Example sentences of "the same whether " in BNC.
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| 1 | The sounds produced have a fractal sound quality — they sound the same whether the sample generated by the program is delivered quickly or slowly . |
| 2 | But their attitude remains the same — ‘ Well we treat them all the same whether they are Asian or English ’ . |
| 3 | In the first chapter we looked at notions of timely and untimely grief and we saw that although the reaction to loss is the same whether or not we are expecting someone to die , the way it will be expressed does very much depend on whether it is something we might expect . |
| 4 | Their combatant status is the same whether they are employed at the front or behind it … |
| 5 | The quantity of water raised from the lower to the higher level will on the average equal that lowered from the higher to the lower level so that there will be practically no loss of water by lockage and as the vessels transported by the lifts are waterborne the weight of the load carried by the dock is always the same whether the vessel be loaded or not and whether the dock contains a vessel or not . |
| 6 | Resale-price maintenance ( RPM ) was the arrangement whereby the price of an article — an item of grocery or a washing-machine — was kept the same whether it was sold in the most efficient supermarket or the most run-down corner shop . |
| 7 | Diagnosis is the same whether the doctor is homoeopathic or orthodox , but the homoeopathic doctor has the advantage of not needing a diagnosis before treatment begins , since it is the patient rather than the disease for whom the prescription is made . |
| 8 | Although automatic edit controllers can be included in the set-up to simplify and speed up the process , the basic essentials are the same whether the job is done automatically or manually . |
| 9 | 13.3 Except as otherwise provided in this Clause , makes no other representations or warranties and expressly excludes the same whether implied , statutory or otherwise , especially as to quality or fitness of the Licensed Software for any particular purpose . |
| 10 | He is right to say that the fares are too high even more so when the fare is the same whether you join the trains at Crewe or London . |
| 11 | It is clear that in cases where the mistake relates to a circumstance qualified by mens rea the outcome will be the same whether one adopts the definitional or the defence doctrine of mistake , that is ‘ the prosecution will wither on the bough . |
| 12 | The House of Lords was , no doubt , influenced by the fact that the effects of a decision can be exactly the same whether or not it is made in exercise of a statutory power . |
| 13 | Therefore , assuming the manager gets paid the same whether the project is a success of not , that manager has an incentive not to try very hard . |
| 14 | He concluded that , albeit the discretion he had under section 78 of the Act of 1984 might be wider than the discretion at common law , the criteria of unfairness were the same whether the discretion was being exercised at common law or under the statute , that paragraph C10.1 had no application to the situation , and that admission of the challenged evidence would not have an adverse effect on the fairness of the trial within section 78 . |
| 15 | Held , dismissing the appeals , ( 1 ) that , in considering the discretion to exclude evidence on the ground of unfairness , it could not sensibly be judged by different standards depending on the source of the discretion , for the criteria of unfairness were the same whether the discretion arose at common law or under section 78 of the Act of 1984 ; and that , since the judge had considered the operation including obtaining the fingerprints as a whole , the exercise of his discretion was not only not unreasonable but was correct ( post , pp. 234H — 235A , 236A ) . |
| 16 | However , he held that the criteria of unfairness are the same whether the trial judge is exercising his discretion at common law or under the statute . |
| 17 | ‘ But , inasmuch as before the search began the defendant told the plaintiff 's clerk that the charge would be the same whether he made extracts or had certified copies , and under that pressure the extracts were obtained , and it would have been most dishonourable for the party , after having got the extracts , to refuse to pay , the money so obtained may be recovered back . |
| 18 | ‘ The parties to this appeal are rightly agreed that whether or not Mr. Warner has a ‘ reasonable excuse ’ to refuse to answer the inspectors ' questions depends upon whether he is entitled to rely upon the public interest in protecting his source and that the test to be applied must be the same whether that question arises in judicial proceedings or in the course of an inquiry such as this . |
| 19 | because I 'm charged exactly the same whether I 'm there for three hours or twenty minutes ! |
| 20 | Yes , if you have Well it 's the same whether it 's an intestacy or a will . |
| 21 | Where the property of A is mixed with that of B which is of substantially the same nature and quality and they can not practicably be separated ( grain in a bin , oil in a tank ) the mixture is owned in common in proportion to the quantity contributed by each and the law is the same whether the mixing is wrongful or by consent . |
| 22 | However , the overall increase in affinity of RNA polymerase for the gal P1 promoter due to CRP binding is roughly the same whether those sequences are present or absent . |
| 23 | The route is substantially the same whether carried out by road or by the narrow-gauge Brunig railway ; it follows the shore of Lake Brienz before turning north to climb over the Brunig Pass and then descend by steps via the Lungern and Sarnen Lakes to the shores of the Vierwaldstattersee . |
| 24 | It is filled with a climbing frame , bean bags , inflatable bouncers , mini-trampolines and balance boards because , as Angela explains , the voice should sound the same whether you are standing still , balancing , bouncing about or clambering up and down . |
| 25 | Doc Allsop 's professional grin , broad and crumpled as a crushed melon , was much the same whether he were offering congratulations or consolations . |
| 26 | Nevertheless , as has been said previously , the principles by which claims are handled are the same whether a Writ is served or not , and it is , therefore , of paramount importance that the insurer should not feel that he must defer to the advice of his solicitor once proceedings are raised . |
| 27 | Third World citizens pay less income tax , but there is heavy reliance on ‘ indirect ’ taxes — and these are the same whether you are rich or poor . |
| 28 | That pattern is the same whether one is speaking of reasonably affluent , suburban Croydon , the outer estates of Luton , or the council house areas of Wythenshawe . |
| 29 | Will my hon. Friend confirm that safety regulations for buses remain the same whether the services are deregulated or regulated ? |
| 30 | Corporation tax is based on an imputation system , which means that in most cases the liability to corporation tax is the same whether the firm pays dividends or not , and that shareholders do not face double taxation on their dividends . |