Example sentences of "[noun pl] as far as " in BNC.
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| 1 | She points out that we know little of the differential impact of changing material circumstances on different kinds of tending , and is surely right when she argues that it would be ‘ useful and interesting to discover how long term unemployment alters conjugal roles as far as caring is concerned ’ . |
| 2 | Folk said only trust foreigners as far as th'could see 'em — no further . |
| 3 | In the summary table the tasks are briefly described in words as far as possible . |
| 4 | These were tubed to two bottles of pale green dye which , under weighted pressure , travelled up the lymph channels as far as my lower abdomen , filling the infected nodes , thus making any change in size or behaviour easy to spot on X-ray . |
| 5 | He 's been lucky of course , in that respect , in that he has had something to occupy himself over the last few months as far as the Gulf war is concerned , and in that respect , of course , I think I do n't I think it would be very difficult to fault him . |
| 6 | The line still represents a real challenge to footplate crews and one of the major attractions as far as enthusiasts are concerned is to hear the engines working under pressure on the slopes of the Rheidol Valley . |
| 7 | Yet they were clearly important considerations as far as the school was concerned . |
| 8 | There are really only two important considerations as far as the desktop publisher is concerned ; is it readable and does it look good . |
| 9 | Consequently , it has been closed off and is out of bounds as far as the Exhilarator goes . ’ |
| 10 | So the regulatory tactic should be to ban the risks consensus defines as unacceptable and to impose ( if necessary ) a duty to limit other risks as far as money allows . |
| 11 | That the king yielded to the resulting complaints of the clergy as far as he did might be explained by his preoccupations in Paris when he could hardly afford serious embarrassment at home ; yet it seems more likely that he recognized the powerful tradition by which the matters in conflict were long deemed to have belonged rightfully to the church . |
| 12 | Our basic goal is to modify both methods as far as we can to reduce these limitations , and then combine both approaches to converge on the linguistic system we hope to describe . |
| 13 | He never had any long-term physical relationships as far as I know . |
| 14 | There are several possible routes to choose — try retracing your steps as far as Suileag . |
| 15 | I got virtually equal marks across arts and sciences for O levels , so making a choice at A level was difficult , but I felt a bit swayed by the fact that people said it 's best to do science subjects as far as jobs and university places go ; it 's difficult to get on to arts courses , but it 's easier to get on to science courses … that 's really why I chose science , ultimately . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | The trees over Three Island Pond bent to the left with its force , and Creggan saw from the shadows that such ducks as were visible were taking shelter on the lee of the islands , bunching together for warmth and sinking their necks and heads as far as they could into their breast feathers . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | The final four columns of Table 11.1 give details of the financial position of the companies as far as this could be discerned from published data . |
| 20 | I mean , Britain is supposed to be one of the , the founding countries as far as democracy is concerned . |
| 21 | Now is there any other er pension funds that do likewise or have any other experiences as far as surpluses are concerned ? |
| 22 | to provide a forum where we can review the content and balance of our lives as far as work , personal spirituality , family time , leisure , outside interests etc. go . |
| 23 | Most people who have testicular cancer and who are treated for it and cured go on to lead perfectly active normal lives as far as having children is concerned . |
| 24 | When you have filled all the gaps as far as possible , you can start work on the insulating wall . |
| 25 | ‘ Portugal has completely fulfilled its obligations as far as the Deed of Declaration is concerned , ’ Mr De Silva said . |
| 26 | I appreciate the minister 's difficulty representing the Home Office with no specific responsibility for these matters as far as er er Europe is concerned er but nevertheless this is a matter that does affect the electorate and one that I think the house should take er notice of . |
| 27 | The texture of a school may be made up of old-fashioned and perhaps idealized certainties as far as parents are concerned . |
| 28 | Being mostly mechanical in operation , these recorders had their limitations as far as accuracy was concerned . |
| 29 | The strange boy whistled , and put his arms into his pockets as far as the big coat sleeves would allow him . |
| 30 | Behind the house , the railway embankment stretches straight and level in both directions as far as the eye can see , which is a long way . |