Example sentences of "even [conj] it means " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do what the boss says even if it means annihilating yourself . ’ |
| 2 | It 's far better to spend a few extra minutes making a trace 100 per cent safe , even if it means putting a few extra pence into the finished product . |
| 3 | They want to give new competitors more of a chance , even if it means intervening in the market to do so . |
| 4 | Family loyalty demands he attempt to rescue his nephew , even if it means , as the story suggests it does , a round trip of between three and four hundred miles . |
| 5 | For his part , Mr Major , who feels the isolation from people that is an inevitable consequence of his position , is pleased to have contact , even if it means he is the occasional target of thrown eggs . |
| 6 | When both taxes and public spending seemed out of control at the end of the Callaghan era , the proportion of voters telling Gallup that ‘ taxes should be cut even if it means some reduction in government services such as health , education and welfare ’ was exactly the same as the proportion saying ‘ government services such as health , education and welfare should be extended even if it means some increase in taxes ’ . |
| 7 | When both taxes and public spending seemed out of control at the end of the Callaghan era , the proportion of voters telling Gallup that ‘ taxes should be cut even if it means some reduction in government services such as health , education and welfare ’ was exactly the same as the proportion saying ‘ government services such as health , education and welfare should be extended even if it means some increase in taxes ’ . |
| 8 | I think many feel that if one is going to make the sacrifice that is required in the first place then one accepts that there will be other things one will want one 's child to benefit from — even if it means tightening one 's belt for an extra month . ’ |
| 9 | The trouble is that the French and German governments , swayed by their domestic farming electorates , have been unwilling to accept radical reform of CAP , even if it means access to foreign markets in which the EC is better able to compete . |
| 10 | No Highlander worth his salt would cut one down , nor will he allow his son to do so , even if it means walking many a long stretch to fetch home firewood . |
| 11 | As with inspection , the cleaner should be so positioned as to be able to see all areas of the work even if it means squatting , kneeling or lying down . |
| 12 | The basic situation which I contemplate is a patient in hospital refusing all but nursing attendance , or the patient at home refusing all care , even if it means that he will be left alone . |
| 13 | This means that you should always aim to approach the mark on the inside of other boards , even if it means altering your course down the reach . |
| 14 | Nevertheless the philosophy of animal welfare by its very nature permits utilising other animals for human purposes , even if this means ( as it always does ) that most of these animals will experience pain , frustration and other harms , and even if it means , as it almost always does , that these animals will have their life terminated prematurely . |
| 15 | Respondents to the Social Attitudes Survey in 1984 were asked : In general would you say that people should obey the law without exception , or are there exceptional occasions on which people should follow their consciences even if it means breaking the law ? |
| 16 | Both keep going , even if it means a great effort and both keep their minds active by reading , talking and keeping up with what 's happening in the world . |
| 17 | then make sure it is presented the way it is requested , even if it means rethinking the standard version you usually send out . |
| 18 | So should we be able to wear what we feel comfortable in , even if it means going casual in shorts and T-shirts ? |
| 19 | Please always tell me the scientific name of your fish if possible , even if it means phoning up your dealer to ask what he has just sold you . |
| 20 | Chris disapproves strongly of artificial methods of rearing , even if it means that he may only get one or two fry from a brood . |
| 21 | Know the subject inside out , putting in that extra effort even if it means reading late and waking early . |
| 22 | I insist on eating properly and will not skimp , even if it means altering the social calendar to suit . |
| 23 | At each mealtime eat enough to satisfy your appetite , even if it means having second helpings of vegetables . |
| 24 | A reporter 's job is to stay put and tell us what she can , even if it means crawling to objectionable people . |
| 25 | Having harvested a quick crop ( Hong Kong 's pride ) , the Taiwanese are now ken to learn more — even if it means going to the length of copying someone else . |
| 26 | 1993 is a time to put everything you 've got into your career and ambitions , even if it means sacrificing some fun . |
| 27 | You can then pay bills immediately , using a separate chequebook , even if it means that you slip into the red . |
| 28 | Even if it means you 've got to inconvenience the uncommitted . |
| 29 | Instead of selling it off we should invest , even if it means that taxpayers have to contribute . |
| 30 | And she will do anything to avoid another royal scandal — even if it means not seeing Charles while speculation persists . |