Example sentences of "[noun] so far [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Others , particularly those with longstanding and deep-seated chronic diseases , may be tried with various approaches before a satisfactory response can be obtained , and some unfortunate individuals do not seem to respond well to any technique so far known .
2 For example , the superfield of Applied Science should adequately represent all the subfields listed above , but within the text so far obtained this superfield contains 6 computing texts , 3 engineering texts , 1 energy text , 1 transport text , and none on technology or communications .
3 One of the major tenets of the mental models theory of text comprehension is that the model of the text so far provides ( part of ) the context for understanding the current sentence .
4 Over the past few years we have been working on such an account , and in this paper we focus on the implications of this account for a central tenet of the mental models approach : that the mental model of the text so far provides ( part of the context for the interpretation of the current sentence or clause .
5 In this paper we have outlined two lines of research that address the question of exactly how the mental model of the text so far provides ( part of ) the context for interpreting the current sentence .
6 Gamma ray satellites so far have shown the distribution of interstellar gas ( where it is struck by cosmic rays ) , pulsars , and two dozen powerful but as-yet-unidentified sources .
7 Money so far raised is being used to increase the number of donors .
8 The cases so far decided do not exhaust the possible factual permutations which give the courts such difficulty in distinguishing between leases and licences .
9 In both the cases so far considered in this Chapter , the customer took the goods under an agreement between himself and the dealer .
10 With the minor forms so far described it is possible to investigate causes by means of almost full-sized experiments , but the formation of dunes proper involves the usual sort of inferential argument based on field observation commonly employed by geomorphologists .
11 OSF says the snapshot features sample code of all the various DME component technologies so far announced , but adds that there will be other parts to be tacked-on at a later date .
12 The automatic recognition of human speech is , however , an immensely difficult problem , and the actual progress so far achieved falls far short of original research expectations [ Wheddon , 1990 ] .
13 Despite a successful reduction of the budget deficit [ see p. 38020 for 1991 budget ] , the report cautioned that " much of the progress so far has resulted from buoyant economic activity rather than from structural reforms in the economy " and argued in favour of further deregulation of the economy .
14 Lebanon is to award an $80-million order for new telephone lines to three companies , the biggest contract so far to revive war-ravaged services , Reuter reports from Beirut : the orders for 1m digital lines in Beirut and the rest of the country will be shared by Alcatel NV , Siemens AG and L M Ericsson Telefon AB ; it is hoped the lines will be open within nine months .
15 Criticism has come mainly from local authorities , which reckon that the funding so far promised falls far short of that required .
16 Much of the funding so far has come from the US , through the Environmental Protection Agency , the Agency for International Development , and the US World Wide Fund for Nature 's conservation fund .
17 ‘ The investigations so far have shown no evidence of such an elaborate organization , ’ Kopyion seemed to answer before he 'd finished .
18 But this is a game of high stakes — the theme park so far has cost £250 million — and , judging by the roller-coaster performance of the share price on the Paris Bourse , Euro Disney is by no means certain it has put its money on a winner .
19 ‘ I 've been involved in a few preliminary meetings so far to pick a training squad , and I 've also got involved in the training sessions themselves .
20 A second cemetery has been identified at Borstal , about a mile south-west of the town near the river bank ; it appears to have contained mainly inhumations , and the coins so far recovered would indicate a third- and fourth-century use .
21 I say this because the Sloth so far has done nothing and it appears he does n't plan to do anything except now he is reading a James Michener book .
22 Gerry Grimstone , a director of Schroders , the Government 's merchant bank for the water flotations , claimed that the response so far had been extremely encouraging , with interest spread broadly across the country and ‘ no signs of an investor strike ’ in any of the regions .
23 Response so far has mostly been positive , says researcher Harriet Ward .
24 The response so far has been promising .
25 WACC has acquired a certain expertise in this field , but its activities so far have been confined to a few countries or sub-regions .
26 There is still some way to go before we have an agreement on economic and monetary union , but the discussions so far have shown that it is possible to thrash out a sensible position in negotiations .
27 Its diminished stature is mainly due to its continuing economic difficulties and its inability so far to break out of an increasingly stultifying dependence on Soviet aid and trade subsidies .
28 Trying to be positive about her inability so far to have a child , Wendy says she tells herself that the whole experience has made her a stronger person .
29 Even so , the official response from Moscow so far has been muted .
30 However , the literature so far described is concerned almost entirely with social work at the micro level : individuals , families and small groups , much of it using techniques that are of little relevance to community work , for example behaviour modification .
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