Example sentences of "even if they be " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is something everyone wonders when starting out , even if they are not intending to make a living out of acting . |
| 2 | A similar exam is still compulsory for anyone seeking to enter the teaching profession without the required Leaving Certificate pass , even if they are never to teach the subject . |
| 3 | What has been attempted in this chapter has been the clarification that so far the traditional values of catholic nationalism are still dominant among the Roman catholics of Ireland , even if they are severely contested by a significant minority from among them and lukewarmly subscribed to by a further significant minority . |
| 4 | Above all , show them that you care and will give them all the support and help you can — even if they are in trouble with the law |
| 5 | The person who makes the arrangements with the funeral director may be considered to have entered into a binding contract , and become responsible for the cost , even if they are not related to the deceased . |
| 6 | A number of the 150 people who have contacted Age Concern England about the debt they face took up their scheme before this date and will not be able to obtain compensation even if they are granted an award through arbitration or private legal action . |
| 7 | Having dogs catered for is fine , even if they are clumsy oafs ! |
| 8 | Contact your ward councillor and try to interest him or her — even if they are not on the committee they may be able to influence the councillors who will take the decision . |
| 9 | With nine points , they would be certain to qualify even if they are overtaken by Sweden . |
| 10 | Even if they are accepted from conviction , perhaps more often the case than political statements would imply , major vested interests have to be combatted to implement them . |
| 11 | And even if they are called they hardly ever come in time . |
| 12 | Even if they are British citizens , they simply do not qualify to settle in Britain if their husbands are non-UK passport holders . |
| 13 | It becomes a colossal step to re-enter working life , even if they are wanted back in the labour market . |
| 14 | A team to be watched , even if they are not crowd pullers . |
| 15 | But why must I worry about those future citizens , today 's citizen-slob might reason , even if they are likely to include me ? |
| 16 | ( At present , securities houses offer their private clients the best price in the market , even if they are not offering it on their screens . ) |
| 17 | And even if they are , he does not feel bound to like them . |
| 18 | Though he is too politically cautious to admit it in public , Mr Reilly knows he needs taxes as a weapon in the environmental arsenal , even if they are disguised under another label . |
| 19 | The general term ‘ sexual assault ’ is used here to include non-consensual sexual offences : there are various forms of sexual activity which are criminal even if they are indulged in consensually by adults of sound mind , and there was a brief discussion of these in Chapter 2.1 and 2.4 ( b ) . |
| 20 | After all , good results do occur , even if they are only temporary . |
| 21 | Mares , reared by themselves , may react to the stallion also with fear or aggression ; and even if they are in season , they may refuse to respond to a stallion 's overtures . |
| 22 | A horse that is returned to the paddock after working may only visually check that its normal companions are there , even if they are some distance away , before starting to eat the grass . |
| 23 | THE Stock Exchange is considering a change to its Yellow Book rules to enable young biotechnology companies to be floated in London even if they are years away from making profits . |
| 24 | But even if they are carried , the second shot becomes fraught with danger . |
| 25 | Leapor is prepared to fight for her dignity , and , indeed , believes it is in women 's characters to resist a tyranny , even if they are deprived of the hope of success . |
| 26 | This is an important tendency among many labouring class poets of the eighteenth century even if they are not agricultural workers . |
| 27 | Even if they are able to find employment or occupation , it is not felt that families should be forced to provide a home for their handicapped son or daughter until they are too old to do so , or that this is necessarily the best thing for the development of a mentally handicapped adult who could derive considerable stimulation and benefit from living apart from their family . |
| 28 | Most forms of severe mental handicap are not inherited even if they are genetic in origin . |
| 29 | An atomised peasantry of small farmers is one of the least attractive and the most difficult target populations for state-sponsored innovations ( even if they are appropriate ) . |
| 30 | Unlike cleaning chemicals which still perform even if they are grossly misused and , at worst can hardly leave a surface dirtier after application than before , misuse in disinfectants and sanitisers can result in an increase in bacterial contamination . |