Sentence examples for even if by chance from inspiring English sources

He says that these places are particularly effective because they encourage socialization on a routine basis, often with the same people, even if by chance.

And even if, by chance, Dimitry Medvedev, the present president, is allowed to stay on in his post, the current regime will continue in some form or another.The economy also shows no sign of immediate distress.

I am always mindful of the day 20 years ago when I was greeted in my role as chief economist at Shell with a plaque, in Arabic, which translated meant "Those who claim to be able to forecast the future are lying even if, by chance, they are later proved right".

… We know if you sift through the data enough," Allison says, "you'll find things," even if by chance.

From Argentina to Libya, autocratic regimes have been largely a catastrophe, and, as David Dollar of the Brookings Institution explains, tend to fall into the "middle income trap" even if, by chance, they managed to make gains at lower stages of development.

Don't overreact when they come and talk to you, they will think that you are weird and then even if by chance they had a slight crush on you, it will be crushed.

It is encouraging to see that Chad -- the African nation -- has become press worthy, even if only by chance (Week in Review, Nov. 19).

In the case of ILSA, when a set of variables is imposed across contexts and is examined in terms of the relationships to an outcome variable, some relationships between the variables are bound to be found even if only by chance.

Even if selected by chance, without MABS the desirable plant will not be retained on priority and will most likely be mixed with other selected plants containing an average RPG percentage.

Karen cited her gratefulness for being able to say goodbye to her baby, even if only by chance.

Even if by some chance he were your papa.