Example sentences of "be it [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those who fail see , at the far end of this room , something which they most wish to see — be it gems and gold , a magical weapon , a religious icon , a powerful Grimoire . |
| 2 | Whatever the technique — be it radiocarbon , TL , or one of the many others — there are optimal circumstances under which it works best . |
| 3 | Break 's conclusion was that the net effect of taxation rates ‘ be it disincentive or incentive , is not large enough to be of great economic or sociological significance ’ . |
| 4 | If you can choose whom to talk to , pick someone who looks as though they have something in common with you — be it gender , age or an aura of self-effacement similar to the one you are experiencing . |
| 5 | However , I would say that any branch of art — be it music , painting , sculpture , literature , drama , or poetry — which abandons formal principles to the point of formlessness is doomed to failure : form allows a sense of completeness in a work of art , one that can be grasped by us and held in our memories . |
| 6 | I could cut and different things like that and be it fate or not his er suddenly lost his driving licence . |
| 7 | Forest products are gathered at a level which does not affect the harvest next year be it fruit , timber , grasses , wild honey or medicinal plants . |
| 8 | Consider a fish in its native environment be it lake , river or ocean , feeding almost constantly throughout the day/night cycle ( species dependant ) . |
| 9 | For some time to come there will be a continuing mismatch between schools and the LEA regarding the theoretical application of legislation and the practical implementation of the same legislation in a working school environment be it LMS or the National Curriculum ! |
| 10 | One of the most important aspects of a presentation style is that it is suited to your intended output — be it 35mm slide , overhead transparencies , screen show or printed output — in black and white or colour . |
| 11 | Every available stretch of water — be it river , sea or reservoir — is likely to harbour a sailing club . |
| 12 | School led ( be it school based or off-site ) INSET has much to commend it and would appear to be a very productive and effective means of meeting the development needs of both the school and the staff . |
| 13 | That someone had come from abroad — be it Calais , Cairo , Boulogne or Bucharest : they scarcely distinguished . |
| 14 | Working-class organizations which exhibited independent initiative — be it soviets or trade unions — were regarded with acute suspicion unless and until they were firmly under party tutelage . |
| 15 | The right hon. Gentleman will be aware that there has been a steady and substantial increase in resources for all kinds of community care — be it day places for the mentally ill or for those with learning disabilities , or increased resources for home help . |
| 16 | Already fascinating conflicts between legislature and executive ( be it government or party apparatus ) are taking shape : over the non-publication of a commission report on the Hitler-Stalin pact of 1939 and its consequences ; over the Uzbek corruption affair and the alleged complicity of the Politburo conservative Yegor Ligachev ; even , it would now seem , on the overriding issue of the 1990 plan and budget . |
| 17 | With a lover , a wife , when you find the worst — be it infidelity or lack of love , madness or the suicidal spark — you are almost relieved . |
| 18 | The fundamental psychological truth is that the parent — be it mother or father — is both loved and hated . |
| 19 | Could this be it daddy ? |
| 20 | You could feel the hate for the system , the tension from every person be it authority or the accused . |
| 21 | In the second , the constitutional reforms demanded — be it cabinet responsibility to the Duma , legislative control of the budget , or even effective prime-ministerial control of a unified cabinet — threatened his autocratic power . |
| 22 | P&O Roadtanks ' safety record is excellent but if one of their vehicles gets into trouble — be it breakdown , crash or spillage — police and fire services can quickly make contact with key personnel who are on call day or night . |
| 23 | Who were it boxing we were watching other night , when they were messing about ? |
| 24 | Were it Irene or Maggie ? |
| 25 | Were it Monday ? |
| 26 | When I got that letter June and , were it Tuesday ? |
| 27 | Were it face-on to us , I suppose that binoculars would show the spiral ; it is a great pity that it is placed at such an unfavourable angle . |
| 28 | Walter Sisulu , ANC deputy president , declared that " no part of South Africa , be it Ciskei , Bophuthatswana or Kwazulu , should be no-go areas for the democratic forces " , singling out three of the bantustans where political activity was restricted and whose leaders were opposed to the ANC . |
| 29 | And the largely monodisciplinary pattern of higher education reproduces itself in the writing about higher education , most of which adopts the particular perspective of one discipline , be it philosophy , history , sociology , economics or psychology . |
| 30 | Some people find it easier to speak about personal matters if there is background noise , be it music or the hum of conversation , while others find even the slightest noise distracting . |