be that as it may
Nevertheless, it may be true but, as in Be that as it may, I can't take your place on Monday. This phrase has its roots in be as be may, used from Chaucer's time for about four centuries. [Mid-1800s]
Words nearby be that as it may
be off,
be on,
be on to,
be oneself,
be prepared,
be that as it may,
be the death of,
be the end of one,
be the making of,
be-,
be-all and end-all