Example sentences of "[verb] in so far as " in BNC.
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| 1 | The analogy holds in so far as stylistic competence , like linguistic competence , is a capacity which we possess and exercise unconsciously and intuitively : only with special training can it be turned into explicit knowledge . |
| 2 | Technically it does not : the right is still upheld in so far as the jury are told that no inferences can be drawn from silence in the face of allegations . |
| 3 | This ‘ immediacy ’ of meaning in oral society he relates to the society 's functional needs , citing Malinowski 's claim that ‘ in the Trobriands the outer world was only named in so far as it yielded useful things ’ ( ibid . ) . |
| 4 | We will not follow Gassendi in much of this , but it will be of interest to note what he says in so far as it relates to experience . |
| 5 | BCG does not say ‘ invest and grow ’ here , but implies that investment should be made in so far as it is needed to maintain a favourable position ; BCG seems to be ambivalent here about the need to invest to increase market share . |
| 6 | The only safe definition is negative : it is a school which admits pupils of all academic standards and without a test or assessment of ability ( save in so far as that may be used to secure what came to be known as ‘ a balanced intake ’ ) . |
| 7 | The latter was a prestige objective save in so far as it was a stepping stone to Indonesia . |
| 8 | 10.3 The Tenant acknowledges that [ its ] obligations under this agreement and the Lease shall not be affected or lessened in any way by the fact that there may now or subsequently exist any Restrictions and the Tenant shall with effect from the Possession Date comply with and indemnify the Landlord in respect of any liability under any Restrictions ( whether made before or after the Possession Date ) save in so far as such liability arises from failure by the Landlord to comply with [ its ] obligations under clause 2.2.2 It need hardly be said that the tenant 's solicitor should make all usual inquiries to ascertain whether any such restrictions exist at the date of the agreement . |
| 9 | Projected profiles consist of drawing the first section completely , while parallel sections behind the first are only drawn in so far as they project above earlier sections ( Fig. 9.17 ) . |
| 10 | The literary tradition is valued in so far as it offers a critical evaluation of this transformation and its consequences . |
| 11 | Knowledge , teaching and learning are only justified in so far as they contribute to that much more ambitious end . |
| 12 | Any deficiencies in this software may be forgiven in so far as it is distributed entirely free of charge ; no registration fee is requested by the author . |
| 13 | Secondly , agency discretion should be limited in so far as this is compatible with efficient operational decisions . |
| 14 | Moreover , the covenant to perform on the part of the original lessee is merely a covenant to perform in so far as another party , similarly liable , has not performed or otherwise discharged the obligation . |
| 15 | First , where the obligations are non-cumulative , i.e. the obligation of each is to perform in so far as it has not been performed by any other party , the acceptance of some other performance in lieu of the promised performance relieves the others . |
| 16 | The letter of the law was observed in so far as none of the names of the actual raped women were mentioned . |
| 17 | ( 1c ) Finally , and this was the central issue in Benjamin 's ‘ The Work of Art in an Age of Mechanical Reproduction ’ , aura is lost in so far as texts themselves are reproducible . |
| 18 | The first is that the act of self-poisoning may have been rewarding in so far as any subsequent positive changes could be seen as resulting from the act itself . |
| 19 | On the other hand , the assumption underlying this third argument is that by concentrating in so far as the court can , upon ‘ process ’ rather than the ‘ merits , ’ judicial review will be less controversial . |
| 20 | Employers have a general duty imposed by s.2 of the 1974 Act to safeguard in so far as is reasonably practicable the health , safety and welfare of their employees . |
| 21 | Why ca n't the woman be assessed as an individual , and benefit paid in so far as her resources are insufficient to meet her requirements ? |
| 22 | In earlier times many learned lawyers seem to have believed that an Act of Parliament could be disregarded in so far as it was contrary to the law of God or the law of nature or natural justice , but since the supremacy of Parliament was finally demonstrated by the Revolution of 1688 any such idea has become obsolete . |
| 23 | In earlier times many learned lawyers seem to have believed that an Act of Parliament could be disregarded in so far as it was contrary to the law of God or the law of nature or natural justice , but since the supremacy of Parliament was finally demonstrated by the Revolution of 1688 any such idea has become obsolete . |