Example sentences of "extent [prep] [Wh det] it be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Again , courses in politics , society and economics retained priority in the task of educating for citizenship ; for the WEA ‘ it must be the acid test of the extent to which it is doing its job that the primacy should lie in these fields ’ . |
| 2 | They have suggested that the loss of associability suffered by a pre-exposed stimulus is determined not by the extent to which it is predicted by its antecedents but by the relationship it bears to subsequent events . |
| 3 | There is debate as to the extent to which it is sexually transmitted , but in some reports up to 70 per cent of male partners of infected women have been shown to harbour the organism . |
| 4 | The first was to trace small mammal bone in modern cave environments , to examine the extent to which it is transported and what effect this has on the breakage and preservation of the bone assemblages . |
| 5 | The extent to which it is appropriate to describe the new arrangements as local corporatism is rather more problematic . |
| 6 | Before we turn to the examination of the extent to which it is true to say of Parliament that it is supreme , it would be as well to make clear what we mean by the statement in the first place . |
| 7 | As such , it represents a case study — illustrating the interdependence of various techniques , and the extent to which it is possible to make progress in quantifying the effects of policies and of policy changes . |
| 8 | According to Anthony , this may vary in the extent to which it is effective in keeping actual psychosis at bay . |
| 9 | One of the major distinctions between the different approaches to language description already discussed concerns the extent to which it is deemed appropriate to regard language behaviour as being a reflection of an underlying knowledge base . |
| 10 | The use of the test as a prelude to intervention will depend very much on the extent to which it is regarded as important to direct remediation at the specific linguistic functions which this test addresses . |
| 11 | These two criteria will determine the extent to which it is felt that the test can provide a meaningful assessment of children who may have additional articulatory , sensory or physical disorders , as well as possible linguistic difficulties . |
| 12 | The second question concerns the extent to which it is possible and desirable to prevent an oversimplification of the divisions created and reinforced within education . |
| 13 | If one takes ‘ amount ’ as referring to duration and extent ( number of people affected ) , perhaps together with probability and proximity , Bentham certainly does not think that all that matters is amount , since this would be to forget intensity , which seems to mean simply the extent to which it is actually liked moment by moment . |
| 14 | Whether the words are printed , typed or handwritten ; whether they appear on a screen or on different types and qualities of paper ; whether a ‘ text ’ occurs as a separate item , as part of an academic journal , or in a book or an encyclopaedia ; how the page is laid out , the extent to which it is broken up by illustrations , headings , and the use of different typefaces . |
| 15 | As such there is controversy about the extent to which it is justifiable to describe them as political systems in their own right . |
| 16 | What I wish rather to do is to show the extent to which it is the case that the bible is patriarchal in its presuppositions . |
| 17 | There has rarely been a clearer example of the extent to which a Conservative leader sets the keynote for the party the extent to which it is moulded round its leader . |
| 18 | What this suggests is a third dimension of the curriculum as knowledge , which refers to the mode of work , and the extent to which it is normal , reflexive or philosophical . |
| 19 | Roughly speaking , a proposed methodology ( and its associated characterization of what constitutes progress ) is to be evaluated by the extent to which it is able to account for ‘ good ’ science and its history . |
| 20 | The degree of markedness involved will depend on the frequency with which the element in question generally occurs in theme position and the extent to which it is normally mobile within the clause . |
| 21 | However , the needs of the mentally handicapped are perceived differently at different times according to prevailing attitudes towards mental disorder and the extent to which it is understood . |
| 22 | The problem of defining the extent to which it is necessary to delve into these disciplines is like the problem discussed earlier of ascertaining the boundaries between social policy and other kinds of public policy . |
| 23 | It is organizationally unidirectional , filtering fitfully up the management hierarchy , irrespective of the extent to which it is attuned to the current preoccupations of senior management . |
| 24 | Lawyers have not usually been slow in their individual involvement with causes and with legal reform , but questions have arisen over the extent to which it is proper to intervene in socio-legal problems as part of a professional service . |
| 25 | The information function is performed through the magazine Which ? available to subscribers but having a general impact because of its availability in libraries and the extent to which it is referred to and talked about . |
| 26 | The extent to which it is being seriously addressed throughout the sector is less clear . |
| 27 | Geomorphology has been categorized ( Chorley , 1978 ) as a meso-scale science and as in the case of the other earth sciences the extent to which it is realistic to extend geomorphological processes to the micro-scale is arguable , especially as the positivist view is no longer sustained in physics and other natural sciences . |
| 28 | ( 3 ) The very process of production may or may not be auratic , depending again on whether it is individualized or collective , and the extent to which it is expressive ( auratic ) or impersonal ( nonauratic ) . |
| 29 | In the discussion document , the committee gives its opinion on the extent to which the provision of these reassurances is the responsibility of boards of directors , the extent to which it is the responsibility of external auditors and the extent to which these reassurances can not be provided by either boards of directors or external auditors . |
| 30 | ‘ My job is to effect the disentanglement , with the University having a clear view of how successful the press is , and the extent to which it is calling on or contributing to University funds , ’ says David Martin . |