Example sentences of "[modal v] [adv] [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus there is generally a presumption that business agreements are intended to be legally binding , and the courts generally accept an element of imprecision in business agreements so that " the dealings of men may so far as possible be treated as effective and that the law may not incur the reproach of being the destroyer of bargains " ( per Lord Tomlin in Hillas v Arcos [ 1932 ] All ER Rep 494 , at p499 ) . |
| 2 | The first is a simple reflection of the common view that one person should so far as possible be entitled to tell another person to mind his own business . |
| 3 | ‘ The first is a simple reflection of the common view that one person should so far as possible be entitled to tell another person to mind his own business . |
| 4 | These difficult questions should so far as possible be confined to those fields of law to which they are immediately relevant and I do not regard them as relevant questions under the Theft Act 1968 , ’ |
| 5 | The 1986 Manual also reported that ‘ The Treasury have directed that the format ( rather than the content ) of the annual accounts of all public sector bodies ( i.e. including Health Authorities ) should so far as possible follow that of the private sector ’ ( para 3 , Ch 1 ) . |
| 6 | What the ordinary man most wanted of the State was that it should so far as possible leave him alone . |
| 7 | ( c.26 ) " Since the kingdom consists of different regions , officers of the first , second , and indeed any rank should so far as possible be picked from different regions , so that [ men from ] the various regions should be able to come to the palace with a greater sense of knowing their way around ( familiarius ) since they would know that men who were from the same kin-group ( genealogia ) or the same region held a place there . " |
| 8 | These difficult questions should so far as possible be confined to those fields of law to which they are immediately relevant and I do not regard them as relevant questions under the Theft Act 1968 " . |
| 9 | Accordingly , the draftsman should so far as possible ensure that the plan is accurate . |
| 10 | As the volume of private building increases over the two or three years following the proposed changes of policy , local authority housing must as soon as possible be restricted to these objects . |
| 11 | The Welding Regulations 1970 impose a statutory duty on employers and employees that : " safety goggles must as far as is practicable be worn at all times when welding operations are being carried out " . |
| 12 | " The representatives should as soon as possible furnish themselves with a licence , and they can go to any magistrate at hand without any formality requiring a day 's delay " ( Cook v. Gray ( 1891 ) 29 S.L.R. 249 per Lord President Robertson ) . |
| 13 | Given the crocodile tears on those matters from the Labour party , is not it essential that my right hon. Friend should as soon as possible launch an inquiry into how people 's pensions were protected by the prominent Labour party members who were directors and trustees of the Mirror Group Newspapers pension fund ? |
| 14 | Craft or small-scale industries should as far as possible exploit local materials and have a high value added that can be retained by the producer . |
| 15 | Faced with these considerations the researcher may be lucky , for if a secondary source is being used the editor may well have provided an interpretation ( which should as far as possible be checked , for even the most eminent historians have been known to err ) . |
| 16 | I do n't mean to suggest that such things as scientific monitoring or the use of dowsing rods are inappropriate at ancient sites : rather that we should as far as possible leave our preconceptions behind as we approach and allow the site if it wishes , to speak to us . |
| 17 | The second basic historical principle is that of discrimination in the use of force : that the use of weapons should be directed at military targets and should as far as possible avoid damage to the civilian population and buildings such as churches , museums , historic monuments and hospitals , as well as neutral states and their nationals . |
| 18 | Mock interviews should as far as possible mirror the real thing . |
| 19 | Common sense dictates that task and setting should as far as possible be consistent . |
| 20 | The Court of Justice has held that when it is necessary to interpret a provision of secondary Community law , preference should as far as possible be given to the interpretation which renders the provision consistent with the Treaty . |
| 21 | In all situations the decision to call the police should as far as possible be taken after consultation with the appropriate manager . |
| 22 | It should as far as possible be related to the actual profit made by the tenant . |
| 23 | All necessary and desirable directions for disposing of the proceedings should be given at the pre-trial review , and the parties should as far as practicable ask for all the directions they need at the pre-trial review , giving prior notice to all interested parties ( Ord 17 , rr 1 and 3 ) . |
| 24 | Four one three , the C E C agrees with the movements of motion four one three that European Works Councils should as far as possible be made up of elected trade union representatives , but the European directive needs to take account of different industrial relations traditions in different countries . |
| 25 | Well when I you see I used to push the settee in pull it out I thought well I do n't know I might as just as well leave it here . |
| 26 | The foreigners were preoccupied with profit and getting as much as they could as quickly as possible . |
| 27 | My wish , the wish of all of us , is simply that we may as quickly as possible get to the bottom of the shocking and cold-blooded crime which has stunned and appalled the entire country , and arrest and punish those responsible . |
| 28 | The procedure is very like that operating in the county courts despite the provisions of the rules of procedure which state that tribunals ‘ shall so far as appears … appropriate seek to avoid formality in its proceedings ’ and the absence of formal rules relating to the admissibility of evidence . |
| 29 | ( 8 ) A recognised body shall so far as possible ensure that its members comply with this Rule and Rule 6 . ’ |
| 30 | R.5(8) provides that a recognised body shall so far as possible ensure that its shareholders comply with Rs.5 and 6 ( R.6 makes provision with respect to mental health ) . |