Example sentences of "and whether it [verb] " in BNC.

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1 In determining whether the offer of alternative work is suitable , the tribunal takes into account factors such as status , skills required , pay , hours of work and whether it involves additional travelling time and/or expense or perhaps a need to move house .
2 In this context , the Court 's well-known flexibility about how the transfer occurs ( for example , whether it occurs indirectly via a third party ) and whether it involves a temporary cessation of the activities in question ( see Redmond Stichting at points 11–13 ) is important .
3 We spent a short time discussing how Sylvia now felt about that long-ago event and whether it caused her any distress to think about it .
4 Nevertheless it remains to be varified whether villus height is relevant to the previous dietary history — that is , nitrogen supply quality — and whether it depends on body weight at the time it is measured .
5 Death is a tragedy ( ! ) and whether it strikes at an eight-year-old youngster 3. ) or a senile old man , a scar is always left on one 4. ) of the survivors — a scar that does not heal quickly .
6 And whether it varies or whether it 's consistent .
7 It included statements comparing SSE with inspection ; suggesting what aspects of school and schooling should come under scrutiny ( for example , observation by teachers of one another 's classroom performance ) ; questioning the capacity of SSE for probing institutional processes in depth , and whether it motivates change .
8 Whether the satisfaction occurred , and whether it outweighed the inconvenience of having to have an egg handy , was as hard to substantiate as most other claims for the wonders of depth psychology .
9 There are , of course , an increasing number of exceptions but concerns still exist about the time involvement of clinicians and whether it represents the most valuable use of their time .
10 Digital data is digital data and whether it represents text , pictures or sound , it can be stored within the prescriptions of ISO 9660 on CD-ROM .
11 The MMC will analyse the merger to find out whether it falls within FTA 1973 and whether it operates against the public interest ( as defined by FTA 1973 , s84 ) .
12 Operators who have their tachograph charts analysed by an outside agency need to be careful about exactly what it is they are buying and whether it meets their requirements in protecting them from breaches of the law by their employees and agents .
13 SCOTVEC will need carefully to consider the validity and ease of operation of the new system , and whether it meets the needs of higher education and employers .
14 As part of this study , academics were asked if they had had any experience of integrated/interdisciplinary degree courses , and whether it had been positive or negative .
15 I confirm that , when undertaking a review we would consider what the board has done , how it has done it and whether it had achieved its objectives and we would draw the appropriate conclusions .
16 Why the sea anemone stays there and whether it gains anything from this relationship is not known .
17 The court had to have regard to the ascertainable defect in the mentality of the defendant , and whether it showed a predilection to do harm to others .
18 One of the things we talked about was the origin of the universe and whether it required a God to create it and set it going .
19 She asked herself whether it was possible that , after all , one or other of the Josephs had killed Sabine Jourdain and whether it happened because she knew of the drugs and not because of the Durances .
20 Planning Permission depends on the size of the work and whether it affects other priorities .
21 The successful re-use of an existing iron structure depends on the quality of the original construction and whether it has been subjected to significant alterations .
22 It depends on the breed of animal , how well it has been dealt with before its death , and whether it has been hung properly .
23 We indicate not only the location and amenities , but also the number of bedrooms in the hotel , and whether it has a lift .
24 When buying a baby seat check its weight , capacity and whether it has an integral harness and quick-release buckle .
25 Yet education has never guaranteed employment , and whether it has or has not been expected to , we must also consider the other purposes it may serve .
26 This study compares the methods used to diagnose pyloric stenosis at Camperdown children 's hospital during two periods , 1974–7 and 1988–91 , to determine whether imaging is being used more frequently and whether it has led to earlier diagnosis and better management of pyloric stenosis .
27 In very general terms , Marxist theorists look for the location of power in the wider social and economic structure of society There is continuing debate within Marxism over the exact role that the state ( or political level ) fulfils and whether it has any significant independence from the requirements of the owners of the means of production and the preservation of the system of capital accumulation In the long term , however , Marxists argue that the scope for human beings to choose freely and to shape their society as they wish is severely circumscribed by the private ownership of the means of production , the necessity of the state to respond to the crises and problems generated by capitalism as an economic system and the inequality of competition between different ideologies Elite theories do not go so far in limiting the scope for individuals to choose or to shape their societies They argue that individuals can choose , subjectively , to join , to maintain or to challenge the structure of power which exists .
28 The aim of this study is to investigate whether a subclinical impairment of the autonomic nervous system is present in patients with slow transit idiopathic constipation , and whether it has a possible role in the pathogenesis of this motility disorder .
29 Unfortunately , the division of the test into whether a duty exists and whether it has been broken , means that the court will have to consider similar factors for both .
30 Newco and its advisers should consider how the target has taken care of the well-being of its employees , and whether it has conformed to health and safety legislation .
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