Example sentences of "even [conj] [pron] is [verb] " in BNC.

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1 A sense of diffused uncertainty , of groping in the dark for remedies , associates itself with the theory even where it is accepted .
2 Or even that he is conducting a stealthy operation to ensure the BBC 's survival that depends on elaborate deception .
3 Kuijken ( ) , as ever , puts musical values first , and in this he reminds me very much of a firstgeneration ‘ authentic ’ recording made by the Collegium Aureum under Schmidt-Garden ( not yet available on CD ) , which similarly involved one textually in a way which few versions can match , even if one is left with the impression that many of the musical solutions may have registered almost as comfortably on modern instruments .
4 Lifting the characters from the TV puppet studio onto the live stage takes a lot of adjustment , even if everything is prerecorded in America .
5 Moreover , even if what is needed is a review of the present state of laboratory-based and clinical aspects of the new reproductive technologies , it would be more appropriate to use the resources of universities , government agencies , and professional societies for this purpose .
6 ONE OF the most important lessons of game theory is that even if everyone is agreed on the most desirable course of action — for example , nuclear disarmament — a collection of individuals or nations acting independently may find it difficult to achieve the most desirable aims .
7 Even if nothing is said specifically , there is an implied term in your employment contract that you owe a duty to exercise reasonable care and skill in carrying out your job .
8 The international businessman is battered and buffeted by so many external forces that even if he is operating skilfully within his own limitations he may not always win .
9 Thus a car dealer does not obtain the protection and that is so even if he is buying the vehicle for his own private purposes and not for his business purposes , Stevenson v. Beverley Bentinck ( 1976 C.A. ) .
10 The provisions of s 3 of the UCTA apply equally in these circumstances , and the protected party is placed in the same position as a consumer , even if he is acting as a businessman .
11 If the firm does not know whether its counterparty is acting as principal or intermediary , then it is clear that , even if he is acting as intermediary , his client is unidentified .
12 Note that this saving throw is not strictly speaking because of armour , and the Orc always has a saving throw of 6 even if he is struck by a weapon that would normally have a saving throw modifier .
13 Even if he is trying to attend to the perspectival appearance presented to his point of view he may get it wrong .
14 It means that even if he is discovered in time , before necrosis sets in , he will be HIV-positive .
15 He may have received psychotherapy , but has not yet undergone conversion surgery even if he is contemplating it .
16 Even if he is murdered by a homicidal maniac he has chosen to be at a certain place at a certain time .
17 So you see , that it is important for every coach in the country , even if he is giving a lesson to a child who does n't have any kind of tennis talent , to give the lesson as if he or she was the future Wimbledon champion .
18 or even if he , even if he is doing that he 's not gon na , he 's not gon na
19 Even if he is working in a field with other workers the sense of isolation can remain , for the noise and the increased pace of work hardly lend themselves to easy conversation between workmates .
20 Even if he is walking well , you may need to take a wheelchair in case he gets tired , or you can plan the outing so that you walk short distances between benches in the street or local park .
21 Nor will he necessarily be able to prevent his share of the equity from being diluted even if he is offered pre-emptive rights ; he may not be able to afford to buy more shares but can not prevent the new issue being made unless he has voting control .
22 ‘ There are many who will conclude that , by a slim margin ’ , the arguments for war are stronger , ‘ even if it is conducted by an unsavoury set of powerful states ’ .
23 Even if it is stopped by the guard , you can drop the kicking leg quickly to the mat and push the opponent over it .
24 My hypothesis is that there is a space for a socialist argument in favour of investment planning ; that such an argument could be presented in such a way as to appeal to organised labour and even to broader strata of the population concerned about employment prospects and their standard of living in retirement ; that if organised workers were to support the proposal they could use their union organisation to press for social accountability of their savings funds ; and that if the proposals were not linked to a ‘ dogmatic ’ pursuit of nationalisation they would stand a chance of recruiting some support from the more progressive elements of the state and corporate salariat — those whose technical expertise would be required in any such project , even if it is overlaid with oppressive ‘ professional ’ and ‘ managerial ’ ideologies — helping to isolate , so far as possible , reactionary financier elements .
25 You have a beautiful skin , soft and lustrous , even if it is covered up . ’
26 The jury is still out on the Criminal Justice Act , even if it is swinging towards the negative rather than the positive .
27 Incidentally , the generic name always starts with a capital letter , and the specific name with a small one , even if it is named after Jones .
28 Climbing is second nature to all small felines and it is virtually impossible for a cat to switch off its urge to climb , even if it is punished for doing so .
29 But even if it is created by the new Warhol , will such explicit portraiture sell ?
30 But the charge that sterling policy was the main cause of the British predicament is more difficult to sustain , even if it is made part of a vicious circle of poor performance .
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