in Shanghai Banking Corporation/Royal Bank of Scotland ( 1982 ) was whether it was acceptable for a major UK clearing bank to be controlled from outside the UK , and the likely consequences for the conduct of UK monetary policy . |
| 15 | Queen , or whether it was permissible for a court to sentence on the basis of the offender 's previous record , for which , as Ashworth ( 1990 ) has pointed out , there is also Court of Appeal authority . |
| 16 | I just wondered whether it was important for you to get it out ; apart from any artistic creation , it did something important for yourself ? |
| 17 | Our question was whether it was easier for Protestant than for Catholic scholars to embrace the new system . |
| 18 | Thus , when Josias Nichols asked the parishioners of one parish in Kent ‘ whether it were possible for a man to live so uprightly that by well doing he might win heaven ’ , virtually all of them thought that this was so . |