Example sentences of "[noun] [subord] [prep] [conj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yusuf , who had returned with a smaller force than before and doubted the strength of his Spanish allies , abruptly withdrew . |
| 2 | Then we have a vote as to whether to accept or not to accept Mr 's addendum . |
| 3 | A decision by the South African goverment as to whether to carry out the proposed slaughter of over 30,000 Cape fur seals is imminent . |
| 4 | Secondly , the courts have however emphasised that tribunals possess a discretion as to whether to allow such representation , and are willing to review the manner in which the discretion is exercised . |
| 5 | It was argued on behalf of the Minister that the legislation gave him an unfettered discretion as to whether to refer or not . |
| 6 | Member states were allowed a discretion as to whether to include a state of the art defence and its inclusion is controversial as states which do have the defence could become testing grounds for new products . |
| 7 | However , the courts possess considerable discretion as to whether to utilise this armoury . |
| 8 | Extensive prises were levied in 1336 and 1337 to supply the English armies in Scotland and the garrisons of English-held castles there , and the new method of levying the lay subsidy , first adopted in 1334 , yielded larger sums than before and increased the fiscal pressure on the poorer sections of the population . |
| 9 | and it would be a good guide I think for people as to whether to have meters or not . |
| 10 | It may be a choice as to whether to do X or not , or as to whether to do X , Y , or Z or as to how or when to do X. |
| 11 | Where a house has a river in front of it and a bridge across the river with a sign saying the bridge is dangerous , this is not an adequate warning , as any visitor has no choice as to whether to use the bridge . |
| 12 | The limitation that can now be placed on the child-bearing and child-rearing years gives women a greater choice as to whether to return to work sooner , later or not at all . |
| 13 | As we have seen the courts have considerable choice as to whether to categorise an issue as one of law or fact . |
| 14 | The plaintiff was volenti as he had freedom of choice as to whether to attempt a rescue and there was a novus actus interveniens as the danger had passed . |
| 15 | We do have a choice as to whether to make the connection or not , but , as I have said , unless one is aware of it forming at the time , the bond is likely to build up at the instinctive level . |
| 16 | Recent decisions as to whether to grant leave to go to judicial review , and High Court determinations , suggest that much hinges on the court 's interpretation of statutory duties and points of law . |
| 17 | Residential workers need to take part in the decisions as to whether to admit children to care , and , if so , when and on what basis . |
| 18 | Although it might be very easy to steal from a friend or colleague and not get caught most people would feel this to be ‘ wrong ’ , yet such feelings may not exert such a strong influence over decisions as to whether to steal from a larger and less personal victim . |
| 19 | ‘ After Joveworth went I was really in two minds as to whether to pack it in . |
| 20 | On the other hand , when the amount produced is such that the demand price is less than the supply price , sellers receive less than is sufficient to make it worth their while to bring goods to market on that scale ; so that those who were just on the margin of doubt as to whether to go on producing are decided not to do so , and there is an active force at work tending to diminish the amount brought forward for sale . |
| 21 | Does my right hon. Friend accept that the Government 's position puts all the responsibility as to whether to prosecute on local authorities ? |
| 22 | Shall we say then that he has drifted spontaneously through the crisis without ever making a rational decision as to whether to go or not ? |
| 23 | And , in a few weeks when he sees how business is going , he will make the decision as to whether to confirm you in the part or to recast . ’ |
| 24 | They 're too embarrassed to actually part with them and so you have this very difficult decision as to whether to insist that you have their laundry or whether you allow them to go on doing that , causing them to live in a smelly environment . |
| 25 | Part of the decision as to whether to justify text or not should rest on the type of product that is being produced . |
| 26 | In any event , we would suggest that a decision as to whether to advertise the opportunity is deferred at least until you have had an opportunity to review the output of the earlier search activity . |
| 27 | The county council tenant must be left to manage his business and land as he sees fit and this includes his individual conscious decision as to whether to allow fox hunting across his land . |
| 28 | We would stress that although we can advise on the pros and cons of each offer , the final decision as to whether to proceed and with whom rests ultimately with Mature Business PLC 's shareholders . |
| 29 | Two methods of preparing the potencies , the Hahnemannian and the Korsakoff , exist and the decision as to whether to use high or low potencies varies with the type of illness present and the prescriber . |
| 30 | And had the latter been the case , Churchill , almost his only substantial political ally of 1936 , would in 1940 have been confronted with a very awkward decision as to whether to intern his sovereign . |