Example sentences of "[noun sg] [adv] [adv] [subord] [adj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some directors were of course friends of administration , and used their powers of patronage as far as possible to supplement the efforts of government , but others , and notably the Elphinstone family , used their Indian patronage to sustain an opposition to Henry Dundas in Scotland . |
| 2 | ‘ It is now too late to make fresh representations ’ but ‘ officers will be considering the need for a review as early as possible given the continuously changing circumstances and national planning context ’ . |
| 3 | Section 3 of that Act so far as relevant provides : |
| 4 | This approach is difficult to reconcile with the principle of supremacy of Community law and would not seem to be the correct way to apply the principle of indirect effect the duty of the national courts to interpret national law as far as possible to bring it into line with Community obligations . |
| 5 | ‘ We started off by concentrating on hardback fiction and mass market paperbacks because we wanted to build a paperback backlist as quickly as possible to get regular sales going through each month . |
| 6 | Since the stars near the edge of the galaxy orbit more slowly than those close in , observations of their galactic orbits tie in closely with measurement of their distances from Earth . |
| 7 | At officer level , the Cambridge Board through Hickson and Pateman not unreasonably argued that its initiatives in rural areas had been successful ; not least because of the financial support received from LEAs who were prepared to grant-aid provision of liberal adult education by the Board more generously than that provided through the District . |
| 8 | Where we have the , the erm , responsibility for a formal consultation , er , then we need to set about that process as soon as possible to try and meet our deadline , Mr Chairman . |
| 9 | They plan to clear the site as soon as possible forcing the travellers to move on . |
| 10 | The general purpose of these provisions is to allow the court so far as possible to settle competing claims in one set of proceedings . |
| 11 | Only the whiteness of her knuckles as she gripped the steering-wheel more tightly than usual gave any indication of the stress from which she was suffering . |
| 12 | The problem will be aggravated by the way that people have recently been using credit more heavily than usual to finance what they buy ( see figures earlier in this chapter ) . |
| 13 | It was obviously advantageous to record those events and the aftermath as quickly as possible to preserve them for the benefit of those who came after us . |
| 14 | But unions at Corporate Jets point out they have no such assurances and are anxious to have a meeting with Raytheon as soon as possible to find out its long-term plans . |
| 15 | The importance of Science in the Corporate Plan was emphasised , and there was agreement that the Group should have the opportunity as soon as possible to discuss the Strategic Plan for Science in toto . |
| 16 | They were asked to give a positive or negative response as quickly as possible indicating the presence of absence of this ‘ probe ’ digit in the memory set presented . |
| 17 | Terminology as far as possible conforms to that used by the Electronic Engineering Association and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers in their software standards publications . |
| 18 | The SATs , it was argued , should be integrated into the curriculum as far as possible using a wide variety of practical tasks and observations . |
| 19 | In one area alone more than fifty have been found . |
| 20 | Perhaps the two interconnect more closely than this suggests — as they did with Gide . |
| 21 | My advice to other mums , though , is start as early as possible going to groups , like NCT New Mums , so he learns to socialise much earlier than my son did . ’ |
| 22 | The purchaser should identify the need for an independent valuation as early as possible to avoid subsequent delay nearer completion . |
| 23 | Both Prof Steel Bodger and Richard Meade told the court the most important thing was to get the horse off the gate as quickly as possible to avoid serious injury . |
| 24 | Two groups of animals can appear to be distantly related because of their size and body shape , and begin to diverge and then become similar in form much later because both share the same way of life . |
| 25 | Instead , they are likely to suggest that some methods of discipline can be used to help prevent a young person absconding from care so long as this does them no harm . |
| 26 | An approach described by Gup and Norwood ( 1982 ) may offer the basis of the method needed , even though they were not attempting to push their analysis as far as that implied here . |
| 27 | Because of strong demand , all companies are urging delegates to book as soon as possible to avoid disappointment . |
| 28 | Cohen had meanwhile made a surprise afternoon announcement to the press in London that the US government was " recommending that the forces of the EPRDF enter the city as soon as possible to stabilize the situation " . |
| 29 | It 's thought the pilots stayed in the plane as long as possible to steer it away from a row of houses . |
| 30 | Before embarking on any decoration Laura was determined to research the château 's history as thoroughly as possible to establish what was original and what should be preserved . |