IN A country where harmony is prized, direct criticism, even the constructive kind, is still often unacceptable.
Just don't let criticism, even the constructive type, stifle your creativity during the creative process.
BEIJING — Meetings between the chief nuclear envoys of North and South Korea were "constructive," negotiators said, even though the talks did not produce any breakthroughs on the longstanding impasse over the North's refusal to give up its nuclear program.
The worst news is that even though the Armed Services Committees may have taken a small, constructive step, it may amount to nothing.
Even though, constructive efforts should be pursued vigorously to bridge the gaps in groundwater-based research.
Even though the friend testified that it was his gun, Leal was charged for constructive possession.
However, case law in analogous tax areas indicates that the constructive dividend doctrine will not be applied where the business purpose is bona fide, even though the waiver also benefits relatives of the waiving shareholder.
Even though the measure failed in a tie vote, Mr. Podesta said that the speaker took a "constructive role, a nonpartisan role".
Even though the aluminum producer's results hardly drew cheers, Stone points out that "even they had relatively constructive things to say about the future".
Even though the books are critical of America's current condition, they are generally optimistic in spirit and provide constructive prescriptions for change.
