Example sentences of "even if it did not " in BNC.

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1 The success of Let Us Compare Mythologies confirmed Leonard in his decision to be a poet-writer , even if it did not relieve Masha of her concern for his future well being .
2 In a minority situation , some form of power-sharing — even if it did not necessarily involve coalition — was inevitable .
3 That the two City teams were housed together reinforced , even if it did not fully explain , the notable enthusiasm for a purist model of the developmental ideal within these teams .
4 In this he was mistaken , since state control over industry was considerably reduced once the war was over , even if it did not wholly return to pre-war conditions .
5 While the Danzig Poles were not keen for the city to come under Polish rule , they were nevertheless determined that they should not be penalised for being Polish , and in their own way they were proud of their identity — even if it did not quite amount to ‘ nationality ’ in a conventional sense .
6 If the auditors ' report under s 248(3) were included in the accounts ( in a way which did not cause confusion ) , the company would be entitled to the exemptions , even if it did not take advantage of them .
7 Furthermore , as Yevele had shown at Canterbury , the defensive value of the round tower was becoming better appreciated ; even if it did not always deflect a cannon shot aimed at it , such a tower could withstand an impact better than could a straight-facing surface .
8 Trilateralism was certainly an effective antidote to isolationism , even if it did not extinguish the assertiveness shown by the Lord Chancellor 's Department in securing a faster growth in the rate of expenditure on the courts and legal aid than did the Home Office on the police and prisons .
9 Whether or not this affected Cecil 's handling of English policy is hard to say : but even if it did not , it was surely by his own standards , improper .
10 Provided that the authority adopts a meaning which is reasonable or has a rational basis the courts could accept that interpretation , even if it did not accord with the precise meaning which they would have ascribed .
11 What is , however , essential is that Posidonius was very worried about the social turbulence of his time , even if it did not affect his home island , Rhodes , as seriously as the Greek mainland .
12 It is appropriate to try to discover if such institutions were ever actually the way they had been previously presented by a scholarship interested ( even if it did not declare its interest ) in constructing its own version of the past to answer its own preoccupations .
13 Even if it did n't lead to the elimination of all the older , ‘ flawed ’ models , a narrow range of ‘ new ’ species might well reduce the older ones to huddled groups in farming heritage parks .
14 He believed that if the paper made a big enough impact and was raved about by the industry , there would be a rush to save it even if it did n't sell enough to make a profit .
15 Something in me recoiled from the idea of having a part of myself torn away by force , even if it did n't hurt .
16 Even if it did n't rain the jacket would help keep out the cold night wind .
17 Even if it did n't she 'd be in hospital for ages .
18 ‘ Your wife 's father , ’ said Thorfinn , ‘ always had a high opinion of your good sense even if it did n't save him , in the end , from the rest of your family .
19 Even if it did n't , how would she get back to the ship ?
20 Peter Rogers knew he had hit a gold mine , even if it did n't always seem to the performers that he was totally on their side .
21 Even if it did n't , it was a little late to do anything about it .
22 But er even if it did n't work we well it would n't be the end of the line financially for us but at the end of the day I think you know we 've always wanted to know we could go back and do that you know .
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