Example sentences of "whether [pers pn] be [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if you dream you see two moons touching each other , you will certainly be marry 'd very speedily , whether you be a young man , maid or widow . |
| 2 | Whether you be a district sales executive , a vice-president finance or an operations manager , you must strive to be the best in your chosen area . |
| 3 | And that applies whether you be a supervisor or a senior executive . |
| 4 | The notion that a husband can , without incurring punishment , treat his wife , whether she be a separated wife or otherwise , with any kind of hostile force is obsolete … ’ |
| 5 | Kirk says only one set of definitions is required to describe objects that are managed in a system , whether they be a system accounting mechanism , a device driver , a processor , a file system or a user . |
| 6 | Implementation of eugenic control of alleged inferior groups , whether they be the urban proletariat , the Jews or coloured peoples , was seen as of vital importance . |
| 7 | Like these , the " red beds " of late Precambrian times have no accurate dates but are remarkably similar , whether they be the " Torridonian " of Britain , the " Huronian " of North America , the " Vindhyan " of India or a dozen other named groups in all parts of the world , from China to Australia , Africa and South America . |
| 8 | It was held that there was a common experience in the conduct of all social groups , whether they be the institutions of the state , the church , the military or industry , which indicate a universal design that provides a foundation for a true science of administration . |
| 9 | The ‘ imperial animal ’ of the title is exclusively male , whether he be the shaper of human evolution or the intellectual of today . |
| 10 | He has no hesitation in saying that the most difficult aspects of management for him are those that involve making decisions about people , whether it be a question of promotion , demotion or making somebody redundant . |
| 11 | A revelation from God is bound to be true , ‘ but whether it be a divine revelation , or no , reason must judge ’ . |
| 12 | Conditions in mental handicap hospitals have improved substantially along with the advances made in the understanding of mental handicap and in the field of education , but life in any large institution , whether it be a prison , a hospital , or the army , is radically different to life within the community as a whole . |
| 13 | Whatever may be the instigating factor in a piece of research , whether it be a random observation or a sudden thought in the library , there is a common form of procedure which can be used for the research . |
| 14 | Second , you are looking for a candidate who will find that his or her own requirements are met by the conditions of the job and the organization ( whether it be a large company or a one-to-one working relationship ) . |
| 15 | It states the peerage conferred ( whether it be a barony , a viscountcy , etc. ) and prescribes the mode in which it is to descend to heirs . |
| 16 | when I can feel that the sole responsibility rests on me for everything , whether it be a small crisis like this [ the Munshi rising ] , with the necessary action taken to preserve life , and to re-establish prestige or whether it be , as my day 's task has been , to confirm the hanging of criminals or the penal servitude , or the petty punishments of others , watching jealously that the executive officer does not inflict punishments which are unfair , or that the legal adviser does not hamper true justice by technical objections . |
| 17 | It 's all about getting a really good structured song together but still putting something in there to get you a hook , whether it be a strange noise or whatever . |
| 18 | There are two sides to any remedy , whether it be a homoeopathic one or a Bach flower one — the positive and the negative aspects . |
| 19 | It will rapidly relieve your itch whether it be a mild irritation or an allergic rash , on any part of the body . |
| 20 | Firstly , Clark assumes that all substantives name such ‘ concepts ‘ : ‘ If I can learn a word for something , I must first have grasped that thing as something nameable , whether it be a tree , a cat , a word ’ ( 1982 : 46 ) . |
| 21 | Investigators , or Inspectors of Accidents as they are called in the UK , must have the authority to enter private property in order to examine the wreckage , whether it be a farmer 's field of barley , someone 's backyard or even — as has happened — the roof of somebody 's house . |
| 22 | The verdicts are implicitly defining what is appropriate behaviour for women and suggesting that they do not have much of a safeguard if they stray into areas regarded as ‘ male territory ’ whether it be a barracks room or a street late at night . |
| 23 | It speaks for a place — whether it be a mining community , an ageing seaside resort , the Orkney Islands , an ancient cathedral city or a deprived inner borough — as nobody can . ’ |
| 24 | In either case sections 23 and 24 Trade Descriptions Act 1968 allow for the prosecution of the hotel ( whether it be a company or a proprietor ) or another person who is directly responsible for the commission of the offence , i.e. the reception manager . |
| 25 | Taboos are prohibitions which may apply to almost anything , whether it be a place , a person , an object , a state of the body , a piece of clothing , a plant , or an action of some kind . |
| 26 | And since the courses are all practical , everybody leaves with something , whether it be a coracle , a willow basket or a carved bowl . |
| 27 | According to this latter explanation , whether it be a matter of dialect ( Labov , 1970 ) or sociolinguistic code ( Bernstein , 1971 ) , the disadvantage experienced by many lower-class children is said to be in their being inadequately prepared for the linguistic demands of the classroom by having learned a different model of language in use from their parents and the other members of their immediate language community . |
| 28 | Thus the Profitboss is meticulous in replying to correspondence , whether it be a brief memo from a junior clerk in accounts or a personal letter from a salesman prospecting for business . |
| 29 | This means checking personally from time to time the output from your area , whether it be a shoelace , a bottle of beer , a written report , half an hour 's advice or a telephone call to a client . |
| 30 | ( 3 ) Study section 2.6 and put the ideas into practice in all your writing whether it be a seminar paper , a lab. report or simply a letter home . |