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Even in the age of modern communications and mass media, according to one study, "… although the Received Pronunciation of Standard English has been heard constantly on radio and then television for over 60 years, only 3 to 5 % of the population of Britain actually speaks RP … new brands of English have been springing up even in recent times ...." What the vernacular would be in this case is a moot point: "… the standardisation of English has been in progress for many centuries.
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Even and age
Even apart from the fact that now at the age of 31 my personal life is being totally disrupted for the second time for no very compelling reason -- I cannot help looking around at the black leather jacket brigades standing idly on the street corners and in the taverns of every American city and asking myself if our society has gone mad.
Even in his old age he displayed the same restless energy, and is said to have been contemplating a fresh attack on Carthage at the time of his death.
Even though Julius's early career goal was to become a doctor, the family's need for income forced Julius out of school at the age of twelve.
" Even at the age of five, Noyce was offended by the notion of intentionally losing at anything.
Even with the ability to age, some Cabernet Sauvignon wines can still be approachable a few years after vintage.
Even so, in a Knútsdrápa by the skald Óttarr svarti, there is a statement that Cnut was " of no great age " when he first went to war.
Even at 30 years of age he reprinted at Shrewsbury a poem called " Eskdale ", … Some others of his poems are in my possession.
Even at this age, Sullivan's health was delicate, and he was easily fatigued.
Even without traditional zoning, metropolitan Houston displays large-scale land-use patterns resembling zoned regions comparable in age and population, such as Dallas.
Even at his early age, Zapf was already getting involved with type, inventing ciphertext alphabets to exchange secret messages with his brother.
Even at the age of nineteen, he had remarkable military acumen and a notable physique, being described as handsome and affable.
Even at that young age, Hymes had a reputation as a strong linguist ; his dissertation, completed in one year, was a grammar of the Kathlamet language spoken near the mouth of the Columbia and known primarily from Franz Boas ’ s work at the end of the 19th century.
Even with the best care, children with infantile Tay – Sachs disease die by the age of 4.
Even though this technique can be used to estimate the age of an egg, the feasibility and legal acceptance of this must be considered for it to be a widely utilized forensic technique.
Even at his advanced age, Soichiro and his wife Sachi both held private pilot's licenses.
Even at one year of age a Great Dane will continue to grow for several more months.
Even at this early age, Lauper started dyeing her hair different colors and wearing radical fashions.
Even in the steam age, it has been convenient to use horses in station yards to shunt wagons from one place to another.
Even though he was deeply in debt, Jefferson freed all of Sally Hemings ' children: Beverly, Harriet, Madison and Eston, as they came of age.
Even at a young age, John was not popular among the peers of the kingdom since he was immune to external influence and appeared to despise intrigue.
Even this relationship, however, is marked by Alan ’ s open contempt for her, and it is apparent that her affection towards him is largely unreturned and that his relationship with her is mainly based on the boost to his ego that their 14-year age gap provides ( which he is frequently heard boasting about ).
Even when " important social factors such as age, income, education, marital status, and baby ’ s health were controlled, African American women still emerged with significantly increased risk for … PPD ".
Even at the age of 67 Molson did not contemplate retirement: one of his biggest projects still lay ahead.
Even then, broken down by disease and old age, carried on a litter and unable to move without assistance, his mental resources did not fail ; and in a conference with several of the Jacobite leaders he proposed that they should raise a body of three thousand men, which would be enough to make their mountains impregnable, and at length force the government to give them advantageous terms, but the project was not carried out.
Even at a very young age, this Leto shows signs that he may be more than he seems.
Even and modern
Even in the nineteenth century such accomplished philologists as Kemble and Guest were led into what now seem ludicrous errors because of their failure to recognize that modern forms of place names are not necessarily the result of logical philological development.
Even before he hit big money, he had begun buying modern paintings.
Even the critic G. R. Driver recognized that " the presence and popularity of the Daniel manuscripts at Qumran " conflicted " with the modern view which advocates the late dating of the composition of Daniel ".
Even past the medieval times, characteristics of a closed social systems that define any caste system, existed in England through the modern times.
Even though the rights of the individual were not secured by the Athenian constitution in the modern sense ( the ancient Greeks had no word for " rights "), the Athenians enjoyed their liberties not in opposition to the government but by living in a city that was not subject to another power and by not being subjects themselves to the rule of another person.
Even though digital signals are generally associated with the binary electronic digital systems used in modern electronics and computing, digital systems are actually ancient, and need not be binary or electronic.
Even more powerful translators are ones such as UnionFS, which allows a user to unify multiple directories into one ; thus listing the unified directory reveals the contents of all the directories ( a feature that is missing in many Unices, although available in modern BSDs ).
Even after harpsichords became self-encased objects, they often were supported by separate stands, and some modern harpsichords have separate legs for improved portability.
Even within modern Shinto, there are no clearly defined criteria for what should or should not be worshipped as kami.
Even though it has only come to the attention of the general public in the last few decades, lucid dreaming is not a modern discovery.
Even modern powered Ocean liners carry tons of ballast, in order to maintain their stability.
Even though some groups dissociate themselves from other ( Nichiren )- Buddhists most Nichiren Buddhists enjoy a peaceful coexistence with other religious groups in modern times, in societies which are based on freedom of belief.
Even the music of the Romantic movement, including Liszt, Chopin, Robert Schumann, Felix Mendelssohn and Johannes Brahms, was written for pianos substantially different from modern pianos.
Even today, formal written modern English differs subtly from spoken English because not all emphasis and disambiguation is possible to convey in print, even with punctuation.
Even these use only a tiny fraction of the capacity of a modern personal computer.
Even a modern editor of Father and Son has rejected this portrait of Philip Henry Gosse on the grounds that his " writings reveal a genuinely sweet character.
Even a small, female Pteranodon could have reached a depth of at least with its long bill and neck while floating on the surface, and they may have reached even greater depths by plunge-diving into the water from the air like some modern long-winged seabirds.
Even some lesser used modern constitutional concepts, such as the block voting found in the electoral college of the United States, originate from ideas found in the Roman constitution.
Even in the 21st century, the Statute of Anne is " frequently invoked by modern judges and academics as embodying the utilitarian underpinnings of copyright law ".
Even though many theremin sounds can be approximated on many modern synthesizers, some musicians continue to appreciate the expressiveness, novelty and uniqueness of using an actual theremin.
Even so, many ( if not most ) modern pigments are still dangerous unless certain precautions are taken ; these include keeping pigments wet in storage to avoid breathing their dust.
Even up to modern times, the Wanniyala-Aetto used to swear oaths of truth by the divinity of the sun, saying ' upon Maha Suriyo Deviyo '.
Even after two hundred years, its popularity on the modern opera stage attests to that greatness.
Even in the smallest details, these ancient tuffs have a complete resemblance to the modern ash beds of Cotopaxi, Krakatoa and Mont Pelé.
Even incomplete, it was the most sophisticated villa design yet seen in Italy, and greatly influenced the later development of the genre ; it appears to be the only modern building in Rome of which Palladio made a measured drawing.
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