Example sentences of "[verb] [been] whether " in BNC.
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| 1 | SINCE Indian independence in 1947 , the main question before Indian voters has been whether they were for or against the Nehru-Gandhi family . |
| 2 | The doubt has been whether Cuba could sell its products in hard-currency markets without subjecting them to years of tests . |
| 3 | For many UK multinationals , the question has been whether intangibles have been properly exploited to produce UK taxable income ( and thereby mop up ACT ) . |
| 4 | For the groups and associations promoting themselves as school subjects , and irresistibly drawn to claiming ‘ academic status ’ , a central criterion has been whether the subjects ' content could be tested by written examinations for an ‘ able ’ clientele . |
| 5 | Consequently , another aspect of the debate about corporation has been whether a particular country should or should not be given this label . |
| 6 | At issue in the referendum , scheduled for July 6 , would have been whether Bulgaria should remain a republic or revert to being a monarchy . |
| 7 | the basis of these arguments have been whether methods such as sign language and finger spelling — hand actions allowing written English to be communicated within the understanding population — are as useful and effective as the technique known as ‘ total oralism ’ — the stressing of speech and lip reading rather than communication with signs . |