Example sentences of "whether it [is] [vb pp] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 Will he tell us whether it is intended to give help for water projects , sanitation or afforestation ?
2 I suppose this opens the debate about whether a limited edition guitar like this one , which has a projected run of only 200 units , is ever likely to be used as an everyday instrument , or whether it is destined to end up mute behind glass in a collection somewhere .
3 To some extent , an important factor is the computer program itself , whether it is a commonplace program , carrying out mundane operations , or whether it is designed to do something novel , whether the purpose of the program can be said to be in the nature of a trade secret .
4 COATS Viyella , the textile group which expects to hear whether it is allowed to take over rival Tootal in the next few days , has sold its medical businesses to Pharma-Plast Holdings for £12m .
5 ‘ Ideology ’ is an indispensable term in sociological analysis , but the first level of difficulty is whether it is used to describe : ( a ) the formal and conscious beliefs of a class or other social group — as in the common usage of ‘ ideological ’ to indicate general principles or theoretical positions or , as so often unfavourably , dogmas ; or ( b ) the characteristic world-view or general perspective of a class or other social group , which will include formal and conscious beliefs but also less conscious , less formulated attitudes , habits and feelings , or even unconscious assumptions , bearings and commitments .
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