Example sentences of "even though [pron] [is] not " in BNC.

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1 It would seem to follow from this that a man who believes that the woman is consenting , even though she is not , ought to be acquitted .
2 Even though she 's not here in person , her personality comes across in terms of someone who knows exactly what she 's doing and is strong in her views .
3 any more any more trouble even though she 's not getting into bad trouble as such it 's going off and coming home
4 ‘ There 's a groove in it even though it 's not built around it .
5 If you marry a woman with a stain on her name , even though it 's not her fault , it might spoil your chances of success in life .
6 Do you think it 's worth enquiring about even though it 's not very far .
7 QUOTE OF WEEK 1 from Screaming Lord Sutch , an early applicant for the England manager 's job , even though it 's not yet vacant : ‘ Discipline ?
8 Even though it 's not .
9 There 's a useful 159lb ft torque at 2100rpm just after the turbo comes on stream , and the lighter three-door has all the power it reasonably needs , even though it is not as smoothly delivered as the Shogun 's .
10 These panels are likely to suffer from what has been called ‘ duty ’ listening or viewing in which a person feels he or she ought to , say , watch a television programme because there is a questionnaire for it , even though it is not a programme that person would ordinarily view at all .
11 He insists that in the last analysis there is a fundamental difference between believing in ahi sā , even though it is not possible to behave non-violently in all life 's circumstances , and believing in hi sā .
12 Mr Major has never visited the shop , even though it is not far from his home and Mrs Major only visited occasionaly .
13 To trigger this test the magic effect can be from any source ( item or spell ) , but must have a clear , easily discernable effect ; an Aura of any type does n't count , but a Flight spell would , even though it is not directly threatening .
14 Alpha is made up of two components of magnitudes 3 and 5 ; the separation is 231 seconds of arc , so that binoculars give a good view of the pair even though it is not in the least prominent .
15 However , if a particular journalist writes about another part of your range of products it might be tactically useful to send samples of an inexpensive new product , even though it is not in his area , simply to remind him of your existence and to jog his memory about the rest of the range .
16 Most such acute psychiatric wards are now sited in district general hospitals ; and even though it is not essential for in-patient facilities of this type to be in the same place as other medical specialties , it is often helpful for elderly people , in particular , to be treated where specialist medical advice on physical illness and disability is readily available .
17 It may therefore be suggested that the aim of Article 130R(5) , even though it is not evident from the words used in that provision , is to accept that where the Community has enacted environmental legislation for its internal purposes , it is the Community that has power to negotiate corresponding external agreements .
18 It is heartening to see the Precautionary Principle being applied to potential risk situations , even though it is not applied more widely throughout the PPG Note .
19 meditation is extremely helpful ; 2. meditation is extremely helpful for many people , even though it is not for me ; 3. meditation can be helpful , even though it often is not ; 4. meditation is unlikely to be helpful , even though there are exceptions ; 5 .
20 Many words and phrases have a technical legal meaning , and it is quite proper , and often necessary , to use such language in order to convey a precise legal meaning : for instance , the drafter may deliberately refer to the requirement that the goods be " merchantable " , because that word is used in the SGA , even though it is not in common use .
21 In a recent case , the Second Division of the Inner House of the Court of Session has decided , in an appeal on the basis of law equally applicable in England and Wales , that a minority shareholder is entitled to an order to wind up the company on the just and equitable ground under s 122(1) ( g ) of the Insolvency Act 1986 , even though he is not entitled to a share purchase order because of unfair prejudice in terms of s 459 , CA 1985 ( see Jesner v Jarrad Properties Ltd , The Times , 26 October 1992 ) .
22 If a lunatic attacks me , I am surely entitled to defend myself , even though he is not criminally responsible for his conduct .
23 If a program is licensed by a publisher , the program author could be liable in negligence even though he is not a party to the licence agreement .
24 However , if the retailer knows of the trade description , even though he is not aware of its falsity , the offence is committed ( Tarleton Engineering Co v Nattrass [ 1973 ] 3 WLR 1261 ) .
25 The 13-year-old pupil at Alsop High School then grabbed hold of Jade and pulled her to the side of the boat even though he is not a strong swimmer himself .
26 The paper 's columnist , Robert Kilroy-Silk backs John Cunningham , for leader of the party , even though he 's not standing .
27 First I make the mistake of falling in love with this man who probably wo n't remember what I look like the minute I leave this place , even though he 's not averse to the idea of making love to me while we 're under the same roof .
28 We might think of this full information value of output , , as the value of output which government policy is trying to achieve even though there is not full information ; or , more loosely , one might think of it or its aggregate equivalent as the natural level of output .
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