Example sentences of "as far [subord] is " in BNC.
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| 1 | Current legislation is embodied in the Health and Safety at Work Act which places a general duty on an employer to ‘ conduct his undertaking in such a way as to ensure , as far as is practicable , that persons not in his employment who may be affected thereby , are not exposed to risks to their health and safety . ’ |
| 2 | Big Black and Swans take this aesthetic about as far as is conceivable or desirable . |
| 3 | It is desirable , as far as is practicable , that the different pilot batches should be made with different lots of raw materials . |
| 4 | For the surgery being considered here , often called ‘ conversion surgery ’ , involves one or more of several procedures which aim to transform as far as is possible the subject 's anatomy so that it approximates that of a member of the preferred sex . |
| 5 | What is needed is a public examination system based outside school , which will act as an incentive , not an inhibition , to curricular reform , and will as far as is possible assess pupils accurately , without at too early a stage designating some as ‘ non-examinable ’ or beyond the educational pale . |
| 6 | As far as is known all Sussex records refer to the race albifrons , except for a bird showing the characters of the race flavirostris at Wiggonholt on 27 January 1956 . |
| 7 | Kites probably ceased to breed in Sussex about 1825 , and des Forges and Harber give 21 records between 1863 and 1960 , all for the period September to May as far as is known . |
| 8 | As far as is known all the records have been for the period spring to autumn . |
| 9 | The Health and Safety at Work ( Northern Ireland ) Order 1978 requires the University to ensure , as far as is reasonably practicable , that students are not exposed to risks to their health or safety . |
| 10 | As far as is known , AIDS began fulminating in the gay communities of New York City and San Francisco in the late 1970s . |
| 11 | As far as is known , no disease ever has been transmitted with cocoa material distributed from Kew , but the danger is real , and without such quarantine facilities the spread of such diseases as witches ' broom would be almost impossible to prevent . |
| 12 | As far as is known there are no reports of fertile male mules , though they are far from impotent . |
| 13 | The company 's obligations under the Health and Safety at Work Act ends at providing a ‘ safe working environment ’ as far as is ‘ reasonably practicable ’ . |
| 14 | In considering the development of a conscience in the newborn child , the first thing is to acknowledge that , as far as is known , he is not born with any such facility . |
| 15 | Extend the top leg forwards as far as is comfortable and hold in this position . |
| 16 | Their request , therefore is that the NBCW provides a regular input expressing as far as is possible , the concerns and views of women in the Church on topics which seem to women to be most crucial or fundamental . |
| 17 | The spirit of true craftsmanship is , however , best seen in those items which , as far as is known , were unique in their time and which required all the craftsmen 's skills to achieve . |
| 18 | Students demonstrate their intellectual and imaginative powers , their understanding , judgement and critical self-awareness through practical work that , as far as is possible , reflects the actual conditions of publishing , including the commercial imperative . |
| 19 | These two features reduce the myth to the level of ‘ theory ’ as far as is possible — that is cultural anthropology removes the myth from the context of its telling and translates ( decodes ) it into an abstract theoretical language . |
| 20 | One Latin American country drew up guidelines which specified that torturers must be able to control themselves ; must go as far as is necessary and no further ; and must have goals that are both important and impersonal . |
| 21 | As far as is known practical tests of centrifugal launchers were never undertaken , and with hindsight it is difficult to imagine that they could have proved to be a practical notion , requiring large structures and imposing high stresses on man and machinery . |
| 22 | Unfortunately , as far as is known , no written parchments have survived from the Minoan civilization , and it may be that the finest Minoan thoughts were never committed to writing . |
| 23 | UI and the suppliers hope such an ABI will enable independent software vendors to develop one binary version of an application that will , as far as is possible , run unchanged across shrink wrapped desktop Unix products like Solaris , Unix SVR4.2 , UnixWare and OpenDesktop . |
| 24 | This will allow independent software vendors ( ISVs ) — as far as is possible — to create one version of an application that will run under multiple , graphical-based Unix environments on the same microprocessor platforms . |
| 25 | As far as is possible the control procedures adopted for all other forms should be followed . |
| 26 | So it is essential to memorise your line of ascent as far as is possible , piecing together its major features and landmarks , even the times taken for each section , so as to smooth your downward passage . |
| 27 | Start with black powder eyeshadow on a fine brush , gently build up a fine line close to lashes and out as far as is flattering . |
| 28 | Each report should , as far as is practicable , provide information on the achievement of efficiency and effectiveness programme targets , together with targets for future years . |
| 29 | As far as is known , very few people in Islay kept a diary at that time and in those which have survived the entries are short and appear to have been inspired by the prospect of emigration or a return to their native heath by one who had spent many years abroad . |
| 30 | As far as is known , very few people in Islay kept a diary at that time and in those which have survived the entries are short and appear to have been inspired by the prospect of emigration or a return to their native heath by one who had spent many years abroad . |