Example sentences of "however [adj] it [modal v] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus the Lacanian account of the impossibility of desire often cites the following passage from Freud 's ‘ On the Universal Tendency to Debasement in the Sphere of Love ’ : ‘ It is my belief that , however strange it may sound , we must reckon with the possibility that something in the nature of the sexual instinct itself is unfavourable to the realization of complete satisfaction , ( vii . |
| 2 | In a society so deeply divided by class ( and gender and race ) inequalities , and increasingly dominated by the privatised technological culture of late capitalism , the social purpose orientation alone is now inadequate , however admirable it may have been in the past . |
| 3 | Vague information was worse than none at all as far as we were concerned , as we were obliged to do something about it , however hopeless it might seem . |
| 4 | Form thus becomes a condition of non-form and , however stable it may seem , all that can be observed in our universe is the existential process of change from one state to another . |
| 5 | Often many years elapsed before the village farmers built their new houses , however inconvenient it may have been to live in the centre of the parish and to farm on the boundaries . |
| 6 | However ironic it may seem , the same corporate power so often targeted by these protests may be ensuring that such protest art has a guaranteed place in those museums . |
| 7 | It was the first of such actions , however vague it may appear in remote retrospect , which introduced the concept of ‘ evil ’ . |
| 8 | Any claim that a certain state or government , regime or society is " really " or " in the last analysis democratic , however implausible it may seem , must involve the implication that in some way or other the government , regime or state in question serves or represents the people ; that the " real " will of the people is expressed through it , or that the people support it , even if this support is not necessarily demonstrated through such formalities as elections . |
| 9 | UTOPIA has ideas for the improvement of twentieth-century life while NUMEROSO is suspicious of attempts to set the future into a mould , however good it may seem . |
| 10 | Of course we all need sufficient to live on — and it is hard to be joyful if those basic needs are not met — but , however trite it may sound , there is much joy to be found in a spring day , the expression on a baby 's face or the touch of a loved one 's hand . |
| 11 | Again he heard the strong Irish voice ring out — ‘ Did ye get the little bottles ? ’ — and knew that however cosy it might seem in imagination he would never be one of the party hurried through the customs to the English or Irish or Scottish College . |
| 12 | Every instrument , however unimportant it may seem , must play a definite part in reinforcing the main lines of the texture . |
| 13 | If you have a query ( however daft it may seem ) or if you are concerned in some way about your pension , you should approach whoever is responsible for the scheme in your organisation . |
| 14 | Can you recall any suspicious incident , or comment , however trivial it may have seemed , which could help our investigation ? |
| 15 | However illogical it may seem , a void decision will become valid unless it is challenged within any time limit for challenges , by an applicant with sufficient standing , and unless a court exercises its discretion to award a remedy to the applicant . |
| 16 | Needless to say , I did n't find this remark helpful , however well-intentioned it might have been . |
| 17 | Also the stronger the solution of minerals and salts in your bathwater , the more moisture your skin loses , however delightful it might make you feel to bathe in bubbles . |
| 18 | Though the possibility of hazard should never be ignored , however remote it may seem , the ethical position in prevention trials often stems mainly from a balance between the extent of benefit ( if any ) , and the cost of the intervention . |
| 19 | If any professional person has shown an interest in your work do n't let it go , but try to cultivate their interest , however tenuous it may seem — you will soon know if it 's going to be any use for the future . |
| 20 | However tenuous it may have become , once a marriage is under threat it can suddenly turn into a territory which has to be defended at all costs , like the Falklands . |
| 21 | If a species is allowed to become extinct , however insignificant it may have appeared to be , that is one potential medication lost to mankind for ever . |