Example sentences of "[conj] by far [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The table sets out the peak counts in Chichester Harbour , where by far the largest flocks occur , in each winter since 1947 , to show the extent and timing of the increase . |
| 2 | As time draws nearer to the present the incidence of today 's members joining obviously increases , although by far the vast majority of today 's members are of 20 years standing or less . |
| 3 | There are twelve different types although by far the most common are called ‘ liberty caps ’ , shown below . |
| 4 | In spite of the best efforts of the health service , we had been unable to persuade the public that by far the bigger danger was of children not being inoculated . |
| 5 | John Evans ( 1990 ) in some research on Australian play times found that by far the greatest percentage of interactions recorded invoked the teacher in an authoritarian role , issuing requests and orders to children . |
| 6 | Although a fuller account would include a detailed analysis of all sources of income , the plain fact is that by far the largest source of pensioners ' income is social security , comprising 60 per cent , with the retirement pension alone making up 49 per cent of pensioner income . |
| 7 | Counts in Chichester and Pagham Harbours , which are illustrated in Fig. 8 , show that by far the largest numbers of Ringed Plovers are present in Sussex during migration , particularly in the autumn . |
| 8 | Predictably , the anti-Polish legislation and the policies of Kulturkampf and Polenpolitik meant that by far the worst areas of inherited Polish illiteracy were the old German territories . |
| 9 | This can surprise us and overwhelm us so much that by far the most appropriate response is to laugh . |
| 10 | When the votes were announced it became clear that by far the greater number of the new members were on the ‘ progressive ’ wing of the Church . |
| 11 | And since , in practice , it is through the UK that by far the largest numbers of works of art are imported and exported , it looks at though , in effect , it is going to be Britain that will have to police Italian laws . |
| 12 | Before the BDDA annual conference of delegates we would have been willing to risk a small wager that by far the greater number of the deaf in this country found the word " dumb " obsolete , misleading , offensive and any other such adjective you care to mention . |
| 13 | William Zimmerman , who offers a detailed and convincing analysis of Soviet perspectives at this time ( Zimmerman : 1969 ) , states that by far the most important aspect of the changed situation for Soviet commentators was that ’ the United States had lost its privileged position of strategic invulnerability ’ . |
| 14 | From past experience he knew that this subject was usually given a low priority , on the basis that by far the majority of business is transacted without ever having to refer to the small print . |
| 15 | In spite of some bickering and belittling of Richardson at the time , it was later acknowledged that by far the greatest part of the credit for its successful completion belonged to him . |
| 16 | I agree with the hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington ( Mr. Forman ) that by far the most useful thing that we could do in the short run would be to fund a payments union among the commonwealth of independent states so that they could at least have a currency in which to trade with one another . |
| 17 | She thought that by far the most apt symbol of women 's liberation was the beautifully simple clenched red fist-in-a-bag , which Clare and Sue also wore in their lapels . |
| 18 | An additional factor in considering the question of definition is that by far the majority of non-traditional entrants are also mature entrants . |
| 19 | ( later ) taught an excellent course on the mathematical and logical basis of linguistics — and I found that by far the most useful of my MIT courses . |
| 20 | And by far the best death , in biopic terms , is untimely . |
| 21 | The second , and by far the best option is to recognise the conditions and go with them , selecting plants which , rather than just tolerating dry conditions , will actually thrive in them . |
| 22 | Less than half ( 45% ) said that the off-farm job imposed limitations on the farm and by far the most common reason given was lack of time available to carry out the farm work . |
| 23 | The early modern English household listings show that over half ( 55 per cent ) of all over-sixty-year-olds lived with relatives apart from their spouse , and by far the most common of these were unmarried children still living in the parental home . |
| 24 | The first group , and by far the most important , consists of agencies for financing and managing the social services : education , health , pensions , child benefits , and some other minor services . |
| 25 | Fussler and Simon , in Patterns in the use of books in large research libraries , affirmed that ‘ past use over a sufficiently long period is an excellent and by far the best predictor of future use ’ , although they observed , ‘ the confidence limits of prediction vary significantly from one subject to another ’ . |
| 26 | The first , and by far the largest group , is made up of those who cut their wrists and arms . |
| 27 | Of the first bond issue ( and by far the most significant in terms of funds raised : $20 million ) , 39 per cent was allocated to investors ( individual loans averaging $57,064 ) whilst 61 per cent was allocated to owner-occupants ( individual loans averaging $40,342 ) . |
| 28 | A huge variety will be on sale this year : the majority are frozen and by far the cheapest . |
| 29 | In between and by far the most popular are the range of 245–275 cm ( 8–9 ft ) swept-wing Delta shapes , and in some cases the 3/4 scaled down variants . |
| 30 | There were five US airlines bigger than BA , although BA was the largest airline in Europe , and by far the largest in the UK . |