Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] as [noun] [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Game theory demonstrates that it is usually most adaptive to be variable or unpredictable , so long as evolution or personal experience takes care to set the odds appropriately . |
| 2 | So long as philosophers and psychologists of the nineteenth century had to wrestle with an implicit mind — body problem , it was virtually impossible for evolutionists to tackle the evolution of higher mental processes of a distinctively human kind . |
| 3 | So long as France and Scotland were run by three members of the mighty Guise family , the cardinal and the duke in France and their sister Mary in Scotland , then the only way for the Lords of the Congregation to achieve their religious ends , and prevent Scotland from sinking into provincial status , was to resist the regent . |
| 4 | He 'll have to know who 's coming but as I say , I 'm not bothered so long as Arthur and Angela 's there and and dad . |
| 5 | If we have to make a comparison between the individual approaches , I think that channel two felt we had to be punished for our sins while Channel 4 took the more sanguine view that for so long as love and sex exist , television might as well look on , an electronic voyeuristic intermediary . |
| 6 | This shortfall is made up by investment demand and so long as investment and saving are equal , aggregate demand ( which in this simple model is consumption plus investment ) will necessarily equal the total value of production . |
| 7 | Whatever the government , the NHS has always been seen as underfunded and that is unlikely to change so long as children and old people wait months for operations . |
| 8 | In most subsequent cases , it became clear that considerations of comity would not prevail against the usual procedures of the Federal Rules so long as deponents or documents were to be produced within the United States , from whatever source . |
| 9 | folks so long as Angela and Arthur get there and |
| 10 | In 22 the Poet is so much a part of the Friend that he can not age , himself , ‘ So long as youth and thou are of one date ’ . |
| 11 | Lord Sankey 's attitude indicates that a court of law in the United Kingdom would need weighty evidence before becoming willing to abandon the principle of legality according to the pre-existing constitutional norms , and so it should , so long as uncertainty as to the ‘ realities ’ prevails . |
| 12 | So both as givers and receivers of support , men and women normally are in very different positions and it is not surprising to find therefore that gender permeates all aspects of support structures . |
| 13 | So far as Gassendi and ( as we shall see ) Locke were concerned this objection is misplaced for , having a modest and moral view of our proper concerns , they retain an element of scepticism about man 's ability to know . |
| 14 | In relation to the outside world they imply a wariness to foreign investors , and an ambivalence to foreign aid in so far as investors and aid donors may undermine the autonomy of the government . |
| 15 | I suppose the difficulty about us is that so far as money and possessions are concerned we 're at a more primitive stage than the rest . |
| 16 | In man discrimination against known cheaters is intense , going so far as imprisonment and other forms of punishment . |
| 17 | What distinguished the Court of Napoleon III was its brilliance and verve , for he was determined that it should in no way resemble the moribund courts of Europe , stifling under the weight of tradition , except in so far as etiquette and good order must prevail . |
| 18 | In terms of conventional undergraduate courses , I see no great pressure for a further extension of the modular pattern , but so far as universities and colleges are concerned , I foresee an explosion in the modular approach at the Continuing Education level . |
| 19 | The teachers ' authority extends to the enforcement of school rules ( which a head teacher has authority to make under the articles of government of school and which may , unless they are unlawful — for example because of sex or race discrimination — be regarded as the ‘ law of the land ’ so far as pupils and parents are concerned ) . |
| 20 | Let me emphasize that , so far as Andrew and I were concerned , it was a love-match . ’ |
| 21 | In other words , so far as Keswick and district was concerned , albeit belatedly , the Reformation had made its advent . |
| 22 | So far as observation and knowledge of the world is concerned , the beliefs of the northern peoples have been dismissed equally by the Russian Orthodox Church and by the Communists as benighted superstition which imprisoned them mentally in a fear of evil spirits . |
| 23 | Nevertheless , so far as policy and plan formulation is concerned , recent practice indicates a willingness to reflect both local wishes and concerns for policies elsewhere in the city . |
| 24 | So far as artlessness and simplicity is concerned , Livia Rev 's recording is very special , while Barenboim scores by bringing lightness and freshness to the music which is often quite bracing . |
| 25 | Young people So far as children and young people are concerned , it is well recognized in historical work on the nineteenth century that the growth of state intervention to control the employment of children , and to establish and expand compulsory education , had the effect of altering the balance of obligations between parents and children . |
| 26 | So far as manufacturers and wholesalers are concerned the retailer is , above all , an outlet for their products , and an important source of market intelligence concerning customer buying habits and preferences . |
| 27 | Trees are clearly , so far as town and country planning is concerned , a matter of amenity . |
| 28 | So far as cancellation and termination are concerned , in most conventional types of contracts , the seller would wish to perform , or be given the opportunity to perform the contract . |
| 29 | But Geneva rules will apply , except in so far as fire and brimstone will be permitted on a strictly controlled basis . |
| 30 | So far as situation and facilities go the site is an ideal one and , moreover , it is comparatively close to London and within easy distance of Henley and Shiplake railway stations . |