Example sentences of "whether [adv] or " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Revenue will not subsequently be bound by any information or statements given , whether expressly or implicitly in relation to the claim . |
| 2 | Where a defendant in the face of evidence that a woman demonstrated lack of consent , alleges belief in consent on the basis of information given him by a third party , he may well , whether expressly or impliedly , be appealing to the idea of female masochism . |
| 3 | Would be suitable by anybody 's standard whether locally or by er centrally do n't volunteer either because they find working with councillors and local officials particularly in recent years when local authorities have become much more party political and that 's been a pity , or the suitable people are too busy running their own businesses . |
| 4 | In a similar way one can , on a broader scale , compare ‘ normal ’ patterns against each other , whether chronologically or geographically . |
| 5 | His choices of ends require no appeal to principles , not even any verbalization , only the discerning of conflict between inclinations and self-alerting to the situation , after which , whether instantaneously or after protracted exploration , one inclination spontaneously prevails . |
| 6 | Contained in their submissions , whether inadvertently or otherwise , was evidence that the military had decided to crush pro-democracy demonstrations 10 days in advance of the May 17-20 events . |
| 7 | What are the side effects of an assessment system believed by students ( whether rightly or wrongly ) to be competitive ? |
| 8 | A teaching profession with a better understanding and a wider knowledge of educational research would be more able to question those who indulge in ‘ jargon ’ and also have a solid base from which to put forward their views which , whether rightly or wrongly , still rely too heavily on intuitive feel for what is happening , and I feel confident that the STRN can help bring this about if Scottish teachers give it the support it deserves . |
| 9 | This is a very serious matter as , whether rightly or wrongly , it is the number of heads which impresses the Sports Council when issuing grant . |
| 10 | but the second way in which section fourteen arises is this slightly more oblique way , erm , it 's , it 's not really the question of competition law it 's more a question of administrative law or constitutional law , erm whether it arises on the question er , your Lordship will have to decide , but , if , if it does then we believe that our case is extremely strong , because what one is saying here is , is section fourteen a block to an article eighty five action , erm does it make it either virtually impossible or something lesser excessively difficult , er and we say er that that 's one aspect and two can we show it 's discriminatory , well we say first of all it is discriminatory because even on analysis of the bad faith argument they are putting in a claimant with an article eighty five case to an extraordinary length in order to make good his case , he first of all has to super declaration presumably that he is entitled to damages , but he ca n't get damages all he 's entitled to is the declaration if then do n't satisfy that claim by paying up and their not going to be ordered by the court to pay up because that 's a claim for damages and you ca n't have that then you have to sue them again on the basis of breach of bad faith , er no other provision in English law would go to that effect and that of course even , even that assumes whether rightly or wrongly and we say possibly wrongly that er , er the failure to comply with the judgment of the declaration would be bad faith within the meaning of the act , but even assuming it 's right it puts a plaintiff suing for breach of article eighty five in the worst position possible |
| 11 | Besides , whoever suffers the pain of adjustment will blame the United States , whether justly or not . |
| 12 | Pöhl has said , ‘ I continue to have substantial doubts whether all or any governments would really be willing to relinquish the monetary policy sovereignty of their countries . ’ |
| 13 | Controversial matters , such as the Investment Services Directive , European Company Statute , the Thirteenth Company Law Directive concerning takeover and other general bids , the Tenth Company Law Directive concerning cross-border mergers between public limited companies , and the Company Taxation Directive concerning arrangements for taking losses into account , have been left until last and it is not at all certain whether all or most of these directives will be adopted by the end of 1992 . |
| 14 | Though screening programmes for Duchenne muscular dystrophy have detected cases of Becker muscular dystrophy , whether all or any cases will be detected in this programme is not known . |
| 15 | At this time it is not possible to predict whether all or just part of the above listed data will be required by the public registry , or whether the public registry itself will be a part of a larger commercial registry that would include other trade and secured transactions . |
| 16 | However , there is no simple way of verifying whether all or any of those adopting the SPG response endorsed this line of reasoning . |
| 17 | Tredell 's analysis is perhaps too synchronic , suggesting that the various modes of literary theory coexist , whether easily or uneasily . |
| 18 | When they are authorised , whether generally or in relation to a particular allotment , the company may resolve by special resolution that section 89(1) shall not apply to a specified allotment under that authority or shall apply with such modifications as are specified in the resolution . |
| 19 | ‘ … if , in the course of any business of his , he gives ( by any means whatever ) to any consumers an indication which is misleading as to the price at which any goods , services , accommodation or facilities are available ( whether generally or from particular persons ) . ’ |
| 20 | Elite theorists have tended to concentrate not on the material interests but on a common ideology , whether broadly or narrowly defined . |
| 21 | Whether intentionally or not , police procedures may be biased against those of lower social status . |
| 22 | The censor on the other hand claims a moral and élitist superiority in his or her actions , and whether intentionally or not credits the user with virtually no powers of discrimination . |
| 23 | Whether intentionally or not , the effect of the exclusion was to dodge for the time being a major constitutional problem . |
| 24 | His first drawings mount , whether unconsciously or by design , a direct assault on our concept of beauty , obliging us to reexamine it . |
| 25 | They may well have elderly parents who need to be cared for , whether physically or materially , and they may cause a good deal of pressure . |
| 26 | The character of most parks depends substantially on a scattering of trees — whether individually or in clumps . |
| 27 | Most pupils will also enjoy an active presentation of plays and poetry , treated sensitively , and we include the enjoyment from reciting favourite poems aloud , whether individually or in the very successful choral speaking groups established in many schools . |
| 28 | It is a matter of principle for the Hong Kong government that it should not seek to restrict the numbers leaving , whether directly or by influencing resettlement countries . |
| 29 | Of course , at the end of the day they pay the same for them whether directly or through taxation , but if they pay for them directly , in return for service or as private insurance , then their incentives to work for them are greater and the economy benefits . |
| 30 | Clients will often look to their accountants for impartial guidance on a wide range of investment issues , yet too few practitioners meet this need with a pro-active approach to enhancing their clients ' overall financial wellbeing , whether directly or via an associate . |