| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | whatever the case | как бы ни обстояло дело (Stas-Soleil) |
| gen. | whatever the case | при любом раскладе (Stas-Soleil) |
| cliche. | whatever the case | как бы там ни было (Some experts have suggested that they may have come across a type of large whale, while others remain unconvinced. Whatever the case, there is no doubt that the memory of the encounter would have stuck with the crew for the rest of their lives.
 youtube.com ART Vancouver) |
| gen. | whatever the case | как бы то ни было (dessy) |
| cliche. | whatever the case | как бы то ни было (*вводная фраза ART Vancouver) |
| gen. | whatever the case | в любом случае (как вводная фраза (в знач. "как бы там ни было", "так или иначе") 4uzhoj) |
| gen. | whatever the case | так или иначе (как вводная фраза 4uzhoj) |
| cliche. | whatever the case may be | как бы то ни было (However, despite the fact that the tale of Ong’s Hat is mostly regarded as fiction and urban legend, there are still those who think that it is in fact a reality, or at least based on reality, that has perhaps been made to merely look like a hoax to protect those behind its release to the public or to keep people from actually believing any of it. Whatever the case may be, it is certainly a weird story, and Ong’s Hat continues to fuel conspiracy theories and is occasionally brought up as a potentially real case of interdimensional travel. (mysteriousuniverse.org) ART Vancouver) |