Example sentences of "be [art] [adj] whether [art] " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 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 .
3 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 .
4 The issues accountants have to decide are the same whether the vendors are entitled to their deferred consideration or the purchasers are entitled to repayment of part of the purchase price because of breach of warranty .
5 The end result will be no different whether the shareholder takes up his or her rights or sells them in the market ; the end value of the holding will remain unchanged .
6 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 .
7 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 ) .
8 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 .
9 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 .
10 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 .
11 In addition , one can not see how the imposition of a charge which is the same whether the journey is one station down the line , or from Inverness to Plymouth , can be considered fair and reasonable within the confines of any Charter .
12 Superficially , the approach is the same whether the remedy is contained in conditions of sale or conditions of purchase , and in many cases the wording of the remedies may be very similar indeed .
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