Example sentences of "far [conj] [noun] are " in BNC.

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1 They are , as far as naturalists are aware , the only surviving members of a rapidly dwindling population of a bird the Siberians call the ‘ snow-wreath ’ .
2 In England this power has for a very long time been delegated , so far as barristers are concerned , to the Inns of Court : and , for a much shorter time , so far as solicitors are concerned , to the Law Society .
3 As far as Europeans are concerned , they 'll undoubtedly come here , as we are going to be travelling to France and Germany and Italy and wherever , but I think it 's getting the North American tourists convinced that it 's going to be okay here , they 're going to get a value for money holiday .
4 But he believes that ‘ the report clearly indicates that , as far as taxpayers are concerned — and given the difficulties of operating in one of the most hostile parts of the planet — they have had value for money ’ .
5 As far as personnel are concerned , every attempt will be made to refer to them according to skills , professions or areas of activity ( e.g. audio-visual technicians , media producers , design consultants ) , and normally the expression " educational technologist " will imply someone consciously identifying himself with the theory and methodology of the movement .
6 As far as adults are concerned it is important to note that the overwhelming emphasis within MSC is upon the 16–19 age group .
7 I 've spent 14 years in East Africa , most of it working with tropical rainforest and its utilisation , so I 've been in Uganda , which is a relatively small country as far as forests are concerned .
8 Research into reducing stress has indicated that three factors play an important role as far as managers are concerned when they come to make decisions :
9 As far as values are concerned , if Kathie could endow Laura with John 's finest virtue , she 'd choose ‘ his determination and his optimism ’ .
10 But for all the changes , the prime emphasis in the retail market , so far as movies are concerned , still seems to be on the past , and predominantly on the mainstream Hollywood past .
11 In England this power has for a very long time been delegated , so far as barristers are concerned , to the Inns of Court : and , for a much shorter time , so far as solicitors are concerned , to the Law Society .
12 The line still represents a real challenge to footplate crews and one of the major attractions as far as enthusiasts are concerned is to hear the engines working under pressure on the slopes of the Rheidol Valley .
13 Erm , the situation in Shropshire as far as records are concerned is erm , relatively good .
14 Now , erm , yes , I 'd like to pick up a comment made by the Director , erm , he said quite rightly that the prevention factor is really out of the window as far as the budget is concerned , and pro as far as operations are concerned .
15 Now is there any other er pension funds that do likewise or have any other experiences as far as surpluses are concerned ?
16 As far as grants are concerned , students who apply for a place are almost certain to have used at least three years ' worth of their local authority grant entitlement while studying at university or polytechnic , and may only be eligible for a further one-year entitlement if they have been accepted at a drama school .
17 ‘ Relevant time ’ is defined in similar terms to those applicable to companies so far as preferences are concerned , but a more extended period , of five years , is provided for transactions at an undervalue .
18 But as far as freebies are concerned , as you know our cage driller machine , that 's now into it 's third year of development , I have an assurance from the college that we could be we could use it on the day .
19 The second , Intel version , was demonstrated at PC Expo in New York , but will remain under the covers — at least as far as users are concerned — until the end of the the year at the very earliest .
20 For as my yellowed boarding passes now attest , to be transparent is , as far as users are concerned , all that corporate identity is really about .
21 So far as terminals are concerned , the trend of the 1980s has been overwhelmingly towards the setting up of private distribution depots , so running down BR 's own facilities .
22 But so long as English law refuses to recognise that parent companies are under a legal as well as a moral obligation to meet the debts of their subsidiaries the group accounts are largely irrelevant so far as creditors are concerned since they normally have resort only against the individual company with which they have dealt .
23 Well , the British economy is on its knees , thanks to the recession and , with nearly three million out of work , people like Angela — who are over 35 and whose CVs , as far as employers are concerned , have large gaps — are n't exactly in demand .
24 The short answer , as far as employers are concerned , is that women were cheap , and increasingly gave good value for money .
25 Of course , as far as headhunters are concerned , these companies fall into the category of poaching grounds .
26 It 's a meatless century as far as prisoners are concerned . ’
27 As far as farmers are concerned time was a very valuable commodity and many of them , particularly in the winter period , could not afford much time away .
28 As a result , as far as farmers are concerned tree planting has not been integrated into their work patterns or land management , nor has it led to enhanced levels of interest among previous participants .
29 Italy is a black hole as far as regulations are concerned ; they disappear without trace .
30 As far as resources are concerned , an additional £523m has been announced by the government for expenditure on education in 1993–94 , an increase of 6% .
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