Verb
be the case (third-person singular simple present is the case, present participle being the case, simple past was the case, past participle been the case)
(stative) To exist as an independent fact of (external) reality.
“$90 biometric fee is charged by the Nigerian Immigration Service; this is supposed to be a one-off payment because once you have been captured you don’t need to be recaptured again but that may not be the case here. Source: Internet
1.21 Each item can be the case or not the case while everything else remains the same. Source: Internet
According to Jenkins, that does not appear to be the case. Source: Internet
Accordingly, it is often said "not to exist", indeed there are several instances of parliament declaring this to be the case. Source: Internet
Although biomineralisation is usually necessary to preserve soft tissue after this time, the presence of polychaete muscle in the nonmineralised Burgess shale shows this need not always be the case. Source: Internet
And in direct answer to your question, Margaret, it is may be, and I hope and I think it will be the case, that we will not be that way because we have from the beginning been able to put a bit of a clamp on it. Source: Internet