Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] [to-vb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The next issue is whether the managers benefit from their position as directors or employees so as to acquire something for less than its full market value . |
| 2 | Williamson 's theory of the firm is an attempt , following Coase , to explain the existence and internal structure of firms rather than to take them for granted . |
| 3 | As with values , it is probably best to assess your opponent 's objectives rather than to ask him for them . |
| 4 | It 's a measure of their commitment to the cause of good design that their paramount concern is to make a page whose information can be readily absorbed , rather than to devise one for which the reader might need sunglasses . |
| 5 | If you were prone to feeling miserable , for example , the aim is to prevent feelings of misery rather than to swop them for feelings of ecstasy . |
| 6 | ‘ I would n't like to go so far as to predict anything for Sunday but you can be certain I am far more confident about the race now than I was . |
| 7 | There are those critics of the polytechnics who regard this as a most unfortunate development and would go so far as to castigate them for betraying their primary purpose , which they see as providing for the communities in which they are located , something which of necessity can only be done primarily through part-time provision . |
| 8 | Leech was examined on 18th August 1669 to see if he was able " to instruct the youth so far as to fit them for the universities " by a panel composed of Dr. Slater , Mr. Watson ( Schoolmaster of Sutton 's Hospital ) , Mr. Holmes ( Schoolmaster of Christ 's Hospital ) , and Mr. Crumland ( a master from St. Paul 's ) . |