Example sentences of "whether it is [prep] " in BNC.

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1 All finished product , whether it is for EMI or another record company , is transported to a distribution centre .
2 It makes no difference whether it is for manumission or its content is pecuniary .
3 I 'm psyched up to make an appearance on Wednesday if I get the chance , whether it is for one minute or 10 . ’
4 We alter our language according to whom we are talking to , what we are writing about , whether it is for social , transactional or literary purposes , and so on .
5 The quantity and the period for leasing can be perfectly adapted to your needs : whether it is for 10 , 100 or 1000 machines ( or as many as you need ) for 4 , 8 or 12 weeks ( or as long as it is profitable for you ) .
6 We see the new concern as arising in an era of restraint , but see that the case for value for money stands apart from the political stance taken — whether it is for or against cuts in local government expenditure .
7 ‘ ( 1 ) Whether it is for the buyer to take possession of the goods or for the seller to send them to the buyer is a question depending in each case on the contract , express or implied , between the parties .
8 Marie Hegarty , head of the business department , said : ‘ Whether it is for pleasure or profit the care of horses requires a considerable commitment in time and money .
9 If you would like a contact number added please let us know , indicating whether it is for business ( B ) , evenings and weekends ( H ) or both .
10 In the following chapters we shall first look at some of the issues that all bereaved people need to talk about , whether it is with a friend or with the professional worker who specializes in meeting bereaved people .
11 Whether it is of constant length or is ductile will affect both the area and the shape .
12 Each separate strand is simple , whether it is of cotton , cane or clay .
13 Another method for dosing ‘ careful ’ patients is also suggested in the same chapter whereby the pellet is dissolved in 200 ( approx.8ml ) , 300 ( 12ml ) or 400 drops ( 16ml ) of a 50% brandy solution , depending on whether it is to be weaker or stronger , and one , two , three or several drops , according to the irritability of the patient , are dropped into a cup containing a tablespoon of water .
14 Whether it is to the mite or its faeces that the victim becomes sensitive , once itching has started the discomfort gets progressively worse .
15 One of the simplest and most basic semantic judgements one can make concerning an utterance in one 's native language is whether it is to some degree odd or not .
16 ( 4 ) If the provision of a specimen other than a specimen of breath may be required in pursuance of this section the question whether it is to be a specimen of blood or a specimen of urine shall be decided by the constable making the requirement , but if a medical practitioner is of the opinion that for medical reasons a specimen of blood can not or should not be taken the specimen shall be a specimen of urine .
17 whether it is to be conducted in your own workplace or elsewhere
18 The offline manager must specify for each media item whether it is to be used for primary or secondary purposes , although there is no absolute requirement to make them of different media types .
19 ( b ) Separate practice The decision must be taken as to whether the business of a new office is to be integrated with that of the main office or whether it is to be run ( or the extent to which it is to be run ) as a separate , self-financing enterprise or even a separate partnership but using the same firm-name .
20 The choice of reference , whether it is to be to expert or arbitrator , is in any event usually made at the time of the original contract which precedes the time when the parties know whether they have an " issue to settle " or a " formulated dispute " , and they will be obliged to use whatever procedure was stipulated , unless they make some fresh agreement .
21 The question is whether it is worth while to make an alteration by which you will gain at most two and a half minutes …
22 The police officer on patrol has to ask whether it is worth proceeding with and against every suspect , and will often decide it is not worth it .
23 Therefore the problem for us is not necessarily to get clients to install a new identity , but rather to find out which ‘ corporate communications ’ are unintelligible , and then to ask — in today 's cost-conscious times — whether it is worth putting them out at all .
24 In practice a confidence level has to be developed within each activity , which can then be used to determine whether it is worth pursuing downstream activities or not .
25 In the end , the argument is about whether it is worth the cost of reflecting capital values in the accounts .
26 I may look into the cost , work involved and practicalities of doing it mainly electronically as well as whether it is worth starting it at this stage of the season .
27 But Gray is unlikely to be axed simply to silence the unjustified demands of the minority but he must wonder whether it is worth carrying on anyway when the supporters are so fickle .
28 As we shall discuss in the next chapter , there is a lot more work to be done before the causal process underlying this relationship is laid bare : we do not know whether it is through buying a better diet or better medical care , for example , that richer countries improve their life expectancy .
29 With each path there are associated a couple of numbers : one represents the size of a wave and the other represents the position in the cycle ( i.e. , whether it is at a crest or a trough ) .
30 ‘ Time is quickly running out for the army to show whether it is on the side of the people , ’ said the Bosnian Interior Minister , Mr Alija Delimustafic .
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