Example sentences of "be [adj] whether it " in BNC.
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| 1 | You know before you 're sure whether it 's cos you know if you get into probation you see , that 's quite a specialized area and , and it may I think actually it might be it 's quite difficult to get into . |
| 2 | The glossy commercial features a killer whale … several seal lions and a voice-over by Angus Deayton , but some people are sceptical whether it 's the way to create the right impression |
| 3 | This tendency has no counterpart in Levi , and it may be doubtful whether it could live with the subject-matter of the camps . |
| 4 | Similarly , if parents are able to have their views upheld ( as might occur on an appeal against a decision not to reinstate a permanently excluded pupil ) , ‘ it may not be clear whether it is primarily the child 's right or the parents ' rights over upbringing which is being upheld ’ . |
| 5 | he or she does not need to look ponderously at each piece on the board to be sure whether it as a pawn or a king . |
| 6 | Welcome back from Hong Kong ( I do n't know exactly when you are due back , but this letter will still be relevant whether it 's next week or next month ) . |
| 7 | Some were doubtful whether it would actually work , but all shared a hope of something new , and all were to be given an equal chance . |
| 8 | Most English politicians , on the other hand , seemed confident that Elizabeth would attempt to introduce a Protestant form of worship , although they were unsure whether it would be based on the first or second Edwardian Prayer Book . |
| 9 | But without new supplies from Algeria it is doubtful whether it can sustain an offensive for long . |
| 10 | But , since this will be at the expense of their own republican or provincial governments , it is doubtful whether it will be regarded as a significant incentive . |
| 11 | Strict feudalism was a highly artificial way of making land produce knights , and it is doubtful whether it ever existed outside the imaginations of historians . |
| 12 | On paper , the Woodville empire is impressive , but it is doubtful whether it can be considered an independent power base . |
| 13 | It is doubtful whether it was ever such an issue for Wilkins . |
| 14 | Although commonly known as the Founder 's Jewel , it is doubtful whether it was in fact bequeathed to the College by William of Wykeham . |
| 15 | On paper , the Woodville empire is impressive , but it is doubtful whether it can be considered an independent power base . |
| 16 | His excellency crossed the floor of room B. It was n't a particularly interesting room and it 's doubtful whether it would have got a mention at all , had the Anti-Rex not chosen to enter it . |
| 17 | It was n't a particularly interesting café and it 's doubtful whether it would have got a mention at all had … do you ever get that strange feeling of déjà vu ? |
| 18 | While this would involve a significant number of companies and save their audit fee costs , it is arguable whether it would reduce the overall cost of regulation for small audit firms , since few practices would be able to deregister and eliminate their regulatory overheads . |
| 19 | The Local Government ( Miscellaneous Provisions ) Act 1976 is not designed for that purpose and it is dubious whether it could be used in that way . |
| 20 | It 's questionable whether it 's surviving now . |
| 21 | Even if the PLO did waive refugee rights , it is questionable whether it would be able to maintain such a waiver . |
| 22 | It is questionable whether it can become an agent to promote social work but is position is so central than an attempt must be made . |
| 23 | It is questionable whether it would be a topmost priority for us in the context of present economic circumstances to urge a substantial increase in the overall funding of postgraduate study . |
| 24 | I think it depends , if , if it 's red , whether you 've got time to let it breathe properly , and if it 's white whether it 's got time to , to be chilled properly . |
| 25 | The challenge is immense , and no one is sure whether it can be met . |
| 26 | It is moot whether it should be treated as metaphor or not . |
| 27 | As one train starts to move , a passenger gazing through his carriage window , observes movement but is unsure whether it is his own train that is moving or the train on the opposite line . |
| 28 | Caplan ( 1981 ) describes mother-daughter hostility as varying greatly across cultures , and is unsure whether it is culturally universal . |
| 29 | It is unclear whether it has recently changed hands . |
| 30 | America , in the middle of destroying Iraq 's army , and having given Israel Patriot air-defence missiles , crews and intelligence , is uncertain whether it should still be considered in Israel 's debt . |