Example sentences of "[prep] whether [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This was originally posed by David Singer in 1961 as the problem of whether to account for the behaviour of the international system in terms of the behaviour of the nation states comprising it or vice versa . |
| 2 | Even choice of proper names , or of whether to call a character fair or dark-haired , is a matter of style — in this Halliday the pluralist must agree with Lodge the monist . |
| 3 | In the final instance the golfer could simply refuse to work with his agent , who would then be faced with the problem of whether to sue his erstwhile client — a very expensive , long-winded and unsatisfactory process . |
| 4 | The dilemma of whether to improve ( or not ) an old building which may not be needed in a few years ' time can last for decades . |
| 5 | er and therefore for that very reason do not like to see the Government going in for a whole series of embarrassing defeats er and erm getting into very grave difficulties with an important Bill and I therefore arise only to ask my Noble Friend er at the last minute would like to consider very seriously erm a conciliatory reply of whether accepting er the amendments with er or er or some of them er with er er er view to their reconsideration or asking those who propose them to defer them from to from today 's sitting , there 's still further sittings ahead , but whether he was prepared to ask them to give him a chance to reflect without incurring serious Government defeats to reflect further on whether further amendments can not and should not be made . |
| 6 | However , others find that coffee aggravates their Cystitis , so you are really the best judge of whether to use this measure or not . |
| 7 | This problem clearly relates to the question of cost and benefits of particular accounting information systems which can not be ignored in the consideration of whether to use a single factory-wide overhead rate or a separate rate for each cost centre . |
| 8 | The choice of whether to use the money wage version , , or the price version , of the Phillips curve depends upon the nature of the problem being examined . |
| 9 | THE question of whether to use our own labour or contractors ' is a tricky one . |
| 10 | Whilst this decision has been criticised as a " narrow " interpretation of the law ( ibid ) , our examination of the nature of casual working and the characteristics of the casual labour force in the hotels and catering sector raises the question of whether according casual workers employee status , and thus bringing them within the coverage of employment protection legislation , would be of any great relevance . |
| 11 | That evening Valeria and I discussed the problem of whether to carry on with our mission or not . |
| 12 | It was a question of whether to turn away with tears in her eyes , admitting failure , or giving Amsterdam a taste of her temper . |
| 13 | It used to be a case of whether United would win the title again before Doomsday . |
| 14 | Finally , this decision amounts to the choice of whether to pick up the artist 's annual option . |
| 15 | We also support the element of flexibility within the arrangements whereby community citizens have the option of whether to vote in their country of residence or in the home country via a postal ballot . |
| 16 | Mick Hayes believes the only way to get to the bottom of whether living next to power cables can damage your health is a full-scale Government inquiry . |
| 17 | While civil servants and directors wade through the legal quagmire of whether to record unmet needs , many staff who have to implement the policy are already up to their necks in it . |
| 18 | The kind of determinism dominant in the book is exemplified in his discussion of tense : On the other hand it could be said that the English tense system offers speakers the choice of whether to see time in this way . |
| 19 | The questions of whether to allow increases in the industry 's import fuel bills to be passed on to the consumer and how to treat investment need to be addressed . |
| 20 | There had been heated argument in the Supreme Soviet on the question of whether to allow members of the armed forces and police to belong to a political party . |
| 21 | Whatever the outcome of the MMC investigation is , the final decision of whether to allow the merger to go ahead or not will be made by the Secretary of State . |
| 22 | Albert writes : ‘ The inescapable conclusion is that the two models of capitalism diverge on the fundamental question of whether to live for the present moment — and to hell with the consequences for future generations — or to plan for a better tomorrow , though it may require sacrifices today . |
| 23 | This brings us to the problem of whether to leave serial harmony as it is , the product of a system , or to override the system and make the harmonic result our own . |
| 24 | The investments required are obviously large , but the strategy makes clear that the choice of whether to invest , as well as the amount and source of the investment , is a local one . |
| 25 | The three layers of the level-of-analysis problem are set out systematically in Figure 1.2 , with the debate on each being a matter of whether to proceed ‘ top-down ’ or ‘ bottom-up ’ . |
| 26 | This ( second ) information pack is intended to assist solicitors in considering the question of whether to incorporate all or part of their practice , and , if they wish to do so , to assist solicitors in making the appropriate application for recognition by the Law Society . |
| 27 | Yet here the counsellor faces the problem of whether to delve into the difficult past , or to leave it alone . |
| 28 | There has not , however , been adequate assessment of whether improving the oxygen saturation reduces the incidence of arrhythmias . |
| 29 | Where the Purchasing Manager 's particular expertise comes into its own is in the presentation and evaluation of purchasing alternatives , or in the assessment of whether to make or buy a particular product or component . |
| 30 | On 5 August 1991 , the Foreign and Commonwealth Office wrote to Crossman Block confirming that the practice of Her Majesty 's Government was to recognise states not governments and that , accordingly , ‘ The question of whether to recognise the purported ‘ interim government ’ in Mogadishu thus does not arise for us . ’ |