Example sentences of "[det] is to ask " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is to ask whether there has been time for natural selection to specify the DNA present in the human genome . |
| 2 | This is to ask whether Labour is not in danger — again — of preparing itself to address yesterday 's agenda . |
| 3 | An easy way to remember how to do this is to ask yourself a question ‘ who or what did the action ? ’ and place the answer before the verb . |
| 4 | Erm , I take it this is to ask the question , what 's essential to me and what 's accidental to me ? |
| 5 | Perhaps the best way to start on this is to ask ourselves what would be lost if we were to speak without intonation : you should try to imagine speech in which every syllable was said on the same level pitch , with no pauses and no changes in speed or loudness . |
| 6 | The necessary next step in assessing performance on the basis of unit cost statistics such as these is to ask the relevant organization why . |