Example sentences of "[subord] [prep] whether [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if we put a little bit more effort into specifying requirements more tightly , then there 'd be less argument at the end of the day as to whether we 've done a good job or a bad job . |
| 2 | There was , there was a debate as to whether we went in or er |
| 3 | We 're the ones that have said to Jehovah I am dedicating my life to you , I am going to do this , do that and the other and it 's up to us as to whether we do it , so it requires effort , first , five , six , also says let us stay awake , keep our senses first Peter , five , eight keep your senses , be watchful and then first Corinthians , ten , twelve which I think the song was based on let him think that he is standing , beware , beware , beware that he does not fall , if you think things are going along nicely and you 're in a comfortable little corner , a little niche in the truth , and it 's just how you like it , and it 's just the way you want it to be and there 's the time we need to be aware because there 's an opening for Satan to get into to make us fall . |
| 4 | This is quite useful for you to refer to , this booklet , but do please tell your clients you 're not a doctor , it 's very much up to the client 's doctor and our medical underwriters , as to whether we pay out or not . |
| 5 | IBOA members in Northern Ireland are to be balloted as to whether they wish to accept or reject the Recommendation of the Tribunal . |
| 6 | Older people we know want to be offered more ways of preventing illness , so you know , they have to really be informed , er we want them to know about it so then they can make the choice as to whether they take it up with their G P . |
| 7 | Their utilitarian contribution to our welfare should not , in other words , be our criterion as to whether they survive or not . |
| 8 | The investment hinges on market research currently being conducted among existing and prospective customers as to whether they favour an upgraded ATP or an entirely new aircraft . |
| 9 | There is a long list of greenhouse plants in no need of artificial heat and an even greater number of those which do , with an indication as to whether they require a very hot stove or moderate warmth . |
| 10 | Each pie chart shows the proportion of axes found in three areas , classified as to whether they came from the south Downs , Wessex , East Anglia or other mines ( after Craddock et al , 1983 ) . |
| 11 | If Woonerven had been expensive , there must be doubt as to whether they had been value for money . |
| 12 | Additional relieving officers were to be appointed to keep close watch on paupers , to enquire of neighbours and relatives as to whether they had undisclosed earnings or , in the case of single women , regular male friends capable of supporting them . |
| 13 | Thus , in the present study we evaluated gastric clearance of indigestible markers , orocaecal transit time , colonic transit time , and gall bladder contraction in two groups of diabetic patients who differed as to whether they had or did not have signs of autonomic neuropathy affecting the cardiovascular system . |
| 14 | Informed consent was obtained and patients were questioned as to whether they had experienced any upper abdominal pain or heartburn in the two weeks before endoscopy . |
| 15 | This is the doctrine — to put it roughly — that actions are right or wrong according as to whether they increase or decrease the amount of happiness in the world . |
| 16 | In the absence of differential income and capital gains taxes , transaction costs , etc. , shareholders will be indifferent as to whether they receive their return in the form of dividends or capital gains . |
| 17 | Beliefs are acceptable or not according as to whether they succeed in their goal of conforming to reality and receive credit or discredit for this by being called true or false . |
| 18 | The phenomenon of second homes in rural areas has been quite widely researched , although there is debate as to their definition ( Dower 1977 ; Davies and O'Farrell 1981 ) and little agreement as to whether they constitute a ‘ curse or a blessing ’ ( Coppock 1977 ) . |
| 19 | Sorry , when I say in the main , some of it I might , I just want to clarify with the quality committee as to whether they agree or not . |
| 20 | ‘ It is being left to the GPs ’ discretion in certain parts of the town as to whether they believe families should be immunised . ’ |
| 21 | There seems the possibility of a regular dialogue between umpires and batsmen as the batsmen seek confirmation as to whether they have played a shot , or on the likely height of the next delivery . |
| 22 | Selfing populations of plants could be valuable material , although the retention of unused yet presumably expensive floral features in some populations raised doubts as to whether they have been selfing for long enough to reach evolutionary equilibrium . |
| 23 | But once granted that we have adequate ground for interpreting people 's preferences as those of conscious beings , it is not clear why it should be denied that we have adequate clues as to whether they have pleasant or unpleasant experiences under various circumstances and for some judgements about the degree of the pleasure or pain involved which allow interpersonal comparisons . |
| 24 | High-tech companies have been a bit better , but even there , says Sir Eric , there is a serious question as to whether they have recruited anything like enough graduates . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | But David Lowe , vice-president of the League of Friends of Darlington Memorial Hospital , which sent out the letters , said it was up to individual members as to whether they contributed . |
| 27 | Vitally for small manufacturers , the more parts they use from large manufacturers that have already gained Type Approval in another application , the cheaper the tests will be ; MIRA 's inspectors will be able to cross-check data they already hold for , say , a wheel , a light or a mirror , using their discretion as to whether they think its new role is fit and proper . |
| 28 | Women managers have a choice as to whether they wear trousers or a skirt . |
| 29 | The plaintiff must act voluntarily , so any person who has no choice as to whether they enter premises is not volenti . |
| 30 | It is not uncommon for different members of the same court to be in agreement as to the contents of the procedural duty , but to differ as to whether they describe this as resulting from natural justice or fairness . |