Example sentences of "in so far [conj] the [noun pl] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | In so far as the members of the professions themselves believed in such an ideal and oriented their behaviour in accordance with it ( and therefore against pure self-interest ) , they created the conditions under which trust could be offered and accepted . |
| 2 | In so far as the actions since 1979 have politicized areas hitherto relatively immune to such considerations they provide pretexts for a future Labour government to intervene in these spheres . |
| 3 | On an appeal by the plaintiff the Court of Appeal held ( dismissing the appeal ) that in so far as the rules of the club provided that two of its officers were to be responsible in law for the conduct of the club then ( in the absence of an express provision that the officers were responsible for the condition of the club premises ) the rules did not give rise to a duty of care towards individual members to maintain the club premises in a reasonable state of safety and repair . |
| 4 | In so far as the reforms accelerated the growth of capitalism and differentiation between employer and employee among the peasantry , they served only to intensify the misery and oppression of the poorer peasants , to advance the struggle between rich and poor peasants . |
| 5 | Some governments , notably the UK , argue that the Fifth Directive should be based on Article 100 ( general harmonisation of national laws ) at least in so far as the provisions on employee representation at board level are concerned , since it deals with the rights of employed persons which fall outside the scope of freedom of establishment governed by Article 54 . |
| 6 | Thus in so far as the provisions of the Act of 1987 are ambiguous , guidance can be sought from the Order of 1991 in the same way as guidance can be sought from a later enactment for the construction of an earlier one : Kirkness v. John Hudson & Co . Ltd . |
| 7 | In so far as the functions performed by Molla Edebali and Tursun Fakih , apparently successively , may be characterized as an " office " from an Institutional point of view , as it were it seems not to have been continuous , however , at least on the evidence of the biographical sources . |
| 8 | In so far as the letters make statements about what is happening in the territory of some foreign state , such letters may not be the best evidence ; but as regards the question whether Her Majesty 's Government has dealings with the foreign government it will almost certainly be the best and only conclusive evidence of that fact . |
| 9 | Certainly , in so far as the problems and needs of the disadvantaged areas are concerned , a more task orientated approach is required if measures are to be successful . |
| 10 | It is not obvious , in reviewing this system , exactly where the element of indirection came in , except in so far as the Residents were instructed to maintain at all costs the ‘ prestige ’ of the emir . |
| 11 | In so far as the residents depend upon the public definition of each other , there is very little basis for trust except through the exercise of brute force or economic sanctions . |
| 12 | One of BRAC 's concerns at present is to see whether the lobon-gur solution has become part of the Bangladeshi culture , in so far as the mothers taught by BRAC 's Oral Therapy Replacement Workers might pass their knowledge down to their children . |
| 13 | Since the proceedings are , in so far as the parties to the main proceedings are concerned , in the nature of a step in the proceedings pending before the national court , the decision on costs is a matter for that court . |
| 14 | Since these proceedings are , in so far as the parties to the main proceedings are concerned , in the nature of a step in the proceedings pending before the national court , the decision on costs is a matter for that court . |
| 15 | Except in so far as the parties agree otherwise , the provisions of the Sale of Goods Act apply . |
| 16 | In so far as the causes lie in faulty social provision , there must be action to change such things as the social security provision and to improve housing . |
| 17 | In so far as the causes lie in individual problems , help must be made available to families , help that not only is relevant but is made accessible and acceptable even to those who are very angry or demoralized or despairing . |
| 18 | In reviewing the central site , consideration has been given primarily to the needs of History and of English in so far as the needs of the latter can not be satisfied on the St Cross site . |
| 19 | A thorough and detailed biography of Arthur Henderson is also badly needed ; the recent short studies by F. M. Leventhal and Chris Wrigley add little , at least in so far as the events of 1931 are concerned . |
| 20 | In so far as the polytechnics today do in fact offer a wide range of advanced courses on different bases of study , they can also be said to live up to the description of being ‘ comprehensive ’ in that respect . |
| 21 | In so far as the levels of government expenditure are fixed by general political considerations , if one group is expressly given favourable tax treatment the value of tax revenue lost is a cost that must be financed by other tax payers . |
| 22 | In areas which do not fall within its exclusive competence , the Community shall take action , in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity , only if and in so far as the objectives of the proposed action can not be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore , by reason of the scale or effects of the proposed action , be better achieved by the Community . |
| 23 | According to Article 3B , ‘ the Community shall take action … only if and in so far as the objectives of the proposed action can not be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can … be better achieved by the Community ’ . |
| 24 | A new article in the treaty declared that the EC would act " only if and in so far as the objectives of the proposed action can not be sufficiently achieved by the member states " . |
| 25 | In so far as the plaintiffs are seeking to recover from the third defendant money which he has obtained for his own benefit or for the benefit of companies which are , in effect , his alter ego , I can see that the third party would have an overwhelming argument that it can not be just and equitable to require him to contribute to whatever the third defendant is ordered to pay to the plaintiffs . |