Example sentences of "[coord] whether [verb] [art] " in BNC.

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1 The first decision to be made is whether to add and extend paths strictly from left-to-right through the utterance ; or whether to allow a middle-out strategy that extends hypotheses both to the left and to the right of some island of comparative certainty ; or whether to implement a combination of these .
2 Even though mammals lavish such care and attention on their young , they still have the same two options open to insects and fish , crabs and reptiles — whether to concentrate their energies on producing as many young as possible and then let them fend for themselves , or whether to restrict the numbers to very few but look after them carefully .
3 He or she would decide whether cases should go on to a Children 's Hearing before the Children 's Panel , or whether to take no further action .
4 Only the user can make this decision ; here are some simple guidelines which should help : Before even considering which computer to buy or whether to use a bureau , it is important to define precisely what the system must do .
5 The first decision to be made is whether to add and extend paths strictly from left-to-right through the utterance ; or whether to allow a middle-out strategy that extends hypotheses both to the left and to the right of some island of comparative certainty ; or whether to implement a combination of these .
6 Withdrawal of a pupil from sex education in fact presents schools with something of a dilemma — whether to accede to parental wishes , which may reflect the parent 's philosophical or religious convictions , or whether to make the welfare of the child the paramount consideration .
7 One has to decide whether federal universities are singular or plural ; what proportion of an institution 's courses have to be ‘ advanced ’ to justify its inclusion in the higher education sector ; and whether to include a number of small , specialized institutions ( for agriculture , technology and the arts ) and voluntary colleges ( mainly church-affiliated ) in the list .
8 and whether to introduce a new line .
9 He says he will examine press reports before deciding what action to take against Montgomerie , and whether to impose a fine under tour regulations .
10 Editor , — We agree with Tony Hope and colleagues that a distinction must be drawn between decisions about which patients will benefit from an intervention and whether offering the intervention to them is an appropriate use of scarce resources .
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