Re: from time to time
- From: msb@xxxxxxx (Mark Brader)
- Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 09:46:52 -0000
Kamil S. asks (rearranged for convenience in responding):
> Hi! Could you please explain to me what "from time to time" means in the
> following contexts ...
> Does the said phrase mean "occasionally"/"sometimes"?
Its basic meaning in English is "occasionally"; it implies that the
thing happens, but not all that often. However, that is not the
meaning in the passages you quote:
> "The specification of an order may be subject to change _from time
> to time_ ...
> "The regulations from time to time in force..."?
Both of these are in legalistic language, and in that context, the
meaning of "from time to time" is more like "at any particular time".
In the first sentence you might view it as meaning "sometimes", but
there is no suggestion that the changes will be only occasional;
they might be frequent.
In the second sentence, the purpose of the phrase is to stop you
imagining that today's version of the regulations will remain in
effect for purposes of whatever this document is about; rather, if
the regulations change (or are removed, or reactivated), the new
regulation at the applicable future time is effective. You can
think of "from time to time" here as meaning "as they exist at the
relevant future time".
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Mark Brader | "'Settlor', (i) in relation to a testamentary trust,
Toronto | means the individual referred to in paragraph (i)."
msb@xxxxxxx | -- Income Tax Act of Canada (1972-94), 108(1)(h)
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