Example sentences of "in any circumstances " in BNC.

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1 I have made it absolutely clear from the outset that I would not in any circumstances give up my family 's present interest in Blackpool FC .
2 How does any society protect itself against this kind of comprehensive assault , which does not even need the charcoal , sulphur and saltpetre to make the gunpowder but can find the materials for the application of its marvellous discovery anywhere in the world and in any circumstances ?
3 The decision to produce fissile material in the United Kingdom had been taken before the breakdown and was regarded as non-negotiable in any circumstances … .
4 Like most countries , Iraq joined the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention of 1972 , under which signatories undertook ‘ never in any circumstances to develop , produce , stockpile or otherwise acquire or retain ’ such weapons .
5 I refrained , saying that I could never in any circumstances read poetry aloud in public .
6 Pious persons disapproved of its use in any circumstances ; by mid-century they had also come to deprecate the mesmeric trance , which was associated with the activities of spiritualists ( see chapter ten ) .
7 The short answer is that the French government demanded guarantees from the Prussian government that the candidature would not be renewed in any circumstances , implying that since the government in Berlin was officially involved , only an official denial would satisfactorily end the affair .
8 Liam Murphy was now what could be called in any circumstances a rich man .
9 Now in any circumstances Mike McFarlane runs a good bend and usually a great one : but what Vladimir Muravyev unleashed on the third leg left everybody gasping !
10 Warning : Mercury is very toxic and the switch must not be cut open in any circumstances .
11 It would take a lot of variation to show serious differences in performance , in fact one could ‘ round down ’ the basic diameter to one metre ( 39in ) and , with a given 230g or 8oz load , the loading will only vary to 294g/sq m or 0.95oz/sq ft which in any circumstances is very light loading indeed .
12 ‘ We would be surprised if this could be described as fair trading in any circumstances , ’ said Mr Dyke .
13 The Carrier shall not in any circumstances be liable for loss of or damage to goods after transit of such goods is deemed to have ended within the meaning of Condition 6(2) hereof , whether or not caused or contributed to directly or indirectly by any act , omission , neglect , default or other wrongdoing on the part of the Carrier .
14 Sexual abuse in any circumstances is not to be tolerated , but denying men the opportunity to care is a particularly Draconian solution .
15 However , married or cohabiting women are not eligible in any circumstances , although all the evidence shows that they provide substantial care for the sick and elderly and that their opportunities for paid employment are thereby reduced or removed altogether .
16 The laws governing politics , says Morgenthau , have not changed through the years , and they enable the Realist to ascertain the rational thing for a national leader to do in any circumstances .
17 So , for example , the courts have indicated that they would interfere if a Chief Constable decided not to take action against housebreakers in any circumstances .
18 The emotional contribution is difficult to evaluate in any circumstances .
19 Such an expressed provision carries the inference that contact may well become appropriate after the six-month interval and was quite contrary to the conclusion of the local authority that contact between T. and her father was quite inappropriate in any circumstances presently foreseeable .
20 ‘ The central issue in the appeal is whether a doctor can ever , in any circumstances , lawfully give contraceptive advice or treatment to a girl under the age 16 without her parents ' consent .
21 It may well have been so intended , as it was in the Canadian case of Malette v. Shulman ( 1990 ) 67 D.L.R. ( 4th ) 321 where the Jehovah 's Witness carried a card stating in unequivocal terms that she did not wish blood to be administered to her in any circumstances .
22 While it is correct to say that appropriation for purposes of section 3(1) includes the latter sort of act , it does not necessarily follow that no other act can amount to an appropriation and in particular that no act expressly or impliedly authorised by the owner can in any circumstances do so .
23 The report then expressed the opinion that certain workmen should be eligible for re-employment if they sought it but not in any circumstances for election as shop stewards ; and that other workmen should not be offered re-employment .
24 In real-life terms , the equivalent standard units that can be of help in any circumstances are monk , time and people .
25 But several important demographic factors can be identified as prerequisite , for a variety of reasons , in any circumstances .
26 ( 2 ) But on a sale by auction or by competitive tender the buyer is not in any circumstances to be regarded as dealing as consumer .
27 A sale by auction will not in any circumstances be a consumer deal .
28 ‘ Remember , ’ he warned , tugging at the buckle to make sure it was securely fastened , ‘ you are not , in any circumstances , to take that off .
29 Finding accommodation in London is difficult in any circumstances , and this couple happen to be Australians who do n't intend to stay permanently , but are anxious to see their daughter through her physiotherapy training here , and take her back with them afterwards .
30 The harddisk does not suffer from the same problems as it is in a sealed unit which should not be tampered with in any circumstances .
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