Example sentences of "issue [be] whether [conj] " in BNC.

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1 In this more specific area of debate , the issue is whether or not the child will be so badly handicapped that it will be unable to sustain a life which society would consider to be in any sense worthwhile .
2 The issue is whether or not there should be a strong framework and organizational commitment to instruments of public policy or whether or not there is a belief that such interventions are illegitimate and best left to the mysterious movements of market forces .
3 The issue is whether or not the land is open land or not open land ?
4 The real issue is whether or not our results have some general message .
5 The central issue is whether or not a Third World bourgeoisie can become hegemonic in its own realm and drive towards ‘ real ’ development ( as Becker asserts for Peru 's ‘ New Bourgeoisie ’ ) or whether the only realistic option for Third World bourgeoisies , under the present system of global capitalist hegemony , is to throw their lot in with the TNCs , as Evans argues for the triple alliance in Brazil .
6 For example , " Mum , can I go out to play ? " indicates that the two people in the improvisation are mother and child and that the issue is whether or not the child is allowed out .
7 The issue is whether or not the defendant 's lawyer should have told his client about the state of the title and the risks arising therefrom and I did n't have any difficulty in coming to the conclusion on that matter without the aid of expert evidence and erm the judge then goes on to deal with the authorities .
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