Example sentences of "in [noun] [be] far " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , life in such a group is not all a bed of roses ( seriously ! ) , and , for me , the downside was the leaking from ‘ certain sources ’ that the future of inference skills in assessment was far from assured . |
| 2 | Male names in /i/ are far less common — Peter , Steve , Keith . |
| 3 | Mr Chatrier 's involvement , and influence , in tennis is far from finished . |
| 4 | The collection position in Scotland is far worse than in this country . |
| 5 | Conditions in Scotland were far worse and with Argyll now securely holding the Forth , ruling out any hope of a fresh advance southwards , many of Mar 's Highlanders simply went home . |
| 6 | Nailed , bolted , screwed , pegged or dovetailed joints in wood are far less efficient than this , at any rate as the joints are generally made . |
| 7 | For the moment the democrats in Russia are far too weak to take power on their own . |
| 8 | Yesterday , Fairlie confirmed that her disappearance had occurred exactly a year before Joanna 's , and added : ‘ The coincidences between what I did and this affair in England are far too great to dismiss . ’ |
| 9 | But one of the most important examples of cooperation in nature is far from obvious . |
| 10 | CD-ROM 's central role in multimedia is far more evident today than when it first emerged . |
| 11 | Prior to Julius Caesar , however , Roman achievements in chronometry were far from impressive . |
| 12 | General Motors Corp may need to sell a stake in Electronic Data Systems Corp in order to overcome a $14,000m worldwide pension obligation , industry analysts told Reuter : chief financial officer Richard Wagoner said the automaker plans to make a ‘ significant contribution ’ into its pension fund this year and next year , and over the next six or seven years , hopes to eliminate its pension fund liability completely ; analysts say it could raise almost $5,000m by selling a 25% stake in the computer services giant , and Lehman Brothers automotive analyst Joseph Phillippi said he expects it either to sell a stake or return to the equity markets ; officials from both the General and British Telecommunications Plc say that any deal for the UK phone giant to buy a stake in EDS is far from certain . |
| 13 | The precise reasoning behind the apparent intent to inflict fatalities and casualties among the civilian population in Britain is far from clear . |
| 14 | Dr Dan Benor , who is setting up a doctor/healer network , finds , perhaps surprisingly , that people in Britain are far more receptive than people in America to exploring this innovative approach . |
| 15 | Then I went through the samples in my kitchen and realised that , rather than look at the non-mainstream areas , I could look at wines from perfectly accepted areas that broke the usual conventions ; or in one brilliant example , I could see what great traditional winemakers — in this case a pair of Burgundian grandees — could do when they decided to rough it a bit in France 's far south . |
| 16 | It is true that the actual distribution of property in society is far from equal ; but it is not so skewed as to give any individual a monopoly of economic power . |
| 17 | Anyway , his standing in society was far too high to have it blackened by the indiscreet infidelities of a wife bored with her husband 's success . |
| 18 | They know that the social services they will get in California are far better than those in Texas , and plan their routes accordingly . |
| 19 | Nationality as such played little part in most respondents ' educational life-chances or expectations ; and educational attainment in turn was far more important than nationality as a determinant of occupational position , although Russians did enjoy some advantages in applying for minor bureaucratic positions because of their better knowledge of the language in which most state business was conducted . |
| 20 | He learnt one thing : ‘ that to paint in watercolour is far more difficult than it looks . ’ |
| 21 | However , the range and complexity of learned behaviour in humans is far greater than in any other species . |
| 22 | Undoubtedly , it was the great monasteries which set the style , with an importance far beyond their immediate locale ; the priory church of St Pancras in Lewes was far larger than Chichester Cathedral , and its monks major landlords . |
| 23 | Implementing a system of this type in hardware is far from straightforward , but it is easily implemented in computer software . |
| 24 | Political stability was ensured by a superficially representative electoral system — Spain received universal manhood suffrage in 1887 — which in reality was far from democratic . |
| 25 | Inheritance customs in Terling were far from rigid . |
| 26 | The Scots ' commissioners in London were far from pleased with this new English church , and one of them referred to it as ‘ but a lame , Erastian presbytery ’ . |
| 27 | As 1745 , a year of defeat and near disaster , came to an end the government in London was far more concerned about the enemy presence just across the Channel than the more distant one beyond the Scottish border . |
| 28 | The standing of each organisation with its host population in Belfast was far from good and such an outcome would have greatly worsened it . |
| 29 | Though the proportion of road accident victims requiring medical attention is higher , the absolute number of pavement accidents resulting in injury is far greater , perhaps by as much as eleven to one . |
| 30 | Summing up , Nick Carey believes that ICI has been innovative in its approach towards the rationalization of its petrochemicals business — necessary because production capacity in europe was far too high . |