Example sentences of "[noun] [be] whether " in BNC.
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| 1 | Disappointingly for the authorities , Moscow and Leningrad voted for the ‘ renewed federation ’ by tiny majorities ; in Gorbachev 's own district in Moscow 375 voted against the proposition and 376 in favour , the only uncertainty being whether the General Secretary or his spouse had cast the decisive ballot . |
| 2 | At the time when this paper on basic factors in Soviet Far Eastern policy was being composed , the late summer of 1948 , the major points of difference within the State Department were whether or not the Russians would actively support the Chinese communists in the civil war if there was a danger that they might deviate along the path recently chosen by Yugoslavia and whether , for the same reason , the Soviets might be reluctant to foster the expansion of Chinese communist influence in Southeast Asia . |
| 3 | ‘ The test for Neil is whether he could have done anything better to prepare himself for the task ahead . |
| 4 | The first question I want to ask of contemporary antiracism is whether it does not collude in accepting that the problems of ‘ race ’ and racism are somehow peripheral to the substance of political life . |
| 5 | The gravest doubt which has assailed historians about Charlemagne 's moral and educational programme is whether it had much effect . |
| 6 | One question to bear in mind is whether it might in certain circumstances be a breach of fiduciary duty to include an exemption clause in a contract with a customer . |
| 7 | The big decision in Brussels is whether to stay in the Lower Town ( historic and lively ) or the Upper Town ( elegant and leafy ) . |
| 8 | A further uncertainty is whether a legislative text remains ambiguous or obscure for the purposes of the relaxed exclusionary rule once it has been judicially interpreted or construed . |
| 9 | One point which the SCA Polo Committee will discuss for the future is whether junior and youth players should be put under extra pressure in a penalty situation or whether games should be played to the first goal . |
| 10 | Clearly , one issue for the future is whether this is ‘ terminal decline ’ or a decline before a new burst of growth , but of a different kind , and probably with a different geography . |
| 11 | The main focus of this chapter is whether these policies are sufficient , or whether it is necessary for the state to have direct control of certain industries through public ownership . |
| 12 | With so many variable factors , it ought to be possible to provide a ‘ fit ’ to almost any curve ; the interesting point of the study is whether or not the scale factors put into the equations seem to be saying anything that would lead to an elucidation of the influences at work . |
| 13 | An interesting question arising from this study is whether English continues to be regarded as a subject with a mission in higher education ; and whether the view of academics differs from that of students . |
| 14 | An important question that could not be addressed in this study is whether a single dose of IPV would also reduce the risk of infection with wild poliovirus and subsequent spread to susceptible contacts . |
| 15 | One of the issues that has inexplicably failed to get even a whisper of an airing in the campaign wars of words is whether a graphical interface is the preferred environment for a large proportion of desktop users . |
| 16 | The key is whether Richardson can rediscover his form after averaging only 18 in the World Cup . |
| 17 | No , well except that it would , it would happen to some extent , I mean the key is whether you , whether or not when a complaint comes in whether you can assess that it 's likely to go |
| 18 | The relevant criterion is whether two forms commonly interbreed in the wild , and not whether they can be persuaded to do so in captivity . |
| 19 | ‘ The first criterion is whether they can sing . |
| 20 | This is one criterion for judging the value of an analysis ; unless one believes in carrying out phonological analysis for purely aesthetic reasons , the only other important criterion is whether the analysis corresponds to the representation of sounds in the human brain . |
| 21 | At the outset of my investigation one of my civil servants said to me : ‘ My test of the review is whether you do anything about the Death Grant . ’ |
| 22 | This is why the most critical thing for anyone who experiences distress is whether they are helped or hindered by friends , relatives and colleagues . |
| 23 | So I said to June , the only thing what flashed through my mind , not the fact about having the engine out or something like that but what flashed through my mind was whether it was for Beck and Pollitzers at all . |
| 24 | I tell you , a few years ago when I was lying in my hospital bed , one of the things that went through my mind was whether I would be able to drive again . |
| 25 | Erm , the confusion was whether suggestion forms should be er , restricted to suggestions about procedures in the quality system . |
| 26 | One issue between these parties was whether the herring meal supplied corresponded with the description . |
| 27 | One of the questions most central to this research was whether drivers can generally report fluctuating levels of subjective risk . |
| 28 | With Labour preparing to unveil specific policies today , Mr Clarke said that the acid test of Labour 's new rhetoric and any new consensus on crime was whether the party would support the Government crackdown in the Commons . |
| 29 | Following the end of the First World War , the leading question in the mining industry was whether or not the state would return the coal mines to their pre-war owners . |
| 30 | The government 's dilemma was whether to risk liberalisation , hoping prices would stabilise , or to play safe and keep the controls . |