Example sentences of "far as it [vb -s] " in BNC.
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| 31 | All the same Schneidau 's argument is just and illuminating , so far as it goes . |
| 32 | This book , therefore , is good and probably reliable as far as it goes . |
| 33 | Darwin 's concept of evolution may hold water as far as it goes , but without the inclusion of an omnipotent ‘ Master Mind ’ , working from outside to plan the possibility of purposeful development , it makes no sense to me at all . |
| 34 | Now , for the 10 per cent of house-buyers who rely on this report , or even the 15 per cent who rely on a mini-survey , that 's fine as far as it goes — and I would not wish to discourage anyone from having a professional survey , or ever advise against one — however , all the surveyors I know would prefer knowledgeable clients who had carried out their own surveys first and could present their results to them for investigation and comment . |
| 35 | Several said firmly that suitability and fitness should be the only criteria , and that is fine , as far as it goes . |
| 36 | THIS is a very long , very expensive and very highlevel book on human intelligence which will undoubtedly become , for many years to come , and as far as it goes , a standard book of reference , It has five parts , dealing respectively with the nature of intelligence and its measurement ; cognition , personality and intelligence ; society , culture , and intelligence ; the phylogeny and ontogeny of intelligence ; and a metatheory of intelligence . |
| 37 | I doubt it myself , for the reason that introduced the words ‘ as far as it goes ’ above : the book simply leaves out of account the most important recent developments which foretell a revolution in the measurement and understanding of intelligence . |
| 38 | As I said before , the Handbook of Human Intelligence is excellent as far as it goes , but it certainly does not go far enough ; perhaps the second edition will improve on this sad state of affairs ! |
| 39 | As far as it goes , the book is a useful catalogue of the havoc wrecked by Reagan , but it is openly partisan and should be read as such . |
| 40 | Particularly harrowing are the reports that De Klerk 's political liberalisation ( as far as it goes ) has resulted in many police officers resigning and joining right wing commandos . |
| 41 | Great as far as it goes , but where are the mighty affirmations of life that soul once was ? |
| 42 | An image is a pictorial understanding of a kind which is true so far as it goes , but which falls short of full rational clarity , and must eventually be superseded by a concept . |
| 43 | The point about ought and is , so far as it goes , does have some force . |
| 44 | This argument seems to me sound so far as it goes , but it does not go very far . |
| 45 | it is a good theory so far as it goes . |
| 46 | Such an analysis is accurate as far as it goes , but when we consider the sense of the lines it is quite misleading.14 For " by number " is not a method of summoning the stars that is parallel to " by name " . |
| 47 | This is fine and dandy , as far as it goes . |
| 48 | This is fine so far as it goes , but even Marxist approaches have not always taken things as far as they should go . |
| 49 | As far as it goes . |
| 50 | The former case , so far as it goes , is undoubtedly consistent with his thesis ; but it is very briefly reported , without any indication of the arguments advanced or cases cited , and the conclusion is encapsulated in one brief sentence . |
| 51 | Like a couple of chums , but that 's about as far as it goes . |
| 52 | ‘ None , your Grace , so far as it goes . |
| 53 | When one takes a longer-run view of the monopoly situation , one sees that it was won by competition , and that it represents , as such ( and as far as it goes ) a step forward in the entrepreneurial process of the market . |
| 54 | As far as it goes , the order has the support of the industry , although that support is not unreserved , does not come from all quarters and does not relate to all aspects of the provisions . |
| 55 | The Government 's pledge on price protection has also been honoured , so far as it goes . |
| 56 | I understand that the Government 's policy is to target pensioners and , as I said , the increase in premiums is welcome as far as it goes . |
| 57 | It has widespread support in the House as far as it goes , but missing is legislation to protect against victimisation . |
| 58 | Fine , as far as it goes . |
| 59 | The design point is a good one so far as it goes … |
| 60 | ‘ I have no future but my children and my wife will take it as far as it goes . |