Example sentences of "even [subord] [art] [noun sg] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lord Keith at p 640 said , as a general rule it is in the public interest that confidences should be respected , and the encouragement of such respect may in itself constitute a sufficient ground for recognising and enforcing the obligation of confidence even where the confider can point to no specific detriment to himself . |
| 2 | In principle , therefore , even where the delay can be said to be unjustifiable , the imposition of a permanent stay should be the exception rather than the rule . |
| 3 | In principle , therefore , even where the delay can be said to be unjustifiable , the imposition of a permanent stay should be the exception rather than the rule . |
| 4 | Certainly no generalisation can be made except that the successful diffusion of the knowledge of soil conserving practices is often one essential change that is required — even although the knowledge may be possessed by some cultivators already . |
| 5 | ‘ I have determined ’ , he said , ‘ to suffer even until the moss shall grow on mine eyebrows . ’ |
| 6 | Lord Denning has written that the whole of the English law of criminal negligence , and indeed the biggest change in civil law this century , derives from the commandment to love thy neighbour enunciated by Lord Atkins in 1932 , when he ruled that , even if a man can not love his neighbour , he must still refrain from harming him , and that in law his neighbour was anyone who was so closely and directly affected by his actions that he ought to have had that in mind when he acted . |
| 7 | The implication of this trend is that even if a country could control the money supply growth rate it would not be able to control the domestic long run inflation rate . |
| 8 | It could , for example , consist of a complaint that a rating list had been prepared on an unfair basis in the sense that another ratepayer 's property had been undervalued , even if a revaluation would not lead to a reduction in the complainant 's rate bill . |
| 9 | Clearly , however , even if a company can freely establish a branch in a host member state it is also necessary to decide whether the conduct of that branch 's business should be regulated by the home member state or the host member state . |
| 10 | Prima facie every adult has the right and capacity to decide whether or not he will accept medical treatment , even if a refusal may risk permanent injury to his health or even lead to premature death . |
| 11 | ‘ We can not yet say when he will play again , or even if an operation will be necessary . ’ |
| 12 | The decision will probably be made on little evidence , and will probably be towards an abortion , even if the child might be desperately wanted and the parents generally against abortion in principle . |
| 13 | Noises and gestures are very easily understood even if the child can not talk . |
| 14 | Even if the court can not point to the actual error , nevertheless , if the figure is so extravagantly large or so inadequately small that the only conclusion is that he must have gone wrong somewhere , then the court will interfere in much the same way as the Court of Appeal will interfere with an award of damages if it is a wholly erroneous estimate . |
| 15 | Even if the herb will eventually outgrow its container , you can still plant it when young , press its foliage and then , when it becomes too large , pass it on to a culinary-minded friend who has more space . |
| 16 | Even if the patient can not read properly , he may , with practice , be able to identify the appropriate card in a card index system , if the cards are very clearly presented , and perhaps colour coded as well . |
| 17 | However , even if the covenantee would not have entered the agreement without the covenant , the contract may not be invalidated as a whole if there is consideration independent of the covenant : see Vancouver Malt & Sake Brewing Co Ltd v Vancouver Breweries Ltd [ 1934 ] AC 181 and Amoco Australia Pty Ltd v Rocca Bros Motor Engineering Co Pty Ltd [ 1975 ] AC 561 . |
| 18 | the use of police powers may create provocative incidents , and even if the law can not treat such conduct as being unlawful provocation , such incidents should be avoided wherever possible . |
| 19 | In truth , the fact that a position of power might be attained as a result of ‘ private ’ contracting in itself says nothing about the legitimacy of the possession of that power , and hence even if the company could be explained in purely contractual terms this would , without more , have little impact on the question of the propriety of state intervention . |
| 20 | Even if the case can be ‘ proven ’ , however , the sanctions available to politicians when things go wrong may be limited . |
| 21 | The lord of the domain would be the will : ‘ Even if the will should wholly lack power to accomplish its purpose , if with its greatest effort it should yet achieve nothing — then like a jewel , it would shine by its own light , as a thing which had its whole value in itself . ’ |
| 22 | Even if the Queen ca n't go , she can surely spare at least one member of her family for a few days there . |
| 23 | This can be accessed even if the machine wo n't boot . |
| 24 | Titian would be a great master even if the time should come when nobody wants to look at his paintings . |
| 25 | In a hostile bid , this might be more difficult to achieve without the co-operation of the target 's board ( even if the bidder can identify all the relevant contractual provisions ) . |
| 26 | Secondly , even if the plaintiff could have sued the armed robbers , they would only have been liable for depriving the plaintiff of a damaged left leg . |
| 27 | Even if the consumer can cover the risk by insurance , the position is much more complicated for him , and his insurers are going to be less likely to waive their rights of subrogation , without which his assumption of liability and his taking on of the insurance for the risk will not work . |
| 28 | Even if the equation could be established , the beneficiaries are not the same or do not see themselves as the same : the patients paying two shillings for their bottles of medicine do not identify themselves with the patients admitted to hospital sooner or treated more efficiently . |
| 29 | Examining the surface of the reef , Wood decided , that even if the tailwheel could be repaired , a take-off would be highly dangerous . |
| 30 | However , even if the business may be buoyant for some , it remains a small and internationally fragmented one . |