1.   Even at its most workaday, shop life held a hint of drama and spectacle.

2.   But even at relatively long odds that oil could be profitably extracted, the region is of crucial interest to war-devastated Bosnia and Croatia.

3.   But even at the low point in his life, Suharto showed that he knows how to get what he wants.

4.   But he and other advocates of an underground highway said it would be worthwhile, even at three times the cost of reconstruction.

5.   But he has, even at this advanced stage of his career, finally mastered the art of selectivity and made it his advantage.

6.   But even at this stage, the Evergreens offers an evocative trip into literary history.

7.   But we do have the streets and the hills that, even at sane speeds, can leave you breathless.

8.   Even at companies doing well in the cities, some executives say there is more money to be made in the suburbs.

9.   Even at his most relaxed, McRaney has a fierce, fire-and-brimstone delivery.

10.   Even at its most fatuous, fame is about being one of a kind.