Example sentences of "although it be [verb] [conj] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 This section deals mainly with the impact of mineral working , and the restoration of exhausted sites , in south and south east England although it is recognised that some of the most serious environmental problems occur in the National Parks and in areas where deep and opencast mining are carried out .
2 Under Ord. 53 these procedures can only be used if the court so orders , although it is said that such an order should be no less readily made than in other types of proceedings ( by originating summons ) where such an order is needed .
3 Most infections occur in childhood , although it is said that those adults who have escaped infection when young may be infected by their own children , a reversal of roles from congenital syphilis .
4 Although it is realised that many of those teaching in London are also associated with outer counties it was suggested that London teachers might consider taking responsibility for this year 's Reunion .
5 A step up here , a step down there until perhaps you reach the door of the room from which , although it is locked and empty , you can hear shuffling footsteps .
6 Thus although it is recognized that regulatory agencies can influence behaviour , it is also true that the framework on to which they impose constraints is not the same regardless of the underlying institutional structure .
7 Furthermore , by virtue of Article K.9 , ‘ the Council , acting unanimously on the initiative of the Commission or a Member State , may decide to apply Article 100C of the Treaty establishing the European Community to action in areas referred to in Article K.1(1) to ( 6 ) ’ , although it is envisaged that such a decision would require national ratification .
8 Although it is claimed that these cases indicate an impairment in executing symbolic gestures it may in fact be the case that this aspect of their difficulty is secondary to a deficit in dealing with sequences of movements in general , the apparent linguistic defect deriving from this ( Kimura , Battison and Lubert , 1976 ) .
9 Khrushchev asserted in March 1960 that ’ the Soviet Union is now the world 's strongest military power' ( Izvestiia , 2 March 1960 ) and , although it was recognised that Soviet economic capacity was then inferior to that of the United States , it was confidently predicted that the socialist nations would have outstripped the West within a decade .
10 Although it was raining and freezing cold outside , we all got ready and pulled ourselves into our wet suits and set off for the river .
11 It expressed the view that opportunities should be provided for suitably qualified students to obtain a degree , although it was acknowledged that many would not be prepared to take the longer course this entailed and some would not be considered suitable for admission to degree studies .
12 The third stage of the project was to involve reporting and discussion at the end of the observation period , although it was acknowledged that incidental feedback in the context of dialogue with teachers , students and outsiders was inevitable , and that smaller , interim reports to the SLG , as steering group , would be necessary .
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