Example sentences of "so far [conj] [art] [noun] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just as a battle begins in a state of equilibrium between tile two sides , which gradually alters one way or the other , until it is clear that the balance has tilted so far that the issue can no longer be in doubt — so this gathering of rabbits in the dark , beginning with hesitant approaches , silences , pauses , movements , crouchings side-by-side and all manner of tentative appraisals , slowly moved , like a hemisphere of the world into summer , to a warmer , brighter region of mutual liking and approval , until all felt sure that they had nothing to fear . |
| 2 | But worse , at this point design can " no longer be aware of itself for to separate the social formative and communicative-representational functions is to reduce itself , to make its activity into a variation of technical activity , unimportant in itself , important only in so far as a problem can be solved through it , a product constructed . |
| 3 | Finance was not , in fact , particularly in question , as Mr Maugham had provided for his family with a thoroughness that bordered upon the reckless — in so far as a man may squander upon insurance , he had done so . |
| 4 | In so far as a timetable can be thought of as functioning like a rule it can be thought of as an instrument of order . |
| 5 | But so far as an answer can be found , it must be sought in the influences to which he was exposed during his exile . |
| 6 | I hasten to add that no curse caused it — no hex or bewitchment , so far as the Adepts can determine ; nor even any lapse in liturgy . |
| 7 | On the other hand , the assumption underlying this third argument is that by concentrating in so far as the court can , upon ‘ process ’ rather than the ‘ merits , ’ judicial review will be less controversial . |
| 8 | The interesting implication of disregarding them is that in so far as the STV can operate and be judged as a PR system , it is not at all because it provides for transfers of votes , but because it is used in pluri-member constituencies in which candidates of more than one party can be voted for effectively . |
| 9 | Where it was strong , it kept men and women on the land , in so far as the land could give them a living , or sent its excess population along the well-beaten traditional tracks of seasonal migration , like those which took the smallholders of central France to and from the building sites of Paris . |
| 10 | It is , however , possible for the seller to be exempted from liability under sections 13 to 15 of the Sale of Goods Act , but only in so far as the seller can show that the exemption clause satisfies the requirement of reasonableness , i.e. that it was a ‘ fair and reasonable one to be included having regard to circumstances which were , or ought reasonably to have been , known to or in the contemplation of the parties when the contract was made ’ ( section 11 ) . |
| 11 | The artillery began to arrive the following day , large and small , but none , so far as the Scots could see , more powerful than their own . |
| 12 | From the preface it also appears that the design of the book is to assist the reader who is concerned with a specific problem and who ‘ has read carefully and understood ( so far as the draftsmanship will permit him to understand ) the clause on which he requires guidance . |
| 13 | Here , the aim of the global capitalist system is total inclusion of all classes , and especially the subordinate classes in so far as the bourgeoisie can be considered already included . |
| 14 | In so far as the historian must now ask himself rigorously when confronted with new evidence , ‘ evidence for what ? ’ , this is an excellent thing . |
| 15 | If the assets of the testator 's estate were not sufficient to pay both his creditors and all the bequests he had left , then first the creditors were satisfied in full , and afterwards the beneficiaries by legacy or trust were paid so far as the estate would allow . |