Example sentences of "and although it [modal v] be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The public library needs both in an uncertain financial climate , and although it would be unfair to question the motivation of public librarians mounting courses for adults , the end product often produces an ultimately useful adult library user . |
| 2 | The Payroll operation is particularly sensitive , and although it would be desirable to have only one X-25 link for the organization , the demands of security , and reduction in cabling costs , suggest that an additional X-25 link be established in 1993/94 through one of the file-servers , so that any networked PC can use it for external communications . |
| 3 | Mixed-motive officials are of three types : ( a ) zealots — they are especially obsessive about particular pet policies even though no one else may share their enthusiasm and although it may be detrimental to the organisation as a whole ; ( b ) advocates — concerned with getting things done and loyal to a broader set of policies ; ( c ) statesmen — concerned with the good of the state or society as a whole . |
| 4 | It is subordinate to the altar and although it may be decorative , it has direction towards the altar . |
| 5 | And although it may be true that readers of Hot Press for example , are n't led by sexual ignorance into seeing man and woman only as adversaries , there also are those girls who are forced to go to England all the time for abortions and they ca n't be that far from the world I depict . |
| 6 | About 30 per cent of Britain 's dogs are already overweight , and although it may be tempting to use chocolate drops or other treats on a regular basis in these early stages , avoid this choice . |
| 7 | And although it may be bad for a girl of that age to have sex , I can honestly say that it does not appear to have caused me any lasting harm , either emotionally or physically . |