Sentence examples for ever if only from inspiring English sources

Although cassettes remain the most poular format, the Recording Industry Association figures show that sales declined in 1989 for the first time ever, if only by 1percentt.

Passage is closer than ever, if only because the bill's Republican sponsor, George R. Nethercutt, faces a tough re-election fight in Washington State's farm country.

But there seems to be more of it about than ever, if only because India is getting richer fast, and the faster the economy grows, the more chances arise for mind-boggling theft.

She reminds me of Kiss: like them, she'd be the greatest pop star ever if only she had rather more good songs to go with the rest of the package.

may implies that the possibility remains open: "The Mies van der Rohe tower may have changed the face of British architecture for ever" (it has been built); might suggests that the possibility remains open no longer: "The Mies tower might have changed the face of architecture for ever" (if only they had built it).

To date, over $56,000 has been raised by over 2,000 people, and I imagine that this album might be Lester's best ever, if only because of his renewed trust and vigor for the music that he loves so dearly.

Is Europe's social democracy going to impose austerity for ever or, even if only for the selfish purposes of survival, actually begin to fight it?

Put your unwieldy collection on shuffle mode and you have a chance to hear music stripped of expectation (unless you have some kind of eidetic skill and can remember everything you've ever heard, even if only for a few seconds).

Also, even if only ever hinted at, a gay female relationship is kind of a big deal for Final Fantasy.

Number of Sexual Partners is based on the answer to the question of "With how many partners have you ever had vaginal intercourse, even if only once?" The question was repeated at Waves I III.

In the age of body worship fear of the sight of real blood and guts seems stronger than ever, as if only external appearances were now important.