as the case may be
As is appropriate to the circumstances; particularly where a choice must be made between two options.
A man who allows wild passion to arise within, himself burns his heart, then after burning adds the wind that thereto which ignites the fire again, or not, as the case may be. Jack Kerouac
An engagement should come on a young girl as a surprise, pleasant or unpleasant as the case may be. Oscar Wilde
Right or community of blood was not the bond of union between them, so much as interest or compulsion as the case may be. Thucydides
In the early stages of a pregnancy, the Government cannot intervene with a woman's right to choose. That is it, plain and simple. Guess what. We are not going to be big brother or sister, as the case may be. We are going to allow a woman, her doctor, and her God to make that decision. Barbara Boxer
Things have changed a great deal since the days of Mr. Mayer. The studios no longer control, as they did in those days, artists or directors or producers, as the case may be. Lew Wasserman
As Rome grew, so did its tabernae, becoming more luxurious and acquiring good or bad reputations as the case may be. Source: Internet