Example sentences of "[be] [adj] so [adv] as [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is important that this potentially very valuable approach safeguards itself so far as possible against misinterpretation : in particular , that the content of religious belief does not really matter , that knowledge of religious tradition is unimportant , and that any opinions and beliefs are acceptable so long as they are sincerely held . |
| 2 | In sum , it is probably time to overcome the politics of standardization — ‘ standards are good so long as you adopt mine ’ . |
| 3 | This will be fine so long as I obey the ‘ point cam moving rule ’ while doing this and for every move thereafter . |
| 4 | An extra incentive can be useful so long as it does not become a too regular ( relied upon ) habit . |
| 5 | He could make concessions to his allies and all would be well so long as they did not come into conflict with one another . |
| 6 | The catapult ought to be safe so long as nobody knew its name . |
| 7 | It need not be accurate so long as it shows the disposition of the rooms — — information which will be of great value later . |
| 8 | We see no reason why the decision should be unanimous so long as there is a majority in favour . |
| 9 | The Court of Appeal held that those transactions were valid so far as they were entered into for the purposes of interest rate risk management and not for trading purposes . |
| 10 | This is fine so far as it goes , but even Marxist approaches have not always taken things as far as they should go . |
| 11 | This is fine so long as we recognize how little we genuinely know about education , and how cautious therefore must be the -claims that we are able to make . |
| 12 | Particularly when Granny lives in Nairobi , the shades are spattered with Milpar , you have n't bought a bottle of wine since you opened your Mothercare account , the backless negligee is fine so long as you do n't roll over and reveal the stretch marks on what used to be your breasts , and you feel about as compelled to have sex as you feel compelled to have gangrene . |
| 13 | Paula is a perfectionist and everything is fine so long as there are no snags . |
| 14 | But his risk is slight so long as he promptly obtains registration of the transfer . |
| 15 | Any gift or campaign contribution is legal so long as it is reported . |
| 16 | Any of these conditions is pleasurable so long as there is a good likelihood of satisfaction in reasonably short order . |
| 17 | I prefer to apply the principle that a promise intended to be binding , intended to be acted on and in fact acted on , is binding so far as its terms properly apply . |
| 18 | An image is a pictorial understanding of a kind which is true so far as it goes , but which falls short of full rational clarity , and must eventually be superseded by a concept . |
| 19 | But at least it pays no rent and in practice it is secure so long as it farms the land and avoids bankruptcy . |
| 20 | In the UK , the present position is that microbiological processes are patentable so long as there has been a significant human intervention in the discovery of the organism and its isolation . |
| 21 | He knew he was safe so long as he remained in the kitchen . |
| 22 | The judge erred in law in holding that in mortgage proceedings if a mortgagee failed to seek an order for costs then the mortgagor could apply for the costs to be taxed on an appropriate basis ; if no order was made the mortgagor could require that the costs of the mortgage proceedings be referred by the master taking the account to the taxing master for taxation pursuant to R.S.C. , Ord. 62 , r. 24 ; ( 3 ) that a provision in the mortgage deed providing expressly or by implication the basis on which costs were to be taxed was not then binding on the court and the judge also erred when he held that in mortgage proceedings a provision entitling the mortgagee to an indemnity against all costs , charges and expenses was void so far as it purports to exclude the jurisdiction of the court under section 51 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 . |