Example sentences of "even though it is [verb] by " in BNC.

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1 Then an insect that resembles a stick in only one limited respect will fool one kind of predator , even though it is eaten by all other kinds of predators .
2 A County Court has decided that a paying bank is under no obligation to pay a forged cheque even though it is supported by the bank 's guarantee card ( p 95 ) .
3 A County Court has decided that a paying bank is under no obligation to pay a forged cheque even though it is supported by the bank 's guarantee card ( see First Sport v Barclays Bank , Current Law , September 1992 , para 20 ) .
4 As a result , there is a continued shortage of residential care facilities for the full-time residence of mentally handicapped people which is perpetuating the need for mental handicap hospitals to house them , even though it is recognised by all parties that this is to be avoided at all costs .
5 It is clear that the individual is not acting rationally in this example : the expectation error is increasing every year and the individual is failing to predict inflation even though it is rising by a constant amount every year and is caused by the same factor ( monetary growth ) every year .
6 Thirdly , research is largely uncontrolled by democratic means even though it is directed by state agencies .
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