Example sentences of "is whether " in BNC.
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| 1 | A more reliable test is whether a fruit comes away from the plant without much persuasion . |
| 2 | What remains uncertain is whether consciousness is a separate phenomenon which needs explaining , like language or vision , or whether it is simply an attribute of certain neural processes in the same way as high reflectance is an attribute of the piece of paper you are looking at while you read this , something which is simply part of the physical characteristics of the brain or the paper . |
| 3 | I invite you up here and all you think is whether the dyke is full of nitrates poisoning the villagers . ’ |
| 4 | The question is whether the same remit could be fulfilled by different means ? |
| 5 | The question for the Government is whether the British financial markets , with their notoriously short-term horizons , are capable of handling long-term projects of this magnitude . |
| 6 | What is not at all clear is whether one highly visible target — incineration — is anything like a major ingredient in the pollution cocktail , even at Pontypool . |
| 7 | No , what I want to know is whether the US is gripped by a wave of fear of the Japanese . |
| 8 | The question is whether young children learn best by studying at their own pace through relatively informal ‘ activity ’ methods in small groups ( which , to some parents , looks suspiciously like playing ) , or whether they should learn the three Rs sitting at their desks in a more competitive and disciplined environment . |
| 9 | The question is whether road pricing is the best response to the problem , since it focuses on just one aspect — inadequate road space in central areas — as if road congestion and delay were the primary issues to resolve . |
| 10 | Among nationalist politicians , the main question on the UDR is whether the force should be abolished or whether , with radical changes , it could be rendered more acceptable to Catholics . |
| 11 | The big question now is whether Mr Mitsotakis will win an overall majority next month . |
| 12 | Another subject on which intense confusion remains is whether or not the US was ever offered a chance to apprehend General Noriega ( wanted in Florida on drugs charges ) . |
| 13 | But the main area of controversy is whether simply obtaining unauthorised access to a computer should be a crime . |
| 14 | The big question now is whether Communist MPs , most of whom come from the old school , will apply for membership of the new party . |
| 15 | The question is whether The Sixteen , having revived this work , could breathe life into their performance . |
| 16 | The question now is whether this openness , of which the common access protocol Tramp is a crucial component , will set the standard for cooperation between London 's fragmented futures and options exchanges . |
| 17 | So the main tension in Around The World In 80 Days ( BBC 1 ) , in which Michael Palin does a Phileas Fogg , is whether the famously amiable presenter will ever rise to a barbed remark . |
| 18 | England 's one fitness doubt tomorrow concerns Phillip DeFreitas , who was resting a sore elbow yesterday , but otherwise their major problem is whether to play both their spinners . |
| 19 | One of the most important variables which structures the operation of discretion is whether the offender shows ‘ the right attitude ’ . |
| 20 | Relative advantage over other existing products — the importance here is whether the potential consumers perceive advantage in the product , which can be for many reasons |
| 21 | The question for us , for the Conservative Party , is whether , having seen this , we put the file into the ‘ Too Difficult ’ tray and ‘ pass by on the other side ’ . |
| 22 | The only realistic question that poses itself is whether Britain can help to determine the how and the when of reunification . |
| 23 | Today the dominant question is whether a country that can draw on the manpower and technology of two advanced industrial countries could become too powerful to be accommodated inside the European Community where the leading nations , Britain , France and Italy , would have populations only half the size of a new Germany . |
| 24 | The question is whether this can be achieved without some form of outside aid . |
| 25 | The crux of the matter is whether compensation should be paid to the investors : if Sir Anthony has thus decided , then the Government should duly oblige . |
| 26 | The main concern now is whether it can generate enough advertising revenue in a more competitive market to stave off programming and scheduling compromises to make it more popular and to build its audience . |
| 27 | What is less certain is whether the whole complex machinery for monetary union will be in place by the start of 1993 , as most EC leaders want . |
| 28 | What is less certain is whether the whole complex machinery for monetary union will be in place by the start of 1993 , as most EC leaders want . |
| 29 | The only problem is whether everything is going to get sucked down in the process . |
| 30 | The Wall Street Journal , which talked this week of the ‘ absurdity of the charges ’ in the GAF trial , concluded : ‘ What 's on trial as much as GAF is whether federal prosecutors in the Wall Street cases know whom to prosecute , with whom to plea bargain , and whom to leave alone . ’ |