Example sentences of "though it is [adv] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No one who reads the three solid essays in what is described as the catalogue of the exhibition ( though it is n't quite that ) can think that ‘ Barnumising ’ in any way describes Pound 's ardent response to painting and sculpture , photography and architecture , first in London 1908–1920 , then in Paris 1920–1925 , and thereafter in Italy . |
| 2 | though it is n't quite done |
| 3 | They are mellowly recorded and Lubin provides a very readable essay on the music — though it is admittedly not a detailed as Timothy Crawford 's for Hyperion . |
| 4 | It is of the eighth magnitude , but I admit that I have never been able to see it with certainty even with × 20 binoculars , though it is easy enough in a telescope . |
| 5 | Their marriage of mind barely peeps above the surface of surviving documents , though it is plain enough in the two masterpieces they produced in 1945 , Brideshead Revisited and Animal Farm . |
| 6 | I am pleased to see that the Chancellor has taken a step in this direction in his Budget , though it is nowhere near enough . |
| 7 | Embarrassment is under no obligation to be comic , though it is most naturally that , and as a fictional theme it is of inexhaustible power and seemingly unending appeal . |
| 8 | The presentation makes the pack feel like a self-instructor though it is clearly not . |
| 9 | Superficially it looks very like Betelgeux , though it is not nearly so powerful . |
| 10 | Most important , the Americans have accepted the reality of the Ukrainians ' security fears and — say the latter — are readying proposals to meet them , though it is not yet clear how . |
| 11 | There are three conclusions drawn from these arguments , all to some extent encapsulated in the 1958 Education Reform Bill , though it is not altogether clear how the proposals are related to each other . |
| 12 | It is rare , indeed , to find today the original zealous approach though it is not altogether lacking . |
| 13 | The recurring couplet in Amos , though it is not usually followed by an itemization , fits here best : |
| 14 | First , there is the lunch-break story ( though it is not entirely clear that this relates to the very last meeting : it might relate to 5 November ) . |
| 15 | Fifteen were tradesmen ( grocer , pawnbroker , draper etc. ) , though it is not always clear whether these were small shopkeepers or employed by someone else . |
| 16 | Having done so , it then regrows its tail , though it is not always as long as the original and internally it is quite different , for instead of bony vertebrae , it has only a tube of cartilage . |
| 17 | Sage , rosemary and lavender need no visual description , though it is not always realized that sage has spikes of vividly blue-mauve flowers which last a long time and are highly magnetic to bees . |
| 18 | It will be appreciated , of course , though it is not always fully understood by persons who are not directly concerned with the law , that the law can not attempt to attribute any particular figure of damages to any particular physical injury , serious or trivial . |
| 19 | There is , in fact , a good case for resisting the takeover of literature by culture , though it is not as strong as I once thought it was . |
| 20 | There 's a useful 159lb ft torque at 2100rpm just after the turbo comes on stream , and the lighter three-door has all the power it reasonably needs , even though it is not as smoothly delivered as the Shogun 's . |
| 21 | There is a type of short story in crime fiction which does not make the highest demands on its writers , though it is not as easy as the gentlest of ski runs . |
| 22 | To trigger this test the magic effect can be from any source ( item or spell ) , but must have a clear , easily discernable effect ; an Aura of any type does n't count , but a Flight spell would , even though it is not directly threatening . |
| 23 | This finding — that men dominate the public domains of speech — is echoed by many other ethnographic studies in a wide range of cultures , though it is not absolutely without exception . |
| 24 | The ability to enjoy , create and teach literature does not at all imply an equal ability to organize recorded knowledge for retrieval , though it is not necessarily its opposite . |
| 25 | The influence of all three is perceptible in Nicholas Shakespeare 's first novel , though it is not so much the magical flights of Marquez as Greene 's Catholic mysticism which I found the most intriguing . |
| 26 | It is important , however , that we keep accurate records , though it is not so important we make rigid rules that can preclude the recording of a well-authenticated fish simply because a rule was not strictly adhered to . |
| 27 | Vela is crossed by the Milky Way , though it is not so rich as Carina . |
| 28 | The blue-flowered garden species of this genus ( N. x faassenii ) , also called catmint , is highly decorative , with its grey leaves and long-lasting flower spikes , but N. cataria is the true herb , of little known but considerable medical use , for which it has a long history , back to Gerard 's day and earlier , though it is not so used nowadays . |
| 29 | The village toll-house still remains , though it is no longer necessary for local farmers as in former days to drive their cattle through fields to avoid paying the toll . |
| 30 | The private circulation , because of its rarity ( though it is also frequently better produced ) normally commands a much higher price . |