Example sentences of "so [adv] [conj] [noun] [prep] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Some of these matters clearly fall within the ‘ good neighbour ’ concept , ’ while others are based on the principle that compensation is not to be paid merely because maximum exploitation has been prevented so long as development of a reasonably remunerative character is allowed .
2 It is now well recognized that , in so far as survival in the twentieth century is concerned , men rather than women constitute the weaker sex .
3 It seems to me that the same reasoning can be applied in this case : in so far as compliance with the rules of the E.E.C .
4 Having regard to the fact that Parliament has not abolished the privilege against self-incrimination Mr. Tully would be entitled to rely on that privilege if but only if and so far as compliance with the order of Buckley J. would provide evidence against him in a criminal trial .
5 The Durham Cathedral players will only function as protectors of the cathedral and of refugees seeking asylum in so far as others in the drama expect that function from them .
6 No one doubted that the disqualification remained in force so far as clergymen of the Church of England were concerned but the position of clergymen of the Irish Church remained in doubt until the election of one of them , the Rev. MacManaway , in 1950 .
7 ‘ He is , in so far as recovery from the operation is concerned . ’
8 Sometimes the Constitution limits the executive or subordinate local bodies ; sometimes it limits the legislature also , but only so far as amendment of the Constitution itself is concerned ; and sometimes it imposes restrictions upon the legislature which go far beyond this point and forbid it to make laws upon certain subjects or in a certain way or with certain effects .
9 The jury 's verdict is " final " only so far as punishment by the criminal court is concerned .
10 They had worked so hard as children in the fields that each field and tree had become a dear presence , especially the hedges .
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