Example sentences of "whether it [be] [verb] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | How significant is the development of fairness , whether it be seen as synonymous with natural justice or in juxtaposition thereto ? |
| 2 | Some aspects of the creation of a good alphabetical subject index , whether it be printed or computer-based , recur in any subject approach to information . |
| 3 | That clergy and musicians ensure the continuing place of psalmody in Anglican worship , whether it be sung or said ( 535–537 ) . |
| 4 | The governing factors , whether it be marketing or computers or finance , are the same for a big or small company . |
| 5 | And that we are making progress in locating the ship — whether it be sunk or pirated . ’ |
| 6 | Other factors which influence the perception of risk include the degree of trust in the organisation ; familiarity and understanding of the technology ; the extent of involvement in the decision making process ; whether it is believed that more could be done to reduce risk ; comparisons with accepted risks ; and — last but not least — the fairness in the distribution of the risks and benefits . |
| 7 | The chairman can then , whether it is justified or not , tell his board of directors and his shareholders how successful the whole exercise has been in terms of customer relations and exposure for the company and its services . |
| 8 | If you can think of any way in which you can reduce the impact of your job on the environment , whether it is minimising or recycling waste , increasing energy efficiency or substituting materials with less hazardous alternatives , then let your manager know . |
| 9 | There are also a good many ‘ users ’ of the service who are treated involuntarily , where a family member , friend or professional has determined that he or she shall receive treatment and care whether it is wanted or not , because it is judged to be in the best interests of the individual 's health or safety . |
| 10 | In practical terms , whether one has realistic access to the power to initiate a legislative proposal may be as important as whether , once a proposal is initiated , one has a say in whether it is adopted or not . |
| 11 | Whether it is adopted or not will depend on ‘ the strength , organisation and cohesiveness of the various social classes struggling in that particular society ’ ( Urry 1981 : 94 ) . |
| 12 | We should be grateful for your advice on whether this is a loophole which is likely to be quickly closed or whether it is intended that this type of business should benefit in this way . |
| 13 | whether it is funded or unfunded |
| 14 | The concept is that applicants should be given credit for prior learning whether it is certificated or uncertificated providing it is at the right level and relevant to the qualification being sought . |
| 15 | Similarly , an increase in the supply of money will have real output effects whether it is anticipated or otherwise . |
| 16 | The moth , moreover , can tell whether the bat is to the right or left ( because it has an ear on each side ) and whether it is approaching or moving away . |
| 17 | Before my hon. Friend further develops his theme , will he explain whether it is envisaged that measures that might result from the Bill will include action to control traffic on narrow roads ? |
| 18 | ( 3 ) The very process of production may or may not be auratic , depending again on whether it is individualized or collective , and the extent to which it is expressive ( auratic ) or impersonal ( nonauratic ) . |
| 19 | Comment : Though the inspectorate gives advice , it is unclear what this is , whether it is taken and what happens if it is ignored . |
| 20 | The speed with which investors react to changes in wealth is dependent upon whether such changes are anticipated and whether it is thought that any gains are transitory in nature , arising from short-term price variability independent of the underlying trend rate of growth . |
| 21 | If the debts and expenses have not been paid but have been secured , the report must state whether it is considered that the security is satisfactory ( r 6.207(3) ) . |
| 22 | I assume Chairman that that if this amendment is whether it is carried or not we should be debating the other amendments separately . |
| 23 | If a law is such that there are no criteria whereby an independent observer might decide whether it is obeyed or deviated from , the law in question can not be called a " law " in any intelligible sense . |
| 24 | The Paris court must consider whether it is entitled or competent to act on a decision taken in a foreign country such a long time ago . |
| 25 | Well the surface weather observer will take temperature , pressure , humidity , erm the wind speed and direction , he will study visibility , he will see whether it 's raining or there are showers in his vicinity , erm study the amount of cloud , the type of cloud above him as he can see it , erm all these details will feed in onto a routine hourly observation . |
| 26 | Whether it 's snowing or blocked by another plane , we have to be able to accept planes again as soon as possible . |
| 27 | Some women , and hopefully more women , will turn that into political action — whether that 's demanding a playgroup for or whether it 's demanding that their political leaders were mainly male , pay more attention to women . |
| 28 | SERAFIN : … whether it 's recording or not . |
| 29 | Which is quite an admirable trait , because most people seem hell bent on playing all over every single track , whether it 's needed or not . ’ |
| 30 | He can hardly have been wearing a ski mask in the street at that hour of the morning , whether it was snowing or not . ’ |