Example sentences of "even [conj] [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 31 | Ann adds : ‘ Even if we lose the appeal and the girls have to see out the full term in prison , I shall still be campaigning to prove their innocence long after they have been released . |
| 32 | In addition , competition may mean that we are unable to recoup our initial investment even if we win the contract . |
| 33 | So , even if we take the relatively easy step of opting for unleaded petrol , our cars are still polluting the planet and damaging our health . |
| 34 | Even if we take the general figure of 50 mm ( 2 in ) per 1000 years for limestone solution used in Chapter 7 it would still only give 3 m ( 10 ft ) of lowering , which is again not enough . |
| 35 | Even if we make the comparison with the earlier part of the twentieth century when people were beginning to live longer , the economic conditions of family life were so different as to make a decision to take an old person into one 's home , if they could not maintain themselves , a very different decision from its equivalent today . |
| 36 | So while Mala was attending to Posi as they plotted our course to Fraxilly through the primary and secondary Netlines — a bit complex , since we 'd be shifting through eight sectors even if we took the direct route — I took charge of the cylinder . |
| 37 | We feel quite like VIPs , although it is really the only practicable way of travelling , since the Institute is a couple of miles away , and even if we had the energy to cycle ( as all the Chinese do ) I do n't think we would have the time . |
| 38 | Even if we restrict the process to include only lagged values of s and f , it is highly likely that longer lags in s and f will have an effect on their current values . |
| 39 | Er , and the courts by and large agree to erm , give us the seventy pounds out ev every time , but even so , even if we get the award of the costs , then the difficulty is , is , is in getting those costs in . |
| 40 | then even if we get the increase in work we will not have the staff available to cope with it , |
| 41 | Frequently there is no contact number , so even if we like the music , we ca n't do much about it . |
| 42 | Even if we examine the cells in these organs we will again find that they are again similar to ours . |
| 43 | For even if we achieve the objective of a full franchise then the purpose of that full franchise will not work for disabled people if they do n't have full access to polling stations , they only then have the alternative of using postal or proxy votes and not exercising their franchise in the same way that able-bodied people er will do and their full right are part of the measure that I 'm seeking the house to agree that I should pursue . |
| 44 | The Department 's submission should press the Region 's case to be the Unitary Authority for Lothian , even if we feel the Government is against it — they have not proved the Region is inefficient or ineffective and other parties may turn to the Region 's support . |
| 45 | Simple arithmetic told us that even if we gained the summit we would be stumbling back down in the dark like late cinema-goers trying to find their seats . |
| 46 | Even if we disregard the sporadic use of violence against the movement , and its infiltration by spies and agents provocateurs , it is clear that it was generally considered by the controlling bodies of universities and by party politicians as an illegitimate form of political action , even though its principal aim was to extend democratic participation in one of the most important institutions ( both economically and culturally ) of modern society , and in many cases it succeeded in enlivening academic studies , as well as improving methods of teaching and assessment . |
| 47 | Therefore even if we accept the military estimates of the ‘ probable ’ accuracy of such weapons ( 300 metres or more for ‘ tactical ’ weapons , with somewhat greater accuracy for the ‘ battlefield ’ types ) this still means the statistical inevitability of some inaccuracy ( Weston , 1983 ; United Nations , 1981 ; Krass and Smith , 1982 ) . |
| 48 | Even if we accept the enforceability criterion for the existence of a law this can only be a necessary requirement of law if ‘ enforceability ’ is taken in a weak sense to mean that the rules in question are by and large adhered to , which need not , of course , be the result of threats . |
| 49 | Even if we accept the underlying private enterprise philosophy of Making Belfast Work , some basic flaws exist . |
| 50 | However , even if we accept the argument that the ‘ best ’ subjects are those which are most useful to industry , this does not necessarily mean that all physical scientific subjects are more useful than all humanities subjects . |
| 51 | The problem with this reasoning is that even if we accept the narrow definition of freedom on which it relies , a system of private property , and in particular private ownership of productive assets , is not the only property system that is capable of bringing about the required dispersal of control over material goods . |
| 52 | Indeed this emerges immediately from the fact that adjectives which are plainly non-restrictive can accompany proper names : ( 4 ) the eloquent Dryden is too learned for some tastes clever Polly left before they called for volunteers Even if we accept the view , less than universally supported , that proper names do have meaning , being clever is certainly no part of the name Polly on the type level , nor is eloquence of the name Dryden . |
| 53 | Even if we discount the fact that Rothmans was the British hope in the last Whitbread Round the World Race , it seemed to me that Yachting World took the opportunity to mention tobacco companies wherever possible . |
| 54 | Even if we allow the inductivists to separate the mode of discovery and the mode of justification , their position is still threatened by the fact that observation statements are theory-laden and hence fallible . |
| 55 | Even if someone believes the most secure and pernicious lies , he will not be able to help himself from doubting them at some time . |
| 56 | Even if he looked the same , she could not remember him . |
| 57 | But he vowed that even if he becomes the world 's richest sportsman , he will stay firmly clear of the bright lights that cost Tyson his freedom . |
| 58 | That would automatically rule Senna out of the championship , even if he wins the final two races in Japan and Australia and the title would go to his team-mate , Alain Prost . |
| 59 | Even if he had the knowledge and inclination to do so , there are too many distractions . |
| 60 | Although in this case the seller will find it hard to argue with the buyer 's concerns , where the seller himself provides the items ( even if he charges the buyer directly or indirectly for their provision ) he may well wish to keep ownership himself , either to tie the buyer to him for future orders , or to enable him to use the items for sales to third parties , even if this is to the buyer 's detriment , and against his consent . |