Example sentences of "according to circumstances " in BNC.
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| 1 | According to circumstances , the building inspector may be prepared to rate an unprotected cast-iron structure as one hour fire-resisting and where iron beams are partly embedded in brickwork or concrete ( eg , in jack-arch and filler-joist floors ) a greatly enhanced fire-resisting performance results from this partial protection . |
| 2 | This gradual variation of the gradient is effected without disturbing the horizontality of the lift dock by providing at least at the upper part of the incline two or more sets of rails for each carriage supporting the dock , the said duplicate sets of rails being in different alignment and gradually assuming different levels , the wheels of each carriage being adapted to travel thereon so that on the diminished gradient the leading wheels will travel on rails at a different level from those on which the trailing wheels travel , the duplication of the rails and their difference of level being variously arranged according to circumstances . |
| 3 | In addition , what is difficult will vary for different individuals and according to circumstances : some topics will themselves vary in difficulty ; some people will perceive the difficulty of the same task very differently ; and circumstances may make an otherwise easy task seem very hard . |
| 4 | But it is a flexible , amoeba-like group whose composition changes according to circumstances . |
| 5 | It operates as an indivisible , adaptable whole which finds a dynamically shifting point of equilibrium according to circumstances and the cycles of nature . |
| 6 | It may , according to circumstances and the personalities involved , be best to fix a regular mutually agreeable day for visiting , so that it is something to be looked forward to and prepared for . |
| 7 | Supplementary benefit or supplementary pension or allowance may be affected immediately on admission or after eight weeks , according to circumstances , and widow 's pension and some other State pensions and benefits also after eight weeks . |
| 8 | ‘ I hear you better when I can see your face ’ is a fundamental truth that can be repeated in different ways according to circumstances : ‘ Please would you repeat that . |
| 9 | We put it in the grammatically imperative mood in order to show up starkly its difference from factual statements , but also to leave room to interpret it according to circumstances as the strong ‘ One ought to be aware of this ’ , or as ‘ It is a good thing to be aware of this ’ , or in diminishing degrees , as the prospect of something coming within one 's range of choice becomes remote , ‘ Other things being equal , it is better to be aware of it than not ’ . |
| 10 | Where rights vary according to circumstances , these circumstances and the variation should be described . |
| 11 | Depending on whether a person is a Muslim or not , the sentence varies according to circumstances . |
| 12 | MacArthur 's plan would involve the United States in keeping options open to increase forces in Japan according to circumstances . |
| 13 | They reach behind right actions to right motives , and their application may differ from person to person according to circumstances . |
| 14 | According to circumstances , other issues , from agricultural policy to international crime , may predominate . |
| 15 | The length of the restatement of the first theme may be short or long , according to circumstances . |
| 16 | According to Jespersen ( 1933 ) , the imperative is used in requests , which according to circumstances may range from brusque commands to humble entreaties , the tone generally serving as a key to the exact meaning . |
| 17 | Candidates should be made aware of the variety of forms of writing used in business life , so that they will be able to select most appropriate form — notes , summaries , memoranda , telex , quantification displays , etc — according to circumstances . |
| 18 | The place of the spot could differ according to circumstances and it is a question of fact whether the accused has departed from the spot . |
| 19 | In all the major states of Europe it was still made not even by the government as a whole but by a small group within it — the chief minister and foreign minister , supplemented according to circumstances and personalities by those for war , colonies or other concerned departments — with the support or at least the acquiescence of the monarch . |
| 20 | The specific nature of such groups will vary according to circumstances . |