Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] as possible [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Meanwhile , the relatively few persons for whom special knowledge and training are reserved are freed so far as possible from the obligations of simple labour ’ ( Braverman , 1974 , pp. 82–3 ) .
2 The wheels are of the best construction , having wooden felloes six inches deep , with strong iron centre pieces , and the inconvenience arising from sudden concussion has been guarded against so far as possible by the finest description of buffer springs .
3 It is important that this potentially very valuable approach safeguards itself so far as possible against misinterpretation : in particular , that the content of religious belief does not really matter , that knowledge of religious tradition is unimportant , and that any opinions and beliefs are acceptable so long as they are sincerely held .
4 They also feel obligated to deal as effectively as possible with whatever problems these casual encounters throw up , such as people asking advice about a summons or other aspects of the law , or about some official form which they are having difficulty in completing , how to get rid of obstructions on the pavement outside their house , or traffic obstructions .
5 The supply chain project seeks to achieve this by focusing on future customer needs and driving them back through the activities of the business to make Guinness Brewing GB operate as effectively as possible for the company and its customers .
6 The Way Ahead Committee which is a joint Bar Council/Inns Council committee established ‘ to examine means of ensuring that the resources of the Bar and Inns are managed as effectively as possible for the benefit of the profession ’ ; and
7 In both areas , you need to learn how to communicate your ideas as effectively as possible through the written word — whether in handwritten , typed or word-processed form ( see Chapter 13 on Pass those exams ) .
8 Fear that the use of defective vision would make it deteriorate further has been replaced by positive encouragement and training to use even severely defective sight as effectively as possible in learning and in day-to-day living .
9 He gave a cynical laugh , mooched around the abandoned jetty until he found a piece of wood about the right length , wedged it as politely as possible in the gap between the lid and the box , and pulled out one of the flat packages .
10 FMC have been training farmers to use the insecticide as economically as possible in an effort to pre-empt the ban .
11 Roger battled upwards as delicately as possible through the vicious , omnidirectional spindrift .
12 ‘ It is my job to ensure that the £100 million we spend each day is delivered as cost-effectively as possible to ever higher standards of patient care . ’
13 He started to travel as slowly as possible in the hope that the King would change his mind .
14 ‘ It 's awfully good of you to have come with me , ’ he said , feeling he should apologize for something , and kicking as powerfully as possible against the fancy that he was Philip .
15 8.4 All means possible should be used to raise the level of awareness in the general population by use of the media , providing publicity material for voluntary groups etc 8.5 The SHEG guide " Coping with Dementia — A Handbook for Carers " should be distributed as widely as possible to all carers .
16 The purpose of the motion is to enable the House , with the Chair 's permission , to range as widely as possible over the subject of employment and unemployment , over the Government 's policies and record , over Labour 's record — not least that of the shadow Chancellor — and over the alternative policies that may be offered if the format of the Government changes .
17 The student would need to read as widely as possible in different kinds of poetry , to learn something about literary history , genre , and convention , and to acquire the practical-critical skills of close reading .
18 AIS is an information service with a job , and that is to spread its precious data as widely as possible in order to make aviation safer for us all .
19 Third process teaching and learning styles should vary as widely as possible in order to provide maximum stimulation for both teachers and pupils and care should be taken to plan programmes with a long term rhythm of change or variety the element of chance and serendipity
20 The aim is to disseminate messages as widely as possible within a given community .
21 A weekly Burmese paper called Khit Thit was also published and distributed as widely as possible throughout the country .
22 The cost of developing new innovative products is extremely high ; companies must be able to defray the high front-end cost associated with translating inventions into commercially successful products by marketing them as widely as possible around the world .
23 Transfer the fish from one system to the other as gently as possible with the minimum of stress .
24 Mozart , knowing that his father would be devastated by the news , sought to prepare him as gently as possible for it by writing to him that she was gravely ill and at the same time writing to their close friend , Bullinger , telling him the whole story , in the hope that Bullinger could support and comfort his father and sister when he finally broke the news to them , which he was intending to do in a second letter to his father .
25 The prime objective was to keep plateau production going for as long as possible through increased recovery and satellites .
26 ‘ Would you do a marathon of keeping your feet off the ground for as long as possible with Les Dawson ? ’
27 c Models Experience suggests that the principle of keeping sufferers as long as possible at home is interpreted in different ways by different agencies .
28 Rachel wants to make sure her DHSS chit is acceptable and her luggage is still there , and I 'm wondering where we can go this evening to find something to eat , and to spend as long as possible outside that cubicle .
29 Finally , by postponing sexual maturity by the same token , neotenous trends in human evolution ensured that young males stayed as long as possible under the protection of the parental group before being ejected and having to begin to fend for themselves .
30 But , despite her hunger , she took as long as possible over the simple meal , desperately trying to stave off the moment when they would have nothing to do except talk or sleep .
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