Example sentences of "even the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even the cautious and patient investigation of truth by science , which seems to be the very antithesis of the mystic 's swift certainty , may be fostered and nourished by that very spirit of reverence in which mysticism lives and moves . |
| 2 | It seems that even the 081/071 switch-over went seamlessly well owing to Richard and his expert ease as writer/director . |
| 3 | Even the munificent patronage of binders by Grolier was outclassed by that of his sovereign Henry II ( 1519–59 ) . |
| 4 | Furthermore , even the archaic powers that had not started from the position of being nation-states were forced to compete ; the Tsars thrust their reach eastwards to block the British advance in Asia , to stop the other Europeans in China , and finally to try to halt the westward movement of Japan . |
| 5 | As he stood contemplating it , as if hesitating to violate its calm , there was a moment of extraordinary silence in which even the muted roar of the traffic in the avenue was stilled and in which it seemed to him that two images , the shining façade of the house and that dusty blood-boltered room in Paddington , were held suspended out of time , then fused so that the stones were blood splattered , the caryatids dripped red . |
| 6 | The premiere had not called for any great celebration , even the soi-disant Louise Müller being in subdued spirits after her confession . |
| 7 | Mary said , ‘ Even the stupid hate being made to look foolish ! ’ |
| 8 | ( How I loved you when you said to Lord Byron , ‘ Even the stupid hate being made to look foolish ! ’ ! ) |
| 9 | Even the consistent opposition to any form of appeasement maintained by Ernest Bevin , Walter Citrine and Hugh Dalton , wavered at the time of the Spanish Civil War in the direction of " non-intervention " . |
| 10 | Radio waves , radar , television , fluorescent lights , high voltage power cables and even the electrical ring circuits in all our homes add unseen , and often unsuspected , frequencies to our environment . |
| 11 | Proper comparable testing of even the electrical units requires laboratory conditions and cleanliness |
| 12 | Even the Dutch , who colonized the nation longer than any other Western power , were more interested in trading posts than in exploration , and vested their authority in the local chieftains who in turn vested theirs on down the line so that a great many Indonesians have still never seen a European . |
| 13 | It 's not a crime for anyone , even the managing director of a shipping company , to go off without saying where . |
| 14 | Prejudice aside for one brief moment , the Republic have shown the best form in the group so far , and if there was even the merest scintilla of justice in this doomed planet , they would now be checking out copies of In Stockholm magazine with a view to disporting themselves in the most agreeable Nite Spots that the Swedish capital has to offer . |
| 15 | It may not sound like much to get excited about but for enthusiasts even the merest chance of a sighting is somehting worth turning out for . |
| 16 | Even the breakaway ‘ Northern Union ’ required rugby players to have a source of income outside of the game and paid them in principle for ‘ broken time ’ . |
| 17 | It was repeat of the strike two weeks ago , except not even the Chiltern Line from Bicester and Aylesbury into London was running . |
| 18 | Indeed there are so many newspapers in contrast to the two television networks , that relatively few voters ( as a percentage ) read even the best-selling paper . |
| 19 | Even the industrial costs of over-ambitious Docklands works had been defrayed through a print sharing arrangement with the Express . |
| 20 | So it would be , but even the Prime Minister ought to see that it is the least bad course open to her . |
| 21 | Even the Prime Minister , Stanley Baldwin , got in on the act , speculating upon ‘ the enormous power which the film is developing for propaganda purposes , and the danger to which we in this country and our Empire subject ourselves if we allow that method of propaganda to be entirely in the hands of foreign countries . ’ |
| 22 | Even the Prime Minister , in her first year as a tenant in No. 10 Downing Street , might score only 18 out of 31 — again rather a dubious credit risk on this rating system . |
| 23 | Mr Clark insisted he was completely innocent in the affair , which has provoked a political storm , engulfing even the Prime Minister in allegations that the Government had encouraged firms to breach the arms embargo . |
| 24 | Even the prime minister is playing the game : in a speech to the Confederation of British Industry on May 18th , John Major promised stronger ‘ partnership ’ with industry . |
| 25 | Apparently even the Prime Minister has now seen a copy . |
| 26 | Even the Prime Minister has posed the question , ‘ Why should half our population go through life like a hobbled horse in a steeplechase ? |
| 27 | Even the Prime Minister , who once used to arrive on the last day by aeroplane in order to deliver his speech , sits every day on the platform listening to rebuke , complaint and exhortation . |
| 28 | It is the people , the parliament actually , because the Emir when he proposes a cabinet the parliament can accept the cabinet , or change , or request it to be changed and even the Prime Minister , which is proposed or nominated by the Emir , the cabinet has to approve him , and together they they run the business of the government . |
| 29 | The dramatic events in Eastern Europe in late 1989 called into question even the Franco-German relationship . |
| 30 | Therefore it is ideal for even the darkest areas in the tank . |