Example sentences of "what is [coord] " in BNC.

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1 No that 's now that 's what is but she did n't say that she said er
2 What is but what do you really want ?
3 For example , what is or is not negotiable , what will be your highest and lowest demand , what are your maximum and minimum concessions ?
4 If you have any doubts about what is or is not appropriate for a child of a given age , then seek advice from your doctor , a child psychologist or health visitor , or from other parents , particularly those whose children are older than yours .
5 A fourth and very important influence on the rate of recorded crime is the effect of changes in the law , which may lead to an alteration in the definition of what is or is not a crime .
6 Rather than just giving a ‘ yes ’ or ‘ no ’ to a carefully put question from the interviewer the informant can control much more the direction of the discussion and can therefore decide what is or is not relevant to a particular situation .
7 The perception of the problem will differ , depending on such things as the views and experiences of individuals , and their beliefs about what is or what ought to be .
8 That does not mean that the law should change with every passing fancy — crimes such as theft , fraud , murder , etc. will never become fashionable — but ‘ social ’ crimes such as publishing indecent or obscene material are dependent on society 's perception of what is or is not indecent or obscene at the time , and the legislation of one period may be inappropriate in another period of time , to the extent that resorting to the courts to deal with the matter may be quite inappropriate and ineffective .
9 Social perceptions of what is or is not obscene or indecent may change but the legislation may remain to trap the unwary in a much more liberal climate ; and just because the legislation has not been used in many years that does not mean it will not be applied again .
10 Unfortunately , although the law may be the final arbiter and may rule on what is or may be obscene and indecent , in general terms it does not judge on every item published or made available for sale , since there is normally no censorship of obscene or indecent matter prior to publication in the UK .
11 What is or can be as superlatively silly or ruinous to the nerves as that silly girl , snivelling and laughing by turns over a ‘ love story ’ ?
12 When would you be able to devote the time , or the knowledge , to select , as you call it , what is or is not fit to publish ?
13 This might seem to show a strong awareness on their part of the workings of power : it is relative power that determines what is or is not socially valued .
14 ‘ Until we know how your son died it is difficult to be sure what is or is not relevant .
15 Secondly , what is or is not needless killing will again be determined by the role of the animals in the practices in which we employ them .
16 They might , in some cases , indicate a facility of explicitness , but even here we have to be careful since what is or is not explicit is always relative .
17 No one , for example , supposes that the knowledge that belongs to a good cook is confined to what is or may be written down in the cookery book .
18 While both radicals and conservatives might agree about most of the categories , they may well disagree about what is or is not " developmental " .
19 Yet if one observes this battle more closely one may see that it is waged around what one might call the ephemera of sex : what is seen , what is said , what is written rather than what is or is not concerned with sexual reality .
20 First , there has been extensive discussion as to what is or should be meant by " marginal cost " .
21 What is or are liberal studies ?
22 The term ‘ professional ’ will thus be used in a looser way than would be indicated by the conceptual analysis of what is or is not a profession .
23 This is a question to be considered in the round , and nothing is gained by the introduction of shifting burdens of proof , which serves only to break down into formal steps what is in reality a single appreciation of what is or is not unfair .
24 However , as explained above , too much emphasis on economic analysis of each situation generates an impossible situation for firms who wish to know what is or is not permitted .
25 What is or is not " in the neighbourhood " of the premises must be a question of degree and of circumstances in each case .
26 The section resolves the point , although the question of what is or is not immediate is , of course , still a matter of degree .
27 If rape is defined as ‘ carnal knowledge of a woman without her consent ’ , then it makes nonsense of the proposition that the jury is the trier of fact if the judge takes it upon himself to tell the jury what is or is not consent .
28 Quite apart from discriminations as to what is or is not permissible food and how it should be prepared ( " edibility " in a strict nutritional sense is a very minor factor here ) , all human societies have precise rules about the circumstances in which men may kill other men and other animals .
29 When writing to the Claimant 's Doctor , it is essential that no guidance is given in our correspondence , as to what is or is not covered under the policy .
30 Although such examination might improve the drafting of the rule books — and that would be ( procedurally ) beneficial — it could have the unfortunate and fundamental consequence of inducing tribunals to determine what is or is not a fair dismissal by reference to what has been agreed between the parties instead of by the yardstick laid down by Parliament .
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