Example sentences of "as [adv] [subord] [adj] [to-vb] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The level of the basic retirement pension is such that those who rely on it must either live a frugal existence ( Holman , 1986 ) , take part time jobs for as long as possible to make ends meet or claim income support . |
| 2 | Now on the seventeenth of September Mr met Peter on the defendant 's firm er for the first time at his office , where they had er a general discussion about the business and about what needed to be done in order to secure it and er the plaintiffs at that stage told Peter that there should be er no problems over finance as he understood the bank were willing to assist and at that stage he wanted to move as quickly as possible to exchange contracts on the business erm , for two reasons . |
| 3 | Darlington council should do something as quickly as possible to have repairs done to the perimeter fencing , they would be surprised at the number of people wandering through the park at night , plus the vandalism which is caused by certain people whose sole object is to thieve and destroy . |
| 4 | Economic theory suggests that all forms of economic activity should be taxed as equivalently as possible to prevent distortions in the market . |
| 5 | His aim in this was as far as possible to translate changes of tones into changes of colour , feeling that only by this method could the full saturation and pressure of colour be realized . |
| 6 | I shall try as far as possible to discuss matters of principle rather than of particular detail . |