be that as it may vs howsoever

be that as it may

adv
  • Even if that is the case; whether that is true or not; nevertheless. 

howsoever

adv
  • Regardless of the way in which. 

  • To whatever degree or extent. 

  • In any manner whatsoever. 

How often have the words be that as it may and howsoever occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )