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On it's own, it's a bit strange. Maybe it's a fatalistic expression, but I don'tlikeit much.
I got it from a book. AE
Sounds odd to me, too, but, be that as it may, I understand it as meaning, That's life or That's the way life goes or So be it or Oh, well. (In Japanese, it's shouganai! ~ shakataganai! ):D
But when it appears in a sentence by itself , what does it mean?
A: Almost Everything is on track at our new home , but
they forgot to install the phone.
wife: Be that as it may.
It sounds strange to this AE speaker also. Usually, that would be followed by something. Be that as it may, you still have to call home every day. I would define "be that as it may" as "athough that is true".
:wink:
be that as it may. 
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