Example sentences of "be [adv] near [conj] possible " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this form the interview would be as near as possible to a personal discussion between two people with a common interest . |
| 2 | Just as the most difficult task of the manager is ruthless intellectual honesty about his own skills , weaknesses and motives , so it is notoriously difficult to be as near as possible totally objective about the strengths and weaknesses of your company , particularly because in many cases a perceived weakness can actually be utilized as a source of strength . |
| 3 | Once any treatment has been completed , partial water changes should be carried out every three days on three consecutive occasions , before returning to fortnightly changes of about 20% , with water that must be as near as possible to that already in the aquarium , ( but hopefully that goes without saying these days ) . |
| 4 | The hot water-cylinder should certainly be as near as possible to the boiler — preferably vertically above it — and to the taps it serves . |
| 5 | But first the staff at Slim bridge set about creating a faithful replica of his garden : water spaces , land areas , nesting boxes , feeding devices — all were as near as possible the same . |