Example sentences of "[to-vb] [is] whether " in BNC.

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1 What is difficult to establish is whether the job attracts the sort of goal profiles that are suitable or whether the individual is attracted by the job and then develops a profile suitable to it .
2 What is more difficult to establish is whether the first building was inhabited for a while , demolished just after the inhabitants moved out , immediately paved over , and a new building later constructed ; or whether the first building was inhabited for a while , abandoned by its inhabitants for many years , then collapsed through decay , was paved over later on , and then a second building constructed .
3 An essential factor to establish is whether the sewer is public or private .
4 No , what I want to know is whether the US is gripped by a wave of fear of the Japanese .
5 What I would like to know is whether a private company , whose accounting period ends on 30 April , is exempt from prosecution for failing to file accounts by 30 February ?
6 Now what we have to know is whether or not they are in fact getting these contracts because they are the best and the cheapest , or whether they are getting it because they have the best connections and they are paying the most money .
7 What the public would like to know is whether the Opposition , including the hon. Member for Cunninghame , North and the Front-Bench spokesman , the hon. Member for Kingston upon Hull , East ( Mr. Prescott ) , were aware that that document was not a genuine document , but was something prepared , no doubt , for political purposes .
8 What the west midlands would like to know is whether he will now do what he has not already done , that is , repudiate the motion of the TUC to reject alien investment — as it describes Japanese investment — in this country .
9 What the House wants to know is whether the international business community has confidence in the policies of the Labour party .
10 Britain 's biggest motor racing crowd of the year will be there to see him driving in a touring car … what we all want to know is whether we 'll see him driving in grand prix again …
11 Once it is determined that an entity has an item that meets the definition of one of the elements , the next question to answer is whether that item should be recognised in the financial statements .
12 The more difficult question to answer is whether these leptokurtic distributions arise because futures price changes ( or returns ) are normally distributed , but the variance changes over time , thus supporting the mixture-of-distributions hypothesis , or are drawn from a stable Pareto distribution .
13 We first question we would like to answer is whether any of the B II junctions created above are actually present in the solution structure of CATGACGTCATG or whether they could play a significant role in an equilibrium of different solution conformations .
14 One of the first questions which this thesis attempts to answer is whether these three definitions of risk can be sensibly used , and if they can , how are the three types of risk related to one another ?
15 Reflecting on this , one issue for all churches desiring to grow is whether they are prepared to bring through such people into leadership .
16 The key question we need to address is whether Dicey 's notion is rooted in an ancient or modern conception of the rule of law .
17 The point we need to consider is whether , in the light of such diversity of interaction , it is appropriate to focus exclusively on the impact of science on religion .
18 Now the first question to consider is whether the biblical writers intended their words to be taken as history or as myth .
19 Another question to consider is whether you have any other materials dealing with the same topic .
20 The only other thing to consider is whether it 's worthwhile upgrading at all .
21 Another important point to consider is whether or not a continuous supply of softened water is essential at tll times .
22 The issue for the court to decide is whether or not the constable is doing anything that constitutes a prima facie interference with the person 's liberty , person or property , as by detaining him , searching him or otherwise touching him , or constraining his behaviour in some other way .
23 Okay first of all er what we need you and I to decide is whether is a platform for you to continue to earn
24 The next thing to check is whether there is a build-up within the radiator of air or the gaseous by-products of corrosion in the system .
25 Here the first thing to check is whether they are slips or not : if the pupil can correct his own errors , do n't count them as serious spelling miscues .
26 ‘ Thus in the present case what I am concerned to ascertain is whether
27 What is more difficult to see is whether Katsikas requires the UK government to amend the law so as to protect the employee 's freedom to refuse to transfer .
28 Does my right hon. Friend agree that there is no serious argument about the fact that the members of the Association of British Chambers of Commerce are fearful about a possible change of Government , and that the only question open to debate is whether higher taxation is worse than higher interest rates , and whether either is worse than higher inflation ?
29 The issue to examine is whether the fact that more working-class offenders are caught means that more working-class people break laws .
30 Another important question to ask is whether the adviser has professional indemnity cover and for how much .
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