Example sentences of "far [conj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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31 Muhammad had certainly covered the ground as far as etiquette was concerned .
32 Wickets have to be sacrificed in a challenging run chase , so it is essential that the sidebats down as far as No. 8 , preferably lower .
33 Parliamentary sovereignty is still intact in so far as Parliament can still repeal the act committing us to entry .
34 So far as Orientalism in particular and European knowledge of other societies in general have been concerned , historicism meant that one human history uniting humanity either culminated in or was observed from the vantage point of Europe , or the West …
35 Erm for what it 's worth , I 'll give you my suggestions about what we should do as far as ticket prices are concerned er , having taken in a view of the most important factor of the treasurer 's comments but also bearing in mind that we did have high recurring expenses this year , which wo n't apply in future and we 're not here to make money .
36 So far as determination , careful preparation and foresight , as well as confidence of success and leadership , could go , Anselm provided all that was possible .
37 It is now well recognized that , in so far as survival in the twentieth century is concerned , men rather than women constitute the weaker sex .
38 Some of the judges thought that one effect of rule 3(7) was to abolish the distinction , so far as standing was concerned , between mandamus on the one hand , and certiorari and prohibition on the other ; but at least two of their Lordships were less certain on this point .
39 In so far as progress towards meritocracy was slow involving a gentle democratisation , as Holmes had argued — this was correct , but another factor must lie in the unmeritocratic aspirations of the local authorities , who administered the educational change .
40 That means it er , formatted to fixed two decimals , and er , that counts as an entry as far as memory is concerned .
41 Er , and that counts as an entry , as far as memory is concerned .
42 Erm I think th as far as lorry drivers are concerned Stan and I both go around various companies and you are dealing with car drivers , van drivers , large goods vehicle drivers such as yourself , and er it 's fair to say that erm there are different levels of ability in each case .
43 So far as confession evidence is concerned , the old law emphasized that , to be capable of being entered in evidence , a confession had to be obtained ‘ voluntarily ’ .
44 Auguste repressed the traitorous thought that so far as household management went , she would prove like Mr David Copperfield 's ‘ child-wife ’ Dora .
45 So far as agriculture is concerned , the production group enables farmers to follow the principles of land consolidation and farm modernisation without the otherwise inevitable forcible retirement or migration .
46 As far as agriculture is concerned , Great Britain is the only country in Europe which has a research institute , the Hill Farming Research Organisation ( HFRO ) , with responsibility to investigate problems of food production in its less-favoured areas .
47 Er you 've got people who were representing the community that 's as far as law and order is concerned er making decisions .
48 As far as law and order was concerned just over half believed bringing back the death penalty would decrease crime , while 64pc said sentencing was ‘ too soft ’ on adult criminals .
49 So far as far as water sports are concerned I would make one reservation which is that there has to be some form of rationalization between competed sports which may conflict with each other and I am sure this can be achieved through the Sports Council machinery .
50 As far as evaluation efforts by academic librarians in general are concerned , the primary problem has been the lack of student response to the process and the consequent impossibility of reaching sufficiently valid conclusions on the basis of small evaluation returns .
51 Apart from these , the two rival systems were more or less on a par as far as simplicity and accord with observations of planetary positions are concerned .
52 As far as lab work went , I always felt very intimidated because I 'd never touched anything more technical than a hairdryer , and all these boys around me were confidently plugging in their oscilloscopes , because I mean , I suppose they had their train sets and that sort of thing , and I was very scared to plug things in , in case they blew up .
53 As far as validation is concerned , there does not seem to be a lot to live up to .
54 As far as validation of the courses is concerned , this is being undertaken either by the CNAA or by the Universities of Nottingham and Leicester .
55 Though both sides are playing in their first finals , Jets have the edge as far as experience is concerned — John Gaughan , Michael Owens , Bryan Banks and Tommy Kane having played in Telford 's Cup-winning side last season .
56 This is another interesting theoretical point , but probably of little consequence as far as error correction is concerned .
57 Deregulation within the Single European Market commenced on 1 July 1990 as far as credit insurance was concerned and two Continental European underwriters , Nederlandsche Credietverzekering Maatschappij NV ( NCM NV ) and Hermes , were noticeably more active in the UK market than others .
58 As far as Maxim could see nobody followed George through the fading damp light back to Albany , although there was no way to be sure and less way of knowing if he was followed himself not over such a short and crowded distance .
59 Though the hoped-for explosion of educational television has not happened the effect has not been entirely negative as far as literacy goes .
60 It is not contended that the duty arose out of contract : the contract was between the defendants and Mrs. Walker , and so far as contract is concerned it was to Mrs. Walker the defendants were liable for breach of it .
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