be that as it may
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But be that as it may, I will answer your question for the United States, and we’ll leave for another day Ukraine.
From Slate • May 25, 2022
I understand this is an adaptation, which they always say when someone doesn't like something, and be that as it may the plot is not moved along with all the distractions in episode 2.
From New York Times • Apr. 16, 2016
But be that as it may, he’s making the same argument: he can’t be bought.
From Salon • Feb. 8, 2016
But be that as it may, what it meant was the federal courts were tremendously involved in shaping prisons in this country during that 20- to 25-year period.
From Slate • Mar. 18, 2015
However, be that as it may, he married an Ancram.
From A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) by Trollope, Frances Eleanor
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