Example sentences of "[conj] even if [art] [noun sg] be " in BNC.

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1 Lightweight athletic garments made from Pertex are , therefore , always comfortable to wear — whether there 's a chill in the air , or even if the sun is shining .
2 This shows that even if a court is not prepared to award one remedy , it may be prepared to give another instead .
3 Here it is argued that jurisdiction is conditional on its proper exercise so that even if a tribunal is entitled to enter into the enquiry , it can lose its power by the way that power is used .
4 The present evidence therefore suggests that the universe will probably expand forever , but all we can really be sure of is that even if the universe is going to recollapse , it wo n't do so for at least another ten thousand million years , since it has already been expanding for at least that long .
5 The trouble , as with CD-ROM , is that even if the storage is compatible , software on it which is written for the Macintosh , or Windows , or the Acorn Archimedes , or Apple 's forthcoming Newton , or Sony 's Data Discman , will make no sense to the other machines .
6 The former Conservative Party chairman insisted that even if the treaty was ratified , it could be challenged in the courts .
7 However , Mr Crozier made it clear that even if the code were adopted by every borough , EHOs could continue to interpret the law according to individual situations .
8 Rincewind tried to work it out , and decided that even if the box were crammed with star opals and sticks of auricholatum the contents would not be worth one-tenth the price of the container .
9 It could be argued , for example , that even if the analysis is correct , what would it matter ?
10 Mr Hurd said the position had now changed and that even if the amendment was carried , it ‘ would be no impediment to ratification ’ .
11 MIH contended , however , that even if the agreement was not strictly in the proper form , Mr Gillespie , by his subsequent actings , was barred from asserting that it was not enforceable .
12 It is important to note here than even if a parent is gripped by those negative fantasies that the textbooks claim to be real and universal , she is also immediately capable of embracing a critique of the values she is confronted with .
13 As with bites from other venomous animals , young and elderly people are most at risk ; and even if a bite is not fatal , it may cause massive tissue damage , so that hospitalisation is often necessary .
14 And even if a break were to be found , the five naos and the 277 men would have to sail — how far ?
15 But we have a problem of our own here , Hugh , and even if the earl is only diverting himself , be sure Herluin is not .
16 It is important to bear in mind that , in contrast with trade effluents which disappear into sewers , most effluents discharging directly into watercourses are visible — and even if the discharge is not visible , its consequences ( in the form of dead fish or other damage to the river 's vital signs ) certainly are .
17 … This ‘ me ’ , that is to say , the soul by which I am what I am , is entirely distinct from body … and even if the body were not , the soul would not cease to be what it is . ’
18 And even if the investment were available for incinerators of this quality , there is no guarantee that the rate of return from burning waste would recoup the initial outlay and therefore few councils are prepared to take the risk .
19 And even if the signature is original it would only be of value to an autograph hunter not an art collector .
20 And even if the Host is still able to hope that the Monk will show another side to his character as a tale-teller , the Monk will not , and retreats into a sort of sulky silence after being interrupted and asked for something less serious : The Monk as a character is explicitly and repeatedly compared and contrasted with the teller who succeeds him , the Nun 's Priest .
21 An artist can never have seen too much , read too much , and even if the time is right for a fallow period , then that is exactly when it is also right to go out and see , read , feel , as deeply as possible .
22 And even if the weather is passable , low level walks will take you to places you 'd perhaps never have tried if you 're one of the many walkers whose sights are normally set pretty firmly on the heights .
23 However , the latter point fails to take account of the fact that rape is committed even if there is no ejaculation , and even if the woman is infertile , and it has been strongly argued that ‘ penetration involving the penis , vagina or anus is perceived differently and regarded more seriously than other forms of penetration ’ .
24 Debt counsellors say the eviction threat is one of the worst cases they 've dealt with , and even if the family is thrown out , the mortgage company wo n't get any of its money back .
25 Or , like he , if the little girl 's riding him , he always goes with her then as well , but even if the girl 's not on him , he takes him for a walk like a big dog so I mean , they 're lovely people , you could n't wish to have him with nicer people , erm , you know they are , they really are nice
26 Even if the contract is terminated , the offending party can still rely on the clause if reasonable to do so , but even if the contract is affirmed , he can not rely on the term unless it is reasonable to do so .
27 But even if the state is driven to an action , if at the same time the citizen is put at a serious disadvantage in the assertion of his legal , in this case of his constitutional , rights , by defence in the suit , justice may require that he should be at liberty to avoid those disadvantages by paying promptly and bringing suit on his side .
28 But even if the state is driven to an action , if at the same time the citizen is put at a serious disadvantage in the assertion of his legal , in this case of his constitutional , rights , by defence in the suit , justice may require that he should be at liberty to avoid those disadvantages by paying promptly and bringing suit on his side .
29 But even if the state is driven to an action , if at the same time the citizen is put at a serious disadvantage in the assertion of his legal , in this case of his constitutional rights , by defence in the suit , justice may require that he should be at liberty to avoid those disadvantages by paying promptly and bringing suit on his side .
30 But even if the state is driven to an action , if at the same time the citizen is put at a serious disadvantage in the assertion of his legal , in this case of his constitutional rights , by defence in the suit , justice may require that he should be at liberty to avoid those disadvantages by paying promptly and bringing suit on his side .
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