Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] far as possible " in BNC.

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1 The intention is thus to narrow the matters in dispute between the parties so far as possible and , in theory at least , to give both parties advance notice of what the other case is .
2 Nevertheless , it is still advisable to train your dog to defecate on command as far as possible .
3 In the summary table the tasks are briefly described in words as far as possible .
4 Some directors were of course friends of administration , and used their powers of patronage as far as possible to supplement the efforts of government , but others , and notably the Elphinstone family , used their Indian patronage to sustain an opposition to Henry Dundas in Scotland .
5 For practical and economic reasons , therefore and in general , the main objective of systematic cleaning will be to reduce the use of manual labour as far as possible and to substitute other forms of energy mainly chemical .
6 Local authorities now support elderly people in their own homes as far as possible , or in the local authority homes in the areas in which they live , so that they may be near to relatives and friends and their old associations .
7 Despite the school 's stated intention to involve parents as far as possible , I seriously doubted whether Mr or Mrs Singh would be capable or prepared to enter into the kind of partnership the school envisaged .
8 This approach is difficult to reconcile with the principle of supremacy of Community law and would not seem to be the correct way to apply the principle of indirect effect the duty of the national courts to interpret national law as far as possible to bring it into line with Community obligations .
9 whether the provisions in question were adopted before or after the Directive , a national court must interpret the national law as far as possible in the light and wording of the Directive in order to achieve the aims of the Community law .
10 Vary your walk home from work as far as possible .
11 When you have filled all the gaps as far as possible , you can start work on the insulating wall .
12 The attempt now is to provide care on a community rather than an institutional basis , on the assumption that it is good to retain the mentally disordered within the community as far as possible and help to rehabilitate and reintegrate those who have had to go into hospitals for treatment .
13 Twist your body to the left as far as possible , and then round to the right as far as possible .
14 It is important to trace the history of a site as far as possible , and identify its present and previous uses .
15 The basic philosophy involves farming as far as possible within a closed system : in a nutshell , growing crops to feed the animals and using the manure those animals produce to fertilize the soil in order to grow more crops .
16 The general purpose of these provisions is to allow the court so far as possible to settle competing claims in one set of proceedings .
17 It will be recalled ( see Chapter 4 , p53 ) that the registrar is not affected with notice of any trust and that references to trusts are excluded from the register so far as possible ( Land Registration Act 1925 , s74 ) .
18 Hard work , 10 man defending , clearing the ball as far as possible and snatching goals against the run of play , have given safety and enjoyable results , but poor entertainment .
19 Hard work , 10 man defending , clearing the ball as far as possible and snatching goals against the run of play , have given safety and enjoyable results , but poor entertainment .
20 My approach is to research the zoology of the various creatures , the ecology , chemistry , and physical properties of the sea , and then try to mimic these conditions as far as possible in a home aquarium .
21 The seller will of course wish to restrict these conditions as far as possible and sometimes the conditions are restricted to events which fundamentally affect the business or value of the offeree and which can not be adequately compensated by an offer of financial or other compensation which the seller may be prepared to make .
22 The main emphasis was on encouraging the use of evidence extracted from former Mafia members , who would now give evidence as far as possible in front of the judge alone [ for other provisions see p. 38979 ] .
23 It 's a matter of fact that the strategy of the county council is to locate development as far as possible in and around the main settlements of the county .
24 Care budgets devolved to Social Work Practice Teams as far as possible .
25 We accept the general proposition that people should rise to the top as far as possible through their talents and skills , not through wealth or influence or inheritance .
26 The idea has its parallel in the ever-higher smoke stacks and ever-longer sewage outfalls which were designed to export pollution problems as far as possible from their source .
27 The idea has its parallel in the ever-higher smoke stacks and ever-longer sewage outfalls which were designed to export pollution problems as far as possible from their source .
28 The designer attempts to reduce friction as far as possible , so most stepping motor systems have very little inherent damping and consequently a poorly.damped single-step response .
29 When the Government are re-elected , they will enable the Milk Marketing Board to carry forward those proposals as far as possible through the Commission and through the House .
30 Alternatively , policy-making elites may choose to co-opt organized interest groups into compliance with government policies as far as possible by creating sham ‘ corporatist ’ institutions and ideologies .
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