Both Uses
nevertheless
in
Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech
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- It would nevertheless be wrong and imprudent to entrust the secret knowledge or experience of the atomic bomb, which the United States, Great Britain, and Canada now share, to the world organization, while it is still in its infancy.†
*nevertheless = despite that (used to connect contrasting ideas)
- Nevertheless the future of Italy hangs in the balance.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(nevertheless) despite thatBased on idea 1 we might not expect idea 2, but this is a way of saying that even though idea 1 was just stated, we still have idea 2. Synonyms include in spite of that, despite that, nevertheless, nonetheless, on the other hand, in contrast and but.
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)