Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] [adv] far " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before moving on to make use of the database , it was necessary to assess whether or not the data itself was valid for the organisation being studied , bearing in mind that so far the exercise had been a systems-thinking one , rather than a study of what was happening in practice . |
| 2 | Hannibal was also the object of some sort of pseudohistorical tale of which a papyrus has preserved a piece that as far as I know has never been connected with the oracle transmitted by Antisthenes . |
| 3 | The field of art and design education represents a very broad spectrum of study and as far as it is possible to distinguish between ‘ art ’ and ‘ design ’ the former is generally used to denote painting and sculpture and the latter is concerned with the production of graphic material , three-dimensional or textile/fashion artefacts by hand or machine processing . |
| 4 | The consumer market excites boundless excitement in the multimedia industry and so far has merely been the source of disappointments . |
| 5 | ‘ Three of the northern Wildlife Trusts are involved with the sponsorship of Northern Rock and so far we have had more than 1,000 responses . |
| 6 | It is difficult to form any clear conception of what these activities would be like if undertaken in isolation but so far as one can form such a conception it is of something essentially futile . |
| 7 | The voice that could reach with ease to the upper gallery of the Shield Theatre sounded in the Holborn drawing-room , calling attention to the silent young man who had arrived with the Professor but so far had not said a word . |
| 8 | Well , pardon me for belching , but what we 're talking about here is a virtually unparalleled ( in this musical medium , at least ) honesty and open-ness that so far has hampered the Kitchens ' career like a rucksack full of rocks . |
| 9 | Seisin is a root of title , and it may be said without undue exaggeration that so far as land is concerned there is in England no law of ownership , but only a law of possession . |
| 10 | It was a vocation just as much as marriage and sometimes far less demanding . |
| 11 | However , after impassioned protests from Bishop John Fisher , he agreed to the less contentious formula : ‘ especial protector and as far as the law of Christ allows even supreme head . ’ |
| 12 | One would expect there to be at least some degree of microadenoma formation but so far she has only had two areas biopsied . |
| 13 | Q. I would like to grow the beautiful Indian fern but so far I have been unsuccessful . |
| 14 | John Patten , scourge of the teachers , has a plan but so far lacks the populism to enforce and sell it . |
| 15 | Many companies offer mechanical fishing equipment but so far only one , a firm in Shizuoka called Sanmei , has thrown in computerisation as well . |
| 16 | yeah because the person er who 's job it is to deal with the sulks for want of a better phrase there is not is preferring not to tackle the issue because as far as she 's concerned it 's not affecting the efficiency of the office , that 's what I 'm trying to say and it 's not , in fact it 's added to the efficiency of the office if anything . |
| 17 | ‘ I treat you like a child because as far as I can see you are one . ’ |
| 18 | Our passage continues a description of Titus Groan 's childhood as heir to the phantasmagorical mansion of Gormenghast : [ 19 ] Who are the characters ? ( 1 ) And what has he [ Titus ] learned of them and of his home since that far day when he was born to the Countess of Groan in a room alive with birds ? ( 2 ) . |
| 19 | They covered the whole range of the law as so far pronounced . |
| 20 | Amidst the vineyards and olive groves that surround Strove , this 17th century state has been restored to its original splendour and now far surpasses it in comfort . |
| 21 | We have learnt a lot from the Nicaraguan experience and as far as the woman question " is concerned , we hope to go a bit further . |
| 22 | This work is now in progress and so far two thirds of the questionnaires have been returned . |
| 23 | A Scrabble board lay on the floor , a reminder that so far this year Buzz was beating Elinor by 147 to 17 . |
| 24 | It would agree with Ayer that so far as reason is concerned , theism is nonsense . |
| 25 | Meredith , trying to use her bump of direction thought they had gone in a circle and as far as she could tell through teeming rain and darkness , were in the middle of the open moor or common . |
| 26 | Surely , if such a puissant individual existed , he would enjoy greater fame and also far greater power and influence than he does . ’ |
| 27 | Integrated rural development advocates the promotion of community-led initiatives , geared to the needs of specific target groups in the rural population and as far as possible utilising indigenous resources to meet those needs . |
| 28 | Starkey said yesterday that he knew nothing of the move and as far as he was concerned he was still on Cacoethes . |
| 29 | The only practical flaw I can find is some faintly uneven string-spacing at the nut , making the top E string too close to the B string and too far from the edge . |
| 30 | He had searched for this assassin by silent threat and bribery but so far had discovered nothing . |