Example sentences of "[adv] of [conj] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 the idea that every form of avoidance of expenditure quite indifferently of whether it consists of really wasteful expenditure or of a capital investment in developing the nation 's productive resources , is alike ‘ economy ’ … .
2 As I have suggested , up to a generation ago a common form of life united sixth-form and university English , regardless of whether their orientation was ‘ Oxford ’ or ‘ Cambridge ’ , since the latter made much the same assumptions about literacy and competence as the former .
3 Since the good faith and honesty of the protesters were admitted by all concerned , this seemed to bring them within the statutory defence regardless of whether their beliefs were reasonable or whether they were universally held .
4 All pensioners have a need for income regardless of whether their previous employment was waged or unwaged .
5 Coun. Mrs Heather Scott ( C ) said it was unfair to impose a flat rise on tenants regardless of whether their homes had been repaired .
6 He said anyone in the infected zone was severely restricted on the movement of pigs regardless of whether their animals had the disease .
7 He said anyone in the infected zone was severely restricted on the movement of pigs regardless of whether their animals had the disease .
8 This is the case regardless of whether they take an objective , subjective or general view of their work ( see page 62 ) .
9 The charity sets up projects , often connected with the arts , to persuade people to value their surroundings , regardless of whether they are unusual or not .
10 When people must pay for services , regardless of whether they use them or not , they are paying a tax , period .
11 Examples were given of regular meetings or occasions which enabled workers to identify and keep track of people in the community , regardless of whether they had the status of an active case .
12 Regardless of whether they include direct ancestors or not , the carpoids do serve to demonstrate the likelihood of evolutionary links between chordates — including vertebrates — and the echinoderms .
13 Home-grown cannabis plants have a ‘ European look ’ , regardless of whether they have been grown from Sri Lankan or Moroccan seeds .
14 It is an inborn fear that develops when they are only a few months old , regardless of whether they have ever met an owl .
15 A few FIVEs may like to listen to a reading of comic strips , regardless of whether they understand them .
16 Looked at in this way , terrestrial zodiacs can have a role regardless of whether they are considered objectively ‘ real ’ or not .
17 If your mind is on the new member of the family you 're probably less likely to concentrate on your own aches and pains , regardless of whether they are physical or psychological .
18 It also provides a useful example to journalists bored with adding the suffix ‘ -gate ’ to the names they give to all political scandals , regardless of whether they have anything to do with break-ins in Washington : by adding ‘ -dome ’ hacks can bring a new sense of variety to their reports , regardless of whether they have anything to do with teapots .
19 It also provides a useful example to journalists bored with adding the suffix ‘ -gate ’ to the names they give to all political scandals , regardless of whether they have anything to do with break-ins in Washington : by adding ‘ -dome ’ hacks can bring a new sense of variety to their reports , regardless of whether they have anything to do with teapots .
20 One in seven men and more than one in four women have difficulty sleeping — regardless of whether they are unemployed or working irregular shifts .
21 The latter were incensed at what they regarded as hitting below the belt and retaliated with vicious shootings at policemen regardless of whether they were the men responsible .
22 If mail order is excluded , much the same proportions of people patronised the various types of shopping centre , and types of shop , for their most recent non-routine purchase , regardless of whether they were buying on credit or buying for cash .
23 Finally , Schrager and Short focus on ‘ illegal ’ acts , but they do not stress that this refers to acts punishable by the state regardless of whether they are subsumed under civil , administrative , or criminal law .
24 Today everyone receives the same basic personal allowance , regardless of whether they are male , female , married or single ; and regardless of whether any income they have comes from earnings , an investment , their pension or other source .
25 Regardless of whether they are provincial troops or city state troops , these forces are known as the state regiments .
26 If it moves 100,000 units , regardless of whether they 're the client-side Personal Editions or the Application Servers , by the end of its first fiscal year , it 'll be profitable .
27 They develop through well researched stages regardless of whether they are formal or informal .
28 It may be , of course , that what we really want is that some losses so caused should be compensated for if they result from illegal action , and some other losses compensated for regardless of whether they result from illegal action or not .
29 Each of these categories — nomadic , village , workshop and masterworkshop — has its own special qualities and appeal ; people who like nomadic rugs , for example , will tend to appreciate them as a whole , regardless of whether they originate form Persia , Anatolia or Afghanistan .
30 The accounts presented to Parliament , in the form of Estimates and Appropriation Accounts , are statements of cash receipts and payments during a year regardless of whether they are in respect of current or capital expenditure and , if current , whether benefit of the related goods and services was received during that year .
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