Example sentences of "even [v-ing] for [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even allowing for doubt about whether the vitamin supplementation was effective , administering it seems to be a one way bet — at worst it is harmless , but at best it may cure or prevent the disorder in question . |
| 2 | The disadvantage ( occasionally overwhelming ) is the capital cost , even allowing for relief in respect of interest charges and capital allowances for new buildings and other improvements . |
| 3 | Even allowing for inflation , that is probably beyond the wildest dreams even of Sir Ernest . |
| 4 | Even allowing for inflation , that is dear money . |
| 5 | In fact , following cuts in the Seventies , NHS resources have grown by 50 per cent , even allowing for inflation . |
| 6 | Even allowing for inflation will not bring this down to less than twenty years . |
| 7 | She added : ‘ Even allowing for inflation , prescription charges have already increased by a staggering 650 per cent since 1979 . ’ |
| 8 | Even allowing for inflation both these posts did well , but the gain in real terms was not enormous . |
| 9 | The Larrikins , who can be traced back to 1870 in Australia , were also organised into local gangs or ‘ pushes ’ , and even allowing for exaggeration and over-involvement ( we need not readily accept , for example , that they gorged themselves on raw meat or rigged elections by terrorising voters , as was sometimes alleged ) their behaviour was unbeatably appalling . |
| 10 | In the present case 400mW is too low but 1.3W is well within ratings , even allowing for Zener tolerances and a possible mains surge of 10 per cent . |
| 11 | The honey-tongue ( if not the fidelity ) of the Polish officers was a legend , but the approach of some among their other ranks ( even allowing for language difficulties ) was even cruder than that of the U.S. servicemen . |