Sentence examples for even if accidental from inspiring English sources

A direct confrontation with Russia, even if accidental, is now more likely.

But he said the killing of Iraqi civilians, even if accidental, and the abuse of Iraqi prisoners had undermined American efforts.

But critics said that the proposal expanded the definition of terrorism too broadly and that a protester at a demonstration resulting in a death, even if accidental, could face death.

Killing children, women and innocent men, even if accidental, was wrong, particularly when our reasons for being in both those countries was founded on lies or we found ourselves doing nothing more than supporting one side against the other in a civil war.

A bite can really hurt you, even if accidental.

Even if purely accidental, they make the cheesecloth pieces resemble soiled and discarded bandages, an impression appropriate to this reliquary-style show.

Even if an accidental act and a confluence of factors spread cholera, the important ethical questions are when those factors were known, and by whom.

The metaphysical constituents of such aggregates (substance and accidental form) are related to the concrete accidental term in different ways: on the one hand, the form is the primary significatum, even if the concrete accidental term is not the name of the form; on the other, the concrete accidental term can only supposit for the substance.

Philippe Ariès, in "The Hour of Our Death," points out that the essential characteristic of death as it appears in the "Chanson de Roland" is that the death, even if sudden or accidental, "gives advance warning of its arrival".

Richards, 31, is one of a growing number of prominent N.H.L. players calling for the league to adopt the same rule that the International Ice Hockey Federation, the N.C.A.A. and the Ontario Hockey League employ: penalizing any hit to the head, even if it is accidental, in an effort to reduce the growing number of concussions plaguing hockey.

The league has granted Payton permission to attend a few team-related events — including a Saints home game where quarterback Drew Brees broke Johnny Unitas's record of 47 consecutive games with a touchdown pass, but he is required to report to the league any unapproved contact, even if it is accidental.