Example sentences of "[adj] [prep] whether it " in BNC.
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| 1 | The further question which feminism raises — to an extent to which , I would contend , this has not been raised before — is that of whether it is moral . |
| 2 | The central question regarding the proposed expansion of the Community thus remains that of whether it will provide the impetus for closer integration or for the beginning of a Europe ‘ à la carte ’ . |
| 3 | First , theory needs to be explicit about whether it is dealing with symmetrical or asymmetrical , reversible or irreversible relationships . |
| 4 | The longer one debates a trivial matter such as whether it is right to put up with the notorious rudeness of the only fishmonger in town or to fight back , the deeper one is enmeshed in an ever-expanding web of implication . |
| 5 | The quality of the user interface , such as whether it is windows based , is normally a feature of the related text information management package . |
| 6 | My spontaneous recoil from awareness of others ' troubles ( or of future danger to myself ) is no less or more natural than my impulse to sympathy or cruelty ( or to avoid or irrationally court danger ) when I do become aware ; it is as pointless to ask whether human nature is selfish or unselfish as whether it is improvident or far-sighted . |
| 7 | No suggestion was made during the argument that the landlord 's position could be different depending upon whether it was the original landlord or , as here , a successor in title to the reversion . |
| 8 | Thus power in modern capitalism might be more fractionated and pluralist than in the past — it might also be based on non-class political divisions — but in practice the use that was made of the state and its scope of manoeuvre would be conditional on whether it threatened capitalism as a system . |
| 9 | In such an unclear area , it was not to be left to Dáil members to decide , irrespective of whether it still remained an appropriate public measure . |
| 10 | I would hope that the peer review system used by the EC is of sufficient quality to recognise research worthy of support irrespective of whether it originates from individuals or groups and then support it if funds are available . |
| 11 | Corporate crime is crime irrespective of whether it is only punishable by an administrative body , or whether it merely violates individuals ' civil rights . |
| 12 | One might , of course , argue that all talk of non-conscious mental processes is so philosophically problematic as to outlaw cognitive psychology in general ( irrespective of whether it uses AI-ideas ) ( Malcolm 1971 ) . |
| 13 | Whatever the difficulties involved in applying Halliday 's model of thematic analysis to a given language , and irrespective of whether it is possible to reproduce the thematic patterning of the source text on a given occasion , one thing is certain : translators must not underestimate the cumulative effect of thematic choices on the way we interpret text . |
| 14 | In consequence , the basis tends to zero , irrespective of whether it is positive or negative . |
| 15 | I can assert of the oldest tree in the park ( if there is such a tree ) that it is an oak , but I can also say of the sentence " The oldest tree in the park is an oak " that it means the same , or that it expresses same thought as , say , its French or Chinese translation , irrespective of whether it says anything true . |
| 16 | This can lie done irrespective of whether it was the victim who brought the prosecution . |
| 17 | The Sheriff was of the opinion that the pursuers ' right to damages arose at once upon the default of the defenders , as every breach gave rise to a claim of damages irrespective of whether it was a breach sufficiently material to justify rescission . |
| 18 | Hence public debt , irrespective of whether it is domestic or foreign owned , involves a cost-influencing choice : at the time the decision is made ‘ forgone opportunities are experienced ’ ( p. 182 ) , but this has ‘ no connection with the fact that resources are used up in the initial period ’ ( p. 182 ) . |
| 19 | Further , it is assumed that units of consumers ' and producers ' surplus can be added and subtracted , i.e. a unit of surplus represents the same quantity of benefit irrespective of whether it accrues to the buyer or seller . |
| 20 | There was a great debate as late as the early 1980s over whether it would be more appropriate to continue the policy set by Sir Philip Hendy of keeping the look of the gallery neutral as opposed to polychrome — the ‘ porridge versus polychrome ’ battle . |