Example sentences of "in [adv] far as [det] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | On the other hand , it leads to the admission that in so far as all linguistic theories are provisional and incomplete ( particularly in the sphere of semantics ) , even the best-informed linguistic analysis leaves a great deal to be desired . |
| 2 | However , in so far as such social features are part of the meaning of utterances , they ought also to be treated in pragmatics ; yet within pragmatics , these social constraints on language usage and their systematic effects on language structure , have been very much understudied , perhaps as a result of the philosophical and linguistic bias ( no doubt reflected in this book ) towards what Buhler ( 1934 ) called the representational , and Jakobson ( 1960 ) the referential , function of language . |
| 3 | In so far as this political power , as ‘ concentrated violence ’ against the bourgeoisie , is itself an economic force , it is the force which severs the capitalist relations of production , by putting the proletariat in charge of the material and physical framework of production … on the other hand , this same ‘ concentrated violence ’ is partly turned inward , where it is a factor in the self-organisation and compulsory self-discipline of the workers . |
| 4 | However such an examination is the more timely — and likely to be the more revealing — in the light of the London — Peking accords on the transition to Chinese authority , in so far as this last may affect the nature of the bureaucracy , modify its practices and , possibly , inject popular consultation on some issues . |
| 5 | In so far as both these questions have to be solved simultaneously , it is important to utilize the other quadrants in Fig. 11–2 . |
| 6 | In so far as these religious matters were an expression of English resentment against their conquerors , such a Danish attitude would have tended to appease and disarm the opposition . |
| 7 | Territory has a particular kind of significance in all this in so far as these young people are reasserting their lost solidarity and independence through literally ‘ winning space ’ : claiming particular territories to be ‘ theirs ’ . |
| 8 | In so far as these subordinated forms of racism are granted some relative autonomy , and are not treated as simply an echo of the dominant ideology , the argument usually reverts to the classical tenets of a ‘ necessary false consciousness ’ . |
| 9 | ‘ The third defendant denies the plaintiffs ' claim against him but if contrary to his contentions he is held liable to the plaintiffs , he claims against you to be indemnified against the plaintiffs ' claims and the costs of this action , alternatively contribution to such extent of the plaintiffs ' claims as the court may think fit , on the grounds that ( 1 ) at all material times , you were the accountants retained by and advising the plaintiffs and each of them in respect of the proposed transaction ( and in particular the financial aspects thereof ) in relation to which the said alleged liability of the plaintiffs and each of them to [ B.M.T. ] was incurred ; ( 2 ) in about the period from January to September 1983 , you acted in breach of contract and negligently towards the plaintiffs and each of them in that you failed to advise them properly or at all with regard to the said proposed transaction and the financial aspects thereof and in particular failed to explain the full nature and extent thereof to the plaintiffs and each of them and/or failed to advise the plaintiffs as to the commercial prudence of the same and/or the risks inherent in proceeding with the same and/or failed to warn them not to enter into the same ; ( 3 ) that in so far as any financial information was or may have been communicated by the third defendant he did so in reliance upon information supplied by you . |
| 10 | In so far as any one institution is responsible for this basic stage of child socialization — literally , making social — then that institution is more often than not in our society the nuclear family . |
| 11 | A woman may not be bound by her role as a housewife but it is still the case that in so far as any one person is left with the main responsibility for the housework , that person is the woman . |
| 12 | The first is that the act of self-poisoning may have been rewarding in so far as any subsequent positive changes could be seen as resulting from the act itself . |