Example sentences of "in so far [conj] this [modal v] " in BNC.
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1 | In the south , it was to be a different story and with Vietminh claims recognized neither by the British/Indian forces who arrived first nor by the French who followed not long after , and with Japanese forces for the most part under much tighter control , the reassertion of French sovereignty , at least in so far as this might be done through the possession of Saigon , did not have long to wait . |
2 | The Interim Committee reached the decision on 26 February 1948 that UNTCOK should adhere to the original intention in so far as this could be accomplished ; elections would be supervised in the south but nothing could be done about the north . |
3 | An American air intelligence report in February 1950 summarised the trend in so far as this could be ascertained . |
4 | Modern techniques of electroencephalography ( BEG ) , however , hold out the promise of localising the electrical activity of the brain in so far as this can be detected at the scalp . |
5 | The retention of the business rate , moreover , will perpetuate many of the inherent problems of the rating system , and — in so far as this will be set by Whitehall — will increase the potential for central control of local finances . |