Example sentences of "the [noun] [to-vb] [adv] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pupils with special educational needs , like all other pupils , should have the opportunity to experience as far as possible the full range of the English curriculum . |
| 2 | The check would have given him more control over the hammers and the freedom to play more powerfully than he had done in 1777 , without making the piano jangle . |
| 3 | I also developed the speed to play as fast as I wanted . |
| 4 | She could n't help thinking that Cara , who had been known to take the car to go as far as the corner shop to pick up a bottle of milk , would have folded long before this . |
| 5 | Have we the capacity to remain together even though there may be real theological differences among us ? |
| 6 | Jim Gear , the councillor for the island , urged the council to move as quickly as possible on the project : ‘ I do n't know how much more the economy can stand . ’ |
| 7 | This period balances the interest of the offeror to know as soon as possible the number of shareholders willing to accept its offer together with the amount of finance that it requires ; the interest of the target company not to have its business disrupted for too long ; and the interests of the shareholders in the target company to weigh up the merits of the bid . |
| 8 | Wendy feels the failure to conceive more keenly than Mark . |
| 9 | ‘ Yes , each Neapolitan is out for himself but he recognises the need to live as harmoniously as possible with everyone else . ’ |
| 10 | But so far it is primarily energy price increases which have provided the incentive to use less rather than the opportunity to cut costs . |
| 11 | In general terms , however , the present state of the law is that an individual who has reached the age of 18 is free to do with his life what he wishes , but it is the duty of the court to ensure so far as it can that children survive to attain that age . |
| 12 | In any case , the continuation of the war was forcing the revolution to dig much deeper than the topsoil of reforms . |
| 13 | Will he accept that we are asking the Social Democratic and Labour party and the unionists to work more closely than parties normally do in Great Britain ? |
| 14 | It causes a clock on the ground to run more slowly than an identical one placed at high altitude . |
| 15 | The government had started to take expert advice on how TV might be extended as early as 1943 ; so the BBC had the signal to go ahead almost as soon as the war ended . |
| 16 | It was official policy at the outset to broadcast as far as possible in African languages . |
| 17 | Questioning allows the salesperson to communicate more effectively because it provides the information necessary for the seller to know how to vary his presentation to different buyers . |
| 18 | If a rudder rate switch is available , this should be set to high rate to encourage the model to turn as rapidly as possible . |
| 19 | As Diana Gilbert , Ricoh 's product manager for Group 4 fax wryly observes : ‘ You ca n't expect the world to change overnight just because the technology is perfect ’ . |
| 20 | Different classes of share will be created and issued by the company to the management and the investors in order : ( a ) to allow a large share capital to be created without unduly diluting the management 's interest ; ( b ) to reduce the investors ' risk by providing a part of the share capital to be in the form of preference shares , which will enable the company to redeem as quickly as the cash flow and profits allow ; ( c ) to set up a " ratchet " mechanism which will allow for the management shareholding to increase with the success of the company . |
| 21 | ‘ In the public service you must expect the clock to go somewhat slower than in any other organisation . |
| 22 | That is the ability to co-ordinate the actions of members of the society in cases in which they have reason to co-ordinate their actions , and the ability to do so better than they can . |
| 23 | Please arrange for the solicitor to come as soon as possible so that I can sign the necessary papers . |
| 24 | Improved mechanical lithotripters that are often effective and reasonably cheap are now available and may reduce the temptation to cut too far when attempting removal of large stones . |
| 25 | That was just the opposite of Roux 's result and was the first clear demonstration of the process known as regulation : the ability of the embryo to develop normally even when some portions are removed or rearranged . |
| 26 | DALGETY , Delta and Jaguar were among the shares to march ahead yesterday as the stock market continued to fret and fuss about today 's West German interest rate decision . |