Example sentences of "[noun pl] even [subord] [det] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the most extreme case , the county of the Isle of Wight was divided into two districts even though this created three local authorities for a population of 100,000 ( Alexander 1982a:26 — 7 ) . |
| 2 | Unlike housing and education , health policies were remarkable for their continuity in the 1980s and the NHS finished the decade battered round the edges but largely intact : still the overwhelming supplier of health care in spite of the growth in the independent sector ; still tax-funded and for the most part free at the point of use ; still growing in real terms even though that did not keep pace with demand in the view of critics . |
| 3 | No minister can afford to fail to carry through his or her party 's pledges even if this means forcing local authorities to comply — by creating comprehensive schools or selling council houses . |
| 4 | Some people want a lot of local expenditure on public services and are prepared to pay high local taxes ; others want to pay lower local taxes even though this means lower public services . |
| 5 | Asset portfolio adjustments by these various groups can nowadays have a dominant effect on foreign exchange markets even if this appears to run contrary to what might be suggested by purchasing power parity relationships . |
| 6 | The results have not been dissimilar when Gallup has asked whether voters preferred a cut in local rates if this meant a reduction in local services or an extension of the services even if this involved an increase in rates . |