Example sentences of "even though it " in BNC.
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| 1 | Secondly , the formal analysis which is second nature to a Western critic can be fruitful , even though it could be argued that this is a way of interpreting the objects of an unfamiliar culture rather than a description . |
| 2 | The power of the element of statehood among the dominant beliefs appears to have been sufficient to neutralize the provisional movement in the South , even though it was severely tested by the event of Bloody Sunday in 1972 , when thirteen demonstrators were killed by British soldiers in Derry , and by the provisional hunger strikes of 1981 . |
| 3 | The owner of ‘ The Hollybush ’ at Elstree proposed to infill an original coach arch in the pub 's facade and to demolish the timber framed side walls of the passageway behind in order to form a larger and open interior , even though it was this feature that distinguished the building as an historic inn . |
| 4 | I was told on more than one occasion , that I should not really let outsiders see this sort of thing , even though it was agreed that what I had written was an accurate analysis of events . |
| 5 | Jones 's book remained untouched on the shelves of Northumbria 's modest library in its first two years , even though it had good reviews ; and the influence of his research has been all but negligible . |
| 6 | Even though it does seem to have taken over the house a bit . ’ |
| 7 | I did n't chew my nails with regret at giving him my virginity , furious at my weakness in lying down for him , and taking this boy in my arms just because he was English , a citizen of that great nation which had once ruled half the globe : nor did I blame myself for clinging on to an idea even though it meant severing my links with my country , and travelling to London alone without any member of my family . |
| 8 | ‘ I think there 's a market , even though it 's a narrow field , ’ said Susan . |
| 9 | ‘ I would be surprised if it was decided to bring Old Vic back to tackle a mile and a quarter , even though it would be a nice idea , ’ he said . |
| 10 | Even though it had detailed knowledge of the flight 's route so soon after the event , the US government dismissed its claim out of hand hours later , and never explained why . |
| 11 | So long as there is a full right of appeal against a refusal of leave — a right which the present Government sought , at one stage , to abolish — this handicap is acceptable , even though it places public authorities in a more privileged position than the ordinary litigant . |
| 12 | His Lordship could not accept that a sensible construction of paragraph 19 involved that , provided only the commercial deputising service was large and efficient enough , the FPC was in practice obliged to give its consent even though it knew that the doctor in question intended to delegate his entire practice to such an organisation . |
| 13 | That is , how to convey to members of the public that their request or complaint is taken seriously even though it is impossible to act upon it . |
| 14 | Indeed , by the middle of that year critics were saying that the cuts imposed at the time of the IMF crisis may have been too harsh , and that fixed investment in manufacturing capacity needed to be stepped up , even though it actually rose by 8 per cent in 1978 . |
| 15 | His yielding to the edicts of Number 10 on financial policy eventually enabled the main thrust of Thatcherite innovation to show itself here , even though it was often the moderation as much as the radicalism which was to impress observers . |
| 16 | What the little boys remembered about his class was that he made divinity fun , even though it was before breakfast . |
| 17 | Because of the presence of all these links , there is order in such a system , even though it is a type of ‘ society which still 'has ' no state ’ [ p. 188 ] and no classes . |
| 18 | There is so much to see , even though it is all basically made of the same ingredients . |
| 19 | The tent is warm , and I have taken everything off , even though it has been the norm to sleep in our thermals and a pile fibre hood . |
| 20 | Ilmor 's Mario Ilien responded to the apparent inconsistency of these threats by pointing out that Fiat did not appear to be included in the ban — even though it has an official Alfa Romeo CART team , operated by Patrick Racing , competing in the Surfers event . |
| 21 | Even though it might be argued that a regular life-style implies a regular degree of fatigue and so will require a regular amount of sleep , in practice , such a degree of regularity is not achieved . |
| 22 | She made a point of ensuring that others did not disturb him when he was at his books , even though it was not always a rule that she was able to keep herself . |
| 23 | It was very much the custom of most churches in central Oxford , even though it has never been obligatory in the Anglican Communion . |
| 24 | Adults and children spend time learning to read and write so that they may recover and renew what is best even though it is all sadly threatened again by those who destroyed it a generation ago . |
| 25 | In an interview with the Tallinn weekly Maaleht , he said the Estonian Party would do this even though it ‘ will obviously find itself in conflict with certain forces in the Soviet Communist Party ’ . |
| 26 | Yasser Arafat sticks doggedly to the infinitely tortuous ‘ peace process ’ , never saying ‘ no ’ to the Americans , even though it is obvious to him that what the Israelis want is surely unique in the history of peace negotiations : to both set their agenda and to appoint the other side 's representatives . |
| 27 | In September agreement was held up when the then Chancellor , Mr Nigel Lawson , seemed reluctant to allow any change in the IMF 's structure which resulted in a drop in Britain 's position as the second largest shareholder within the Fund , even though it is now the sixth largest market economy . |
| 28 | It is a revolution more obviously compared with the French than with any other revolution because of its stages of progression , even though it has so far been peaceful despite the anger . |
| 29 | In the true spirit of liberal compromise , the eps league combines both these measures , leaving LLoyds Abbey Life the winner even though it did not top either individual table . |
| 30 | The company argued that it was given a stay of execution by other bankers even though it had defaulted on loans connected with its American Heileman brewing operations . |