Example sentences of "but [adv] far as [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You need special cards to get in even if you are a visitor but so far as the computer is concerned that did not have the same security ? ’ |
| 2 | But so far as the problem of holism is concerned , attempts to formulate such a priori defences of individualism are unsatisfactory in two ways . |
| 3 | Definitions are difficult , but so far as the workstation market can be defined , Dataquest reckons that it gained only 4.2% in 1992 , following a 14.5% gain in 1991 , and suggests that the slowdown in revenue was down to the overall mix of workstations shipped shifting towards lower-priced systems , and to the poor economic climate in Japan , so that the market crept up to $9,000m . |
| 4 | But so far as the economy was concerned , lack of reach was a much bigger problem than lack of speed . |
| 5 | Of course , intuitionists and emotivists disagree about the availability of ‘ rational intuition ’ ( guided by such principles as that of organic unities ) but so far as the relation between the merely factual and the ethical goes they are at one . |
| 6 | But so far as an answer can be found , it must be sought in the influences to which he was exposed during his exile . |
| 7 | But as far as the government , politicians and media in Britain are concerned the war is only taking place in the desert . |
| 8 | No one ever imagined for a moment that it would be easy to find a solution which would satisfy both sides , but as far as the government is concerned the dialogue remains open . |
| 9 | I do n't want to speak ill of the dead but as far as the work was concerned I have to say that he wo n't be missed . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ But as far as the public at large was concerned , he was forgotten , was n't he ? |
| 11 | But as far as the church was concerned it was no joke when he refused to take excommunication seriously . |
| 12 | Quite what this means in engineering terms I do n't know , but as far as the knitter is concerned , it means that if you buy the fine gauge lace carriage separately from your machine , the machine and carriage will probably have to be sent away to be tuned . |
| 13 | But as far as the Prince 's speech was concerned the couple might as well have been strangers . |
| 14 | Not only that , but as far as the core levels are concerned the fact that atoms have combined to form molecules is almost irrelevant . |
| 15 | Admittedly , we on the ground were not the ones who put their lives in danger every night , but as far as the air crew were concerned it was a job they had volunteered to do and they did it willingly , believing that every effort counted in the long run . |
| 16 | He knew only too well what would happen ; no doubt his stepfather would have the daily help to come in and take care of him , but as far as the business was concerned , it would likely be whipped from under him by the many land sharks who would prey on the defenceless old man without the slightest compunction . |
| 17 | Iran claimed to have liberated 37 villages in the provinces of al-Amarah and Basrah , but as far as the front was concerned , Iraq 's defences near al-Amarah were reported to have held . |
| 18 | But as far as the security services are concerned , the Kremlin is still plotting to undermine world capitalism and J. Edgar Hoover is still holed up in the FBI powder room . |
| 19 | At a very humble level , the bee can see in the ultraviolet , which is invisible to us : we would be tempted to say that the ultraviolet was not light , because we can not see it , but as far as the bee is concerned it most certainly is ! |
| 20 | Dougal was wearing three jerseys and Celia 's duffel coat , but as far as the wind was concerned he might as well have been naked . |
| 21 | How they do it is very much their problem , but as far as the client is concerned this is , in a sense , the agency 's factory floor . |