Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] is even " in BNC.

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1 The abyss between us and them is even greater , whether or not they are ‘ on our side ’ .
2 And it is even becoming reliable : 90% of BR 's commuter trains arrive within five minutes of schedule , against only 65% in Germany .
3 Very few of them , however , visit the backward , disadvantaged areas of these countries , and it is even less usual for them to be asked to share their own experience with those who are working there and comment critically on what they are doing .
4 This makes it easier to lean your weight into the turn and it is even more exaggerated when you turn on a wave face .
5 We were given humour to discern our own ridiculous airs and pomposities , and it is even valuable in the transcendent lest we lose ourselves in arrogance and pride and stray far from the real beauty of life .
6 It can now be seen as a deliberate political reaction to the earlier building , and it is even recorded that on its completion in 537 Justinian promised God that he himself had ‘ vanquished Solomon . ’
7 A version of it may have heartened the Normans in 1066 ; and it is even possible that the earliest surviving version was composed in Normandy .
8 However it is also valuable to practise out loud by yourself , and it is even better if you can tape record your answers so that you can hear how you sound .
9 Most listed companies do not yet have enough independent directors to fulfil the roles Cadbury allots them , and it is even doubtful whether enough individuals of the right calibre are available for these positions , particularly in view of the heavy legal responsibilities that any company director incurs .
10 If you 're trying to combine both in your life the chances of your being hit by stress are probably higher-no matter how brilliantly you may have organized the family in your absence — and it is even more important to be able to deal with it .
11 It is difficult within organisational constraints for social workers to find the time to do marital work and it is even harder to find time to do so for elderly couples .
12 If you have recently arrived in this country special rules apply and it is even more important to get good advice before claiming benefits .
13 Knoydart is a closed book for motorists and for all except walkers equipped with map and compass — and it is even difficult for strong walkers .
14 There are very few professional aircraft accident investigating officials who do not appreciate the broad scope of the coroner 's ( or procurator fiscal 's or magistrate 's ) responsibilities but it is remarkable how many coroners have very little idea of what the technical aircraft accident investigator is trying to do ; and it is even more surprising that many do not bother to try to find out , even when an aircraft accident occurs in their area of jurisdiction .
15 It is difficult for them to obtain overseas development funds , and it is even hard to mail a letter to another country because Eritrean stamps are not yet internationally recognised .
16 It is difficult for them to obtain overseas development funds , and it is even hard to mail a letter to another country because Eritrean stamps are not yet internationally recognised .
17 Today the church looks robust ; and it is even intended to rebuild the long-vanished cloister on the north side .
18 The growth in vocal participation by congregations has lessened the significance of the choir , and it is even viewed in some places as élitist .
19 In extensional flow , however , provided the strain rate exceeds the relaxation rate , that is , the rate at which a chain attempts to re-coil itself in order to increase its entropy , full extension of a chain can occur and it is even possible to cause chain scission , as evidenced by molecular weight studies made on solutions which have been subjected to high extensional flows .
20 Notice that , if the adjective is not initially ( in the constructional sense ) applied to the noun phrase , it does not necessarily imply that an extralinguistic correlate of the latter must initially lack that property , and it is even compatible with the speaker or hearer knowing that the property does apply to the referent ( see ( 36 ) to ( 40 ) ) .
21 In this case the same precautions apply and it is even more important to deal with ownership of copyright otherwise the agency ( as employer ) could turn out to be the ultimate owner of the copyright .
22 Redknapp is determined to fight the charge but he is even more upset that his action was seen as the spark for crowd violence .
23 Sir : Returning from a long stay abroad , it is depressing to find so much rubbish in the streets , but it is even more upsetting to find it deliberately included in the newspapers as well ( 2 October ) .
24 I move to my left , knowing that there is a road there somewhere — it is always best to avoid roads , but it is even better to be able to see where you are .
25 It is wonderful to have this array of foods accessible to us , but it is even more exciting when you know a little about the food , how it is produced , how to prepare it and how it should be served .
26 This is not only simplistic but it is even ignorant of pain-provoking peripheral nerve fibres now known to exist in man .
27 Not only is this mild rebuke the typical response made by the inspectorate , but it is even the usual response to firms detected three or more times ; for these , the rate of prosecution was still only 3. 5 per cent !
28 The skunk has a pair of these glands and not only can it vary the strength of each jet according to the side from which you approach but it is even able to twist the nozzle of the gland so that the spray shoots out at an angle .
29 Since the order was primarily religious it has to be distinguished from specific cultural orders , but it is even more distinct from the social relations of patronage .
30 " At Advanced level in History , the ability to write serviceable English is a prerequisite but it is even less frequently attained .
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