Example sentences of "though [pron] may be [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such a definition involves the construction of categories within the general scope of the law and , though they may be widely drawn , is open to the same objection as a definition based upon the perceptions of solicitors . |
| 2 | Technology itself may be up-to-date , chip-bound , computer-orientated ; or it may be simple , and concerned with skills of a less modern kind ( though they may be just as difficult to acquire ) . |
| 3 | As all sand surfaces possess chance irregularities , even though they may be only of the magnitude of a few sand grains , there is a natural tendency for ripples to form . |
| 4 | Their inability to concentrate or order their thoughts means that they generally do not learn much at school , even though they may be quite intelligent . |
| 5 | Such differences , though they may be less marked when a child is 14 , may yet be considerable . |
| 6 | If the driver claims this right and then fails to provide the specimen duly required under section 7(4) , the sanction for that failure will be the use in evidence against him of the breath specimen which , ex hypothesi , proves an excess of alcohol above the statutory limit and accordingly in such case there will be no need , though it may be theoretically possible , to prosecute for a failure to provide a specimen without reasonable excuse under section 7(6) . |
| 7 | Some are highly specialised and limit themselves to one particular type of prey , refusing all other kinds of meat even though it may be highly nutritious . |
| 8 | In this view , teachers have no direct contact with theory , though it may be dimly discerned through the description . |
| 9 | For example in the Organon 5th edition ( 1833 ) §276 : ‘ A medicine , even though it may be homœopathically suited to the case , does harm in every dose that is too large , the more harm the larger the dose , and by the magnitude of the dose it does more harm the greater its homœopathicity and the higher the potency selected . ’ |
| 10 | The public at large , though it may be politically literate , is usually the recipient of media content . |
| 11 | Since it is an A-type star there has probably been no real change , though it may be very slightly variable . |
| 12 | Though it may be very difficult to establish what has triggered our first experience of anxiety , we know a lot more about what factors cause the stress tap to remain turned on , preventing the anxiety from ever going away spontaneously . |
| 13 | In two respects , however , the definition is wider than at common law in that the Act ( a ) renders a species dangerous if it poses a threat to property and ( b ) allows for a species to be considered dangerous if it is not commonly domesticated in Britain , even though it may be so domesticated overseas . |
| 14 | ‘ It is to adapt our traditional role of peace-keeping and try to establish a pattern of stability even though it may be only on a very temporary basis . ’ |
| 15 | On the face of it this is unlikely to be acceptable to the vendor since in effect it gives an option to purchase , though it may be more acceptable if the period allowed for preparing the report is short . |
| 16 | As the part requires an actor of substantial proportions , the obvious choice would be someone like John Candy or John Goodman ( of David Byrne 's True Stories and Channel Four 's Roseanne ) — though he may be simply too nice to play Ignatius , and is anyway busy perfecting his bowling technique for his upcoming appearance as Fred in the live-action version of The Flintstones . |
| 17 | ‘ Because he is English , and noble , though he may be only the small cousinly fry of his house . |