Example sentences of "[vb -s] [conj] [prep] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since confidence ratings were obtained in addition to Yes/No responses it is possible to plot ROC curves for either subjects or stimuli and hence calculate separate measures of recognition sensitivity ( i.e. the ability of subjects to discriminate targets from distractors ) and response criterion bias ( i.e. the tendency to give particular types of response independently of any knowledge a subject has as to whether a film was a target or distractor ) . |
| 2 | The benefit of the contract is only assignable if it makes no difference to the person on whom the obligation lies as to whether the obligation is discharged to the vendor or to the purchaser . |
| 3 | The thought inevitably occurs as to whether his studies and the sharing of his uncle 's austerities had undermined his health . |
| 4 | No record exists as to whether or not he was embalmed . |
| 5 | If any doubt exists as to whether a group engagement letter covers the particular assignment in question an additional letter should be requested . |
| 6 | In situations where doubt exists as to whether a transaction has resulted in an asset or expense what questions should be posed ? |
| 7 | They constructed in this way true arches with radiating voussoirs , but a controversy exists as to whether the European origins here are Etruscan or Roman , as Etruscan examples all date from the later period of the third century B.C. onwards when Roman supremacy over the Etruscans was being established . |
| 8 | There has been much debate since the Judicature Acts as to whether they did something more than fuse the two systems at a procedural level , namely to change the substantive law . |
| 9 | Practice varies as to whether the investor should disclose the due diligence report to the vendor . |
| 10 | Otherwise , if a minister is criticised , no clear pattern emerges as to whether he will resign . |
| 11 | The only explanation proposed to date for the absence of to after the modal auxiliaries ( Mittwoch 1990 : 127-9 ) is , by the author 's own admission , " entirely syntactic " : to is analysed as a modal itself , and since the grammar " must include a constraint against two modals in sequence in order to rule out examples such as * If John agreed to baby-sit , we would can go " , it follows that to and the modals can not co-occur . |
| 12 | The decision follows as to whether to have the baby or an abortion , assuming the pregnancy is made known early enough . |
| 13 | But while there now seems little doubt that the drawing is by Leonardo , the question remains as to whether the theft had royal approval . |
| 14 | Having said this , the question still remains as to whether such records , particularly where associated with unfamiliar curricular approaches , can successfully challenge the status of external examination certificates in the eyes of the world at large , especially parents and employers . |
| 15 | As Parrinder also indicates , the question remains as to whether the " aims of English " can be formulated other than in terms of humanism , a question which will be considered in the Conclusion . |
| 16 | The question remains as to whether the register of charges maintained by the Registrar of Companies accurately reflects the extent of the incumbrances on a company 's property . |
| 17 | The question remains as to whether British policy-makers can fairly argue that by fighting ‘ from within ’ , although they may not have entirely succeeded in limiting the battleground to issues of trade and markets , they have nevertheless ensured that the economic policy itself has pointed in the right direction . |
| 18 | Given cutbacks in education budgets , the question remains as to whether any LEA could provide the resources required to make significant and lasting changes in school practice . |
| 19 | Nevertheless , the question still remains as to whether there is more to the situation than a simple failure in superego-development and a consequent antagonism towards all forms of authority and restraint . |
| 20 | So Andy Legg is still out the question remains as to whether Gary will be in the starting lineup after Tony impressive performance against Forrest . |
| 21 | Debate continues as to whether General Joffre or General Joseph Galliéni ( 1849–1916 ) deserves most credit for the Allied victory on the Marne . |
| 22 | I remember housing studies , for example , was one of the crunch points as to whether you could actually make a degree out of something of that kind . |
| 23 | Second , if the patient breathes , however weakly and albeit without the regularity or strength to sustain himself , or otherwise demonstrates some sign of brain-stem functioning , then the question arises as to whether or not to switch the machine on again . |
| 24 | No question arises as to whether they are alive or not ; they clearly are . |
| 25 | The question then arises as to whether human activity has exacerbated and is continuing to exacerbate the drought process and whether it can be mitigated by better land management . |
| 26 | Given that urban districts may be subject to geographically uneven patterns of investment and disinvestment , the question arises as to whether urban redevelopment funds are targeted to those neighbourhoods most lacking in capital or those where private revitalisation is already well established . |
| 27 | But the question then arises as to whether all this interactive effort serves only to facilitate the internalization of linguistic knowledge , as Long appears to imply , or whether it does not also develop the executive ability referred to earlier , whereby the learner can access that knowledge in a range of communicative contexts . |
| 28 | When techniques are applied in the classroom and their effects are monitored , the question arises as to whether and to what extent these effects call for an adjustment of the techniques as realizations of a particular principle , or for a reappraisal of the principle itself . |
| 29 | The question naturally arises as to whether liberalisation of policy leads to greater inflows of direct investment . |
| 30 | The further question arises as to whether the myth is not false to what we know to be the case concerning the origin of humankind . |