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Example sentences of "whether this is [conj] " in BNC.

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1	This work surprisingly shows that leisure time actually diminishes as productive technology advances ; whether this is because of population increases or because of the rise of an exploitative class is not clear .
2	Since they are not quoted , however , it is not clear whether this is because they were initially worded in that way or because the general clause has converted them into trusts .
3	I am undecided as to whether this is because the British are an unadventurous and xenophobic nation , or whether it is because boules is a stupid game .
4	No matter how volatile the economy you seem to have divine protection , whether this is because you have saved for a rainy day or you are just downright lucky .
5	It appears that poor readers make less use of this mode of selective reanalysis and the work aims to discover whether this is because the use of a spatial code is peculiarly characteristic of very fluent readers .
6	It is not clear whether this is because researchers have looked and failed to find them , or have yet to look .
7	Whether this is because their earlier success is an indicator that they have the appropriate capabilities , or because their earlier study has been important in preparing them for entry , or some combination of these , is difficult to say definitively without further research .
8	Whether this is because of the impending General Election , or the impending conclusion of negotiations with electricity generators remain to be seen .
9	Whether this is because people absent mindedly leave them up trees we have been unable to ascertain .
10	It 's interesting , actually , since I teach a first year class of biologists , where we do have rather more girls than boys , that erm as a class it works very well , possibly better than some of our own chemistry classes where there are fewer girls , and I do n't know whether this is because of the mix or not .