Example sentences of "far as it be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well yes , in so far as it 's a question of degree , though if Crime and Punishment really is the king of thrillers then there 's something unique to remark in it and even to wax a bit pompous about . |
| 2 | If … one prescient soul at your level , say , early in 1982 , … really had thought ministers should be forced to meet on this issue and they kept postponing discussions on the Falklands , could you as Permanent Secretary of Defence have ensured that relevant Cabinet ministers did get together and look at the problem rationally and seriously , in so far as it 's possible , in time ? |
| 3 | This means that the registering and monitoring arrangements need to be changed and that the statutory authorities need to establish through the joint planning mechanisms a way of incorporating these changes , that health and local authorities need to create a place for the private sector in the planning progress and that the role of bodies like the Mental Welfare Commission , the Hospital Advisory Service , the health councils needs to be extended to encompass and specifically address the whole business of monitoring the provision in the private sector in so far as it 's supported by public funds . |
| 4 | ‘ Twenty-eight hectares , not big really — except in so far as it 's in a totally built-up area . ’ |
| 5 | yeah , follow that , er in so far as it 's , it 's a counterclaim of course , erm , but then er er unlike a , a set off , with the set off was established as a matter of English law , that , as far as the counterclaim is concerned , the course as I understand the rules is a very large measure of discretion , as to whether or not it er , it stays the claim on , or , erm , erm simply say no they 'd be a judgment claim , immediate enforcement , and of , the counterclaim go off to trial |
| 6 | will it be completely void or void in so far as it be more to the point |
| 7 | The localized system of medico-pedagogical influence on a child , in so far as it is differentiated in an institution for social education , ought to prevail to the extent that it is in accordance with the natural needs of the child and to the extent that it opens creative prospects for the development of the given structure — biological , social , and economic . |
| 8 | Lenin 's attitude , in so far as it is discernible , will be looked at in a moment , but by this time he was more cut off through illness from daily supervision of affairs . |
| 9 | Each of these future estates , though it gave no present right to possession or enjoyment , was treated as something already in existence , which could be disposed of and would descend ( so far as it is inheritable ) just like a present estate . |
| 10 | In Kufra the police and , so far as it is possible to know , the secret police , were all Kufrans ; in Ajdabiya the officers reflected the tribal composition of the local population ( although their deputy chief was an outsider on temporary assignment for a few years ) . |
| 11 | Bonn is a handsome town but , far as it is from the historic centres of German power , it seems an odd choice for a capital , even allowing for the Allies ' post-war policy of de-centralisation . |
| 12 | The discussion is more neutral only in so far as it is assumed that the curriculum ( such a global phenomenon ) is no-one 's responsibility in particular , and clearly this is so in an individual sense — but it is however the responsibility of the profession to take a leading role in this area and at the moment it is not fulfilling this role . |
| 13 | From September 1990 parents , and in some cases the pupils themselves , have a right to see the record in so far as it is made after 31 August 1989 . |
| 14 | ‘ It has served me perfectly well thus far as it is , Miss Kenton , though I appreciate your thoughts . |
| 15 | We went to the capital , Castries , for the afternoon 's festivities but arrived too late to see the round-the-town mile ( that 's about as far as it is ) . |
| 16 | Aristotle also doubted whether there could be time without thinking beings , since he regarded time as not merely succession but ‘ succession in so far as it is numbered ’ , and nothing can be numbered unless there is someone to do the counting . |
| 17 | This belief was totally irreconcilable with the Augustinian view that , in so far as it is possible for the Kingdom of Heaven to occur here on earth , it has already been realized in the Church . |
| 18 | will always support as far as it is possible to do so . |
| 19 | The end product resembles meat in so far as it is fibrous and can be flavoured and/or coloured accordingly . |
| 20 | For when a religion is put into a position where its , albeit necessary , business activities appear in the eyes of its followers , to be outweighing in importance its original purpose , it ceases to be of the slightest use in so far as it is able to fulfil one of its most important reasons for existence , that is , to provide a satisfactory code of behaviour to be observed in that area of human conduct which can be considered as being subject to moral law . |
| 21 | As far as it is possible to ascertain , this particular meaning appears to manifest itself only as a purely human phenomenon |
| 22 | So far as it is known , Noble has been the only born-deaf person ever to be a Freemason in Britain . |
| 23 | Conversely , the flexibility of partnership management in so far as it is free from the formalities of meetings and public notification of decisions may be more attractive than the requirements of the Companies Acts on these issues . |
| 24 | This activity , in so far as it is successful , will be inflationary because , to maintain their profit margins , the ‘ following ’ industries will be forced to raise their prices . |
| 25 | A host state may restrict the activities of a financial institution as far as it is justified by the general good . |
| 26 | This paint will run as far as it is allowed but will not bleed . |
| 27 | They were entitled in my judgment to take into account the actual use by the defendant company and the previous owner in determining what the ordinary use of that vehicle was on the road so far as it is relevant to the question they had to answer . |
| 28 | This paint will run as far as it is allowed but will not bleed . |
| 29 | The implications of the medical diagnosis in so far as it is likely to affect the child 's education will need to be considered and attention given to the prognosis , especially if it involves the possibility of progressive deterioration of sight . |
| 30 | So ( v ) what a person says , using the first person singular , present tense , of a psychological verb , is true or false precisely in so far as it is an expression of what he has inwardly observed . |