Example sentences of "[be] not certain whether " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the ensuing chaos and confusion , I am not certain whether a new record was set or not — or how you count such things . |
| 2 | I am not certain whether that is true , but I am sure that there is no connection . |
| 3 | Chemistry has to look to its public image — people are not certain whether it is a good thing or not . |
| 4 | Old Stevenson would go spare if he knew , and I 'm not certain whether he 'd try and get me moved as a danger to junior staff , or you moved as a wicked woman . |
| 5 | Yes , I 'm not certain whether Liberal group records go back beyond nineteen eighty-one , but erm , |
| 6 | The manner of the rejection on the floor of the Chamber was unpleasant , with ranting and prejudice flaunted and loud , though it is not certain whether such sickening speeches moved sober MPs . |
| 7 | ‘ The world is only slowly emerging from recession and it is not certain whether Germany 's has been arrested . |
| 8 | Although irradiation does destroy all bacteria , it is not certain whether or not it removes the toxins that such bacteria may have released into the food , which could , after all , be the cause of food poisoning . |
| 9 | It is not certain whether all cars of this batch ( Nos. 1–16 ) were delivered with track brakes , but most probably were . |
| 10 | It is not certain whether or not the discontinuation of the Concentrated Reinforcement Programme has heralded the end of BRAC 's collaboration with the village practitioners . |
| 11 | It is not certain whether it would be worthwhile to apply common methods of coping with misspellings to our recognition system . |
| 12 | IBM also has an opening for a president , but it is not certain whether Gerstner wants a president . |
| 13 | It is not certain whether this should be done at the integration stage ( 4.2 ) or the revision stage ( 4.4 ) , which is why the subject is raised here . |
| 14 | And then she is not certain whether it 's him she 's more frightened of , or Hell . ’ |
| 15 | Many birds give alarm calls to warn of danger , but it is not certain whether the acoustic properties of the alarm calls make them difficult to locate . |
| 16 | Finally , it is not certain whether the beach originated as a spit and extended south-east from West Bay , or whether it started as an offshore bar which has later been driven shorewards by the waves . |
| 17 | It is not certain whether benign strictures degenerate into malignancy or whether malignant strictures are carcinomas to start with . |
| 18 | It is not certain whether Hippodamos was ever in charge of laying out a town but his plans and ideas were influential in the planning of some cities , for example , Piraeus , the port of Athens , in about 470–460 B.C. |
| 19 | It 's thought Becky Blandford 's hat came off as she fell and it 's not certain whether it had a chin strap , like the one she 's wearing here . |
| 20 | Although the pure drug was banned it was not certain whether a naturally-occurring substance containing the drug was illegal . |
| 21 | Eamonn de Stafort , public relations officer for SPAG , said two cattle had already died from lead poisoning but it was not certain whether dust or water pollution was responsible : ‘ What we are worried about is what will happen when the lake starts to dry up completely ’ . |
| 22 | Sharpe knew he was seeing much more than a cavalry raid , though he was not certain whether this was the real invasion . |
| 23 | As with the first example , it was not certain whether the Hague Rules defences available to the first carrier were available to the second carrier . |
| 24 | I was not certain whether it was Christian principle or a more cautious understanding of contraception than I had . |
| 25 | The reason why I consulted my brief was because I am to visit the Young Vic shortly and I was not certain whether the hon. Gentleman would appear on the stage or in the audience on that occasion . |