Example sentences of "even [conj] [pron] [vb -s] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It knows the right and wrong which have been instilled into it and — a contentious assertion — sometimes it seems to know what is right or wrong even although it has no behavioural conditioning for that situation . |
| 2 | Some would argue even that she casts a heavy shadow over present negotiations on the political future of South Africa . |
| 3 | For the visual computations algorithmically defined by Ullman do not depend on high-level processes capable of identifying ( recognizing ) objects as members of a specific class : the system does not need to know that an object is a fish , or even that it has the 3-D shape that it has , in order to know that it is an object . |
| 4 | Even if one takes a sceptical view of the applicability of the laws of war to nuclear weapons , it does not follow that the laws of war are irrelevant in the nuclear age . |
| 5 | Even if one takes a minimalist definition of feminism , the equality of women and men , is this the case . |
| 6 | However , even if one takes the view that King 's Cross is essential , there are better and more appropriate ways of building and developing a new station at King 's Cross than the one that British Rail has effectively forced upon us . |
| 7 | Even if one acknowledges the significance of the state itself as an agency , there is a danger that it may be given a role which is too sharply independent . |
| 8 | But one is narrowly neutral even if one provides the Reds with normal food supplies . |
| 9 | In this case , even if one reinforces the claim by supposing that littering is illegal , the answer must be No . |
| 10 | Even if one has a stimulus of physiologically realistic intensity , that does n't necessarily mean that one can readily interpret the effects of stimulation , because there are still two problems . |
| 11 | In this first category we consider three main criticisms : ( a ) that the model developed in chapter 4 can not account for a major feature of all economies ; ( b ) that the model relies for all its results on very simple specifications of the aggregate supply and demand curves ; and ( c ) that even if one accepts the model as it stands governments might effectively stabilize the economy if they possess better information about the economy than the private sector , or indeed if different parts of the private sector possess different information . |
| 12 | Furthermore , even if one accepts the validity of non-empirical interpretations , it is not known at what age young people would perceive the advertisements in similar terms . |
| 13 | Even if one accepts the figures , it is apparent that four out of five fatal accidents are caused by people who are stone-cold sober . |
| 14 | One might answer in this case that it is also a typical feature of speech , so should probably be analysed as a contraction and for this reason avoided in academic writing — even if one accepts the idea of a regional/class standard . |
| 15 | In my guts I feel that , even if everything goes the best it possibly can for me , my life has changed completely and forever . |
| 16 | Even if someone believes the most secure and pernicious lies , he will not be able to help himself from doubting them at some time . |
| 17 | Billy has been told his job with social services at Essex Council is safe — even if he becomes an Essex girl . |
| 18 | But he vowed that even if he becomes the world 's richest sportsman , he will stay firmly clear of the bright lights that cost Tyson his freedom . |
| 19 | That would automatically rule Senna out of the championship , even if he wins the final two races in Japan and Australia and the title would go to his team-mate , Alain Prost . |
| 20 | If a man believes in a different god , or even if he uses a different ritual for worshipping the same god , blind faith can decree that he should die — on the cross , at the stake , skewered on a Crusader 's sword , shot in a Beirut street , or blown up in a bar in Belfast . |
| 21 | Although in this case the seller will find it hard to argue with the buyer 's concerns , where the seller himself provides the items ( even if he charges the buyer directly or indirectly for their provision ) he may well wish to keep ownership himself , either to tie the buyer to him for future orders , or to enable him to use the items for sales to third parties , even if this is to the buyer 's detriment , and against his consent . |
| 22 | Even if he loses the case , the singer has said he 'll never record for Sony again . |
| 23 | If he lands on a tree or on the ground he sticks in like a dart , and even if he survives the impact he wo n't be able to free himself easily . |
| 24 | even if he puts the cable in , did replace put the cable in then ? |
| 25 | Even if he has no special interest — and it is not essential that he should — his action nevertheless is that of an officious , though well-meaning , bystander who is not content merely to stand by . |
| 26 | Now the person possessing the goods after the time limit , even if he holds the goods in bad faith , may call himself the rightful owner , while the original owner promptly loses all rights . |
| 27 | The Profitboss rarely seeks help , but he does go out of his way to provide it , even if he sees no profit in it immediately . |
| 28 | If the decision is illegal it can be quashed ; otherwise the court can not ( with one exception ) intervene , even if it thinks the decision to be wrong in some respect . |
| 29 | Even if it measures the use of redundancy up to ten words either side of the deletion , this is still not the same as measuring comprehension : as we saw in the Bailey and Harrison study , redundancy and comprehensibility can be very different aspects of a text . |
| 30 | It 's not very common during pregnancy , and even if it occurs the effect on the baby can either be slight or very serious , when it 's a tragedy . |