Example sentences of "issue [be] whether [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What is at issue is whether young children begin by addressing the problem in this way or whether they approach grammatical competence via a circuitous route which begins with pre-verbal social interaction . |
| 2 | The point at issue is whether such affective , and essentially subjective , aspects of educational and personal development can or should be subjected to formal recognition in the certification process . |
| 3 | It is important to note , however , that there is nothing inherently wrong with a conflict of interest situation in itself ; the issue is whether such a situation is handled properly . |
| 4 | In Hungary the issue is whether stable governments can be formed from the wide band of parties produced by a complex electoral system . |
| 5 | A central issue is whether syntactic and semantic information contribute independently or interact in the comprehension process . |
| 6 | What is at issue is whether improved resource levels should be used to make special schools internally more satisfactory , doing what they have historically done but doing it in some sense more efficiently , or whether those resources are used in an attempt to improve the general education service in ways which might reduce its need for transferring pupils to special schools . |
| 7 | Well no the issue is whether any sector is to be discounted because because of the distribution of settlements it would be on balance , difficult to find a location for a new settlement within that sector . |
| 8 | At issue is whether these apparent climate shifts are driven by internal or external forces . |
| 9 | The issue is whether these men are to be allowed to opt out of the rule of law … |
| 10 | The point at issue is whether National Power and PowerGen meet the carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide targets that have been set for them . |
| 11 | A second issue is whether motivational style is consistent across contexts , in this instance pupils ' performance in Maths and English , or varies according to context . |
| 12 | The issue is whether this animal can be identified as the ‘ monster ’ . |
| 13 | The fundamental issue is whether this essentially Romantic vision of history , of religion , and of the nature of theological truth and the reality of God , is an adequate vehicle for the reformulation of Christian faith . |
| 14 | The crucial issue is whether this merely represents a transfer in wealth from the acquirer , or whether there is an increase in wealth overall . |
| 15 | Finley says ‘ the issue is whether this state of affairs is under , modern conditions , a necessary and desirable one or whether new forms of popular participation in the Athenian Spirit need to be invented ’ . |
| 16 | A fundamental issue was whether religious authority was ultimately vested in an ecclesiastical succession or in the Bible alone . |
| 17 | The major constitutional issues are whether British law complies with the directive and whether the transitional arrangements are adequate . |