Example sentences of "that [adv] long [conj] " in BNC.
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1 | It remains to be seen whether this suggestion will become law , but the only really confident prediction must be that so long as capitalism remains , trusts will continue to change and develop so as to meet changes in social conditions and the tax structure . |
2 | She did n't mind about that so long as she got a lovely little grave like Mrs Hollidaye 's baby daughter . |
3 | I know that so long as I do n't manage to count up to one hundred before the spasm ceases , I shall live . |
4 | Over coffee in the study Miss Danziger thanked the guests individually for their concern , apologised for interrupting their enjoyment of an excellent meal , and explained that so long as she came out of the spasm in less than a minute and a half it was not dangerous and left no ill-effects . |
5 | His position could be summed up as saying that so long as it has not been established beyond doubt that God does not exist , we should believe in God . |
6 | Nozick 's case rests on the view that so long as one is not acting for the reason that one 's action will favour one of the parties or hinder the other , but for a valid independent reason , then one 's neutrality is intact . |
7 | Bread never went mouldy in Algeria , which meant that so long as I was prepared for a good chew , I could always buy enough to last to the next village . |
8 | From the above we can see that so long as investment goods , particularly fixed assets , are being produced on an increased scale the effect on business conditions is favourable . |
9 | Some might worry that he is allowing the Californians to influence him too much , but I ca n't help feeling that so long as he manages to stay on his horse he remains the best sort of Englishman aborad . |
10 | recognized that so long as Capitalism continued the alternatives were either a patched-up imperialist peace or an imperialist war . |
11 | His head was cut off , buried on Tower Hill facing France in the belief that so long as it remained there , Britain would be safe from invasion . |
12 | The scent of human food was very strong in the Gruncher 's nostrils , and he must have been thinking that so long as he kept going flat out , he would catch his meal in the end . |
13 | It might be thought that so long as one asserted the local sign theory only in principle ( that is , did not specify the precise nature of the ‘ feeling ’ or ‘ colouring ’ which is supposed to subserve localisation ) , one could rely on the testimony of introspection for one 's theory to be confirmed . |
14 | Perhaps it may now be accepted that so long as a historian is acting as a historian , his criteria must arise from his own study and must not be imported from some other autonomous field . |
15 | President of the Board of Trade Michael Heseltine denied Tory MPs were looking for a new leader , saying : ‘ We know that so long as we keep our nerve and pursue policies that are important we can come through . |
16 | The externalist says , in this case , that so long as condition 4 does in fact hold , whether a is able to point it out or even to understand it or not , a does know that p ( given conditions 1- 3 , of course ) . |
17 | The first suggests that so long as the leadership of extreme right-wing groups continues to be held by those who have absorbed the culture of these groups , then the traditions of the antisemitic ideology of conspiracy will continue in such groups . |
18 | Moreover the fact that so long as it is relatively pure gold does not tarnish means that its lustre remains undimmed . |
19 | I would reject the submission made to the Court of Appeal that so long as the terms of paragraph 33 had been brought to the notice of the prosecution authorities they would be unable to adduce in a criminal court evidence disclosed in compliance with the order . |
20 | What we were saying is that so long as those with parental responsibilities consent to J. being treated by the medical staff of the health authority , he must be treated in accordance with their clinical judgment . |
21 | The justification supposes that so long as a person is possessed of a right , that right may be exercised regardless of the consequences for others . |
22 | In two modern cases , however , it has been held that so long as the donor has done all he needs to do , the beneficial interest passes from him to the donee . |
23 | A gentleman of the faculty in the neighbourhood , hearing of the circumstance , and finding it so well authenticated , immediately made him an offer of ten guineas for the dog , which the grateful farmer refused , exultingly adding that so long as he had a bone in his meat , or a crust to his bread , he would divide it with the faithful friend who had preserved his life : arid this he did in a perfect conviction that the warmth of the dog , in covering the most vital part , had continued the circulation arid prevented a total stagnation of the blood by the frigidity of the elements . " |
24 | It will without much doubt remain true , however , that so long as Britain attaches paramount importance to tying her currency in with the Deutschmark and to the other European currencies , her governments will be inhibited from acting in the direct interest of British citizens . |
25 | It is easy to perceive that so long as this group of entrepreneurs is active in the market , and so long as they are alert to the changing prices their own activity brings about , the market process can proceed in an entirely normal fashion . |
26 | Our discussion has shown that so long as the resources used by producers are accessible to all , all their activities are entrepreneurial-competitive . |
27 | Akashi said that so long as the Khmers Rouges refused to disarm , a freeze was necessary to maintain the balance of power in the country . |
28 | He believed that so long as he remained in the Government the Press attacks would continue and that his supposedly malevolent influence would be blamed for every failure . |
29 | Articles 85 and 86 of Table A ( prescribed pursuant to the Companies Act 1985 ) provide that so long as a director has disclosed his interest to the company , he may be a party to or interested in any transaction , and shall not by reason of his office be accountable to the company for any benefit he receives from such a transaction . |
30 | No , I 'm sure that they that so long as they pass the audition they are always welcome . |