Example sentences of "whether [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Whether the final total is £5 or £5,000 , it is all very much needed . |
| 2 | ‘ Whether the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel or the Stanze of Raphael should be regarded as the culminating effort of modern art , has long been the subject of controversy ’ ; but they both received double asterisks . |
| 3 | The art criticism in such books generally has a slant , questioning whether the country or places have had a determining influence on art . |
| 4 | And we have a government which has been slow to worry whether the people there die of Aids . |
| 5 | This brings with it the corollary that it is not always apparent whether the beliefs he expresses are Ackroyd 's or those of the writer to whom he is exposed , or both . |
| 6 | Peter Ackroyd has here performed the not impossible feat of plagiarising himself — while leaving the reader in doubt as to whether the writer shares this implausible estimate of Chatterton 's marvellous buoyancy . |
| 7 | And anyone who doubts whether the method can safely be transferred to literature should consult one of Amis 's best novels , Ending up . |
| 8 | But whether the statement is rhetoric or reality , particularly for Mr Charles Haughey and the rest of the Fianna Fáil leadership , we will have to wait and see . |
| 9 | Drinkers have a right to know whether the beer they are drinking is a genuine barley malt product or whether it is stuffed full of such tasty ingredients as corn syrup , propylene glycol alginate , amyloglucosidase , papain enzymes and potassium metabisulphite . |
| 10 | A traditional interior does not have to be incompatible with accommodating whole families , nor with providing meals ; yet an increasing number of old pub interiors are being sacrificed on the altar of the identikit eating house — whether the brewer 's concept be a downmarket steakhouse or part of a family restaurant chain masquerading as an independent local concern . |
| 11 | The new street elevation proposed by the architects ( Waterhouse Ripley Adie Button ) has been sensitively treated ; however , the extension to the north will necessitate diluting much of the pub 's evocative and cosy proportions , and it remains to be seen whether the design of the newly-created bar areas survives comparison with the adjacent historic interiors . |
| 12 | Decide whether the pest is a serious threat or merely a nuisance . |
| 13 | It is his responsibility to decide whether the glider should be manned at the nose or tail , and whether someone is needed in the cockpit . |
| 14 | It also applies during the landing itself and the ground run , whether the wing-down or crabbing method is being used . |
| 15 | Much also depends on the seating positions and whether the pilot is expecting the extra ‘ g ’ and prepares for it by tensing himself up . |
| 16 | The Environmental Health Officer and Occupational Therapist will also want to comment on these plans , to give advice on whether the planned work is suitable and acceptable . |
| 17 | In the light of such a polemic stand , it begs the question whether the revelation of how crime figures are manipulated by the police to sustain institutional beliefs ( see Chapter 5 ) could be said to undermine democracy or be classified as sedition . |
| 18 | No one seems to have asked whether the Staff College could have taken on this job , but then again such anti-intellectualism is apparent even in the Bramshill Scholars ' Association . |
| 19 | The doctor advises the referee of the injury caused but it is the referee who decides whether the bout should continue . |
| 20 | I think we should cover Dull , and see whether the man there has had his wits cleared by the smell of fresh shite under his nose . ’ |
| 21 | Next day and the day after that Mr Flemyng rode his horse along the slope south of the town , as though to exercise his dogs , and looked down at the site through an opera-glass , trying to make out whether the workmen were forming a mob . |
| 22 | Whether the parents planted a cedar tree in honour of the occasion , as another custom dictated ( girls only got a pine tree ! ) we do not know , but we can rest assured that the salutation-prayer was made with particular relish for this first son of a first son : ‘ A boy is born into the world ; a blessing has come into the world . ’ |
| 23 | Nor did she nod to them or smile or turn to see whether the dark man was there and whether he was painting . |
| 24 | For a second or so we are undecided about whether the patch is an after-image or a spot of mildew on the wall . |
| 25 | It allows the psychologist to determine whether the subject has detected a change in a stimulus or can discriminate between two stimuli . ) |
| 26 | One of the patients could not categorize the expression on faces that she was shown in photographs in terms of whether the expression was one of happiness , anger , surprise and so on . |
| 27 | I invite you up here and all you think is whether the dyke is full of nitrates poisoning the villagers . ’ |
| 28 | I wonder whether the umpire 's attitude would have been the same if the offender had been his opponent , the comparatively unknown Grant Connell . |
| 29 | Also there were doubts as to whether the panelling in the proposed new location was strong enough to take the weight of the new clock and its ‘ sculptured ’ bracket . |
| 30 | It is important to check whether the dead person left any instructions with the Will about the funeral , or wished the body to be given for medical research ( see Section 7 ) , or organs to be donated for transplantation ( see Section 8 ) . |