Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] so far as " in BNC.
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| 1 | If anybody is successful in bringing in new work into the office , clearly that reflects in their achievements and their objectives , merely that reflects in their assessment so far as er their managers and are concerned and clearly that will will be reflected in their pay , so that will be the way that er we would normally tackle and that would be the way I I was prepared to tackle it . |
| 2 | All except Lord Diplock ( and in this he positively disagreed ) held that the GLC had to have regard , when making a grant , to the LTE 's obligation to run its operations so far as practicable , on a break-even basis ; so the GLC could make grants to the LTE only to make good unavoidable losses and not to further a particular social policy . |
| 3 | By the summer of 1943 the Americans were getting into their stride so far as the war in the Pacific was concerned . |
| 4 | Emily swallowed hard , how could she lower her pride so far as to approach the girl she had been so scornful of ? |
| 5 | Asthma has a great many things in its favour so far as my present purpose is concerned . |
| 6 | Who else in that distinguished gathering of philosophers , psychologists , veterinary professors and ethologists would desert their dignity so far as to imitate an animal ? |
| 7 | The Committee has not , however , shifted its position so far as the crime of incest is concerned . |
| 8 | Up to now , femininity has never been equated with financial self-sufficiency , but adult women will need to learn about the complicated world of personal finance and pension provision and exercise their choices so far as possible . |
| 9 | This argument seems to me sound so far as it goes , but it does not go very far . |
| 10 | The statutory scheme for bankruptcy is to be found in the Insolvency Act 1986 and the Insolvency Rules 1986 and has the following main objectives : ( 1 ) to enable the bankrupt 's affairs and dealings to be investigated under the control of the court ; ( 2 ) to provide the statutory machinery for the collection and rateable distribution of the bankrupt 's available assets ( or those assets which ought to form part of his estate ) with a view to satisfying his debts so far as may be practicable ; ( 3 ) to rehabilitate the bankrupt through the process of discharge . |
| 11 | " From this resolution of the Presbytery Mr Pearson asked to leave the chair , which was granted , to enter his dissent so far as regards Mr Charles McNeill . " |
| 12 | The lord abbot here has been good enough to admit me to his confidence so far as is appropriate , since I was a witness of what happened this morning , but now you have cause to enquire further , as I understand . |
| 13 | WP Yes , but South Korea started from a nil base so far as industrialisation was concerned and with labour costs not much above peasant-subsistence level . |
| 14 | You 've explained your position so far as the earrings go , Peter , and I accept your explanation , though I ca n't say I find it good enough . |