Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] as [verb] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 The later Mariner 10 probe , launched in 1974 , confirmed that the dense sulphuric clouds moved across the sky so rapidly as to create violent storms at the surface .
2 Christine Brooke-Rose does not go so far as to disavow authorial creativity altogether , but she too sees technology as the possible key to a breakthrough in how we think about the human subject .
3 So far as concerns professional regulation , the Law Society requires that the membership of each such company be confined to qualified solicitors , retired partners and the dependents of retired or deceased partners .
4 My thesis is that our institutions must be so structurally altered that , so far as regards permanent legislation , the will of the majority will always prevail against that of the party composing the executive for the time being , and that , whoever may form the government of the day will be compelled to follow procedures and policies compatible with the nature of Parliamentary democracy and the rule of freedom under law .
5 Quite often curricular problems were related to inadequacies in materials and some advisers went so far as to suggest radical changes in resourcing and accommodation .
6 He even went so far as to demand universal manhood suffrage and annually-elected parliaments .
7 Some farmers even go so far as to grow continuous cereal crops indefinitely — barley on the lighter land and winter wheat on the strong clays .
8 Elderly people and their families who wish to ‘ go it alone , so far as obtaining outside help is concerned are , of course , quite at liberty to do so , and four of the large organisations who can give advice on a great variety of problems are :
9 If it did , Nuttall and McCormick imply that the costs would rise so substantially as to become prohibitive .
10 ‘ Those notices , ’ announced Gus clearly to the general air , but not so loudly as to reach unauthorised ears , ‘ mean exactly what they say .
11 ‘ I started back as soon afterwards as seemed right .
12 It was better to stop every day 's travel early so as to have good energy for raising a tent , digging an igloo , building a platform up a tree .
13 It had taken twice as long as planned due to the heat and it was decided that a 6.00am start was required on the second day .
14 The up to date Medical Report should be obtained now so as to allow adequate time for a Minute of Amendment or other investigation before the Proof .
15 On inspecting this table we can begin to raise questions about the balance of men and women in secondary school teaching ; especially as far as teaching particular age groups are concerned with more women teaching the younger pupils in middle schools than teaching in comprehensive schools where the complete age range is present .
16 In Canada the Human Rights Act 1978 does not go as far as removing mandatory retirement ages ( although there is pressure growing to do so ) but does make it unlawful to deprive people of employment opportunities on grounds of age , as a result of policies or practices relating to recruitment promotion , training , or other personnel matters .
17 There is little doubt that Hamer have achieved what they set out to do as far as producing great vintage guitar tones from contemporary instruments .
18 The process is technically demanding and time-consuming , to say the least , and leaves WABI snookered as far as staying current with Windows development goes , a situation Microsoft is likely to exploit .
19 The process is technically demanding and time-consuming , to say the least , and puts WABI behind the eight ball as far as staying current with Windows development , a situation Microsoft is likely to exploit .
20 The process is technically demanding and time-consuming , to say the least , and leaves WABI snookered as far as staying current with Windows development goes , a situation Microsoft is likely to exploit .
21 In theory this process could go as far as equating marginal cost with demand so that the bureaucracy obtains all the consumer surplus .
22 ‘ And he set us on a new track as far as putting human rights violations in a political context was concerned .
23 BTW the season as far as scoring concerned started on Dec 27 .
24 No party of more than three Black-necked Grebes has been noted since 1960 , and most reports are now of single birds ; these occur inland about as often as do Slavonian Grebes .
25 It was a part of becoming adult that I grew aware of the great invisible universe of personality which controls us as surely as do physical laws .
26 For as well as maintaining stately homes and castes , the National Trust is in the holiday home business .
27 The discovery that he will have to master house-training as well as overcome serious temperament problems makes it a difficult task .
28 Such study can deepen RE as well as promote spiritual awareness across the whole curriculum .
29 Cityscape , Hight Corners , and Terraces , has plenty of examples and demonstrations as well as introduces specific technical considerations and encourages us to look at and study architectural characteristics .
30 Blanche , smiling blandly so as to appear co-operative , was ushered over to a corner of the room to record the first of a series of television interviews .
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