Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [adv] [prep] so " in BNC.

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1 Such fears , however , should not be dismissed lightly in so far as genetic engineering is still in its infancy .
2 Fourthly , the 1966 White Paper made it plain that at that time it was the government 's intention that the polytechnics should remain primarily teaching institutions ; as the DES notes of guidance subsequently indicated , research would be justified only in so far as it was of educational value to the teaching staff and of benefit to industry and business .
3 Treaty should be considered only in so far as there are situations other than those covered by one or other of the specific provisions at issue here .
4 That certain types of knowledge can be applied effectively in so many different contexts and can endure is a challenge for the sociology of knowledge .
5 The most that can be said is that a good case can be made out for so doing ; law-abiding spectators would probably be sympathetic , depending upon the outcome .
6 In other words , we are seeking to defend the rights of those who work within the Scottish Transport Group and to say that they and their rights can not be sold off like so many cans of beans .
7 Thus , liability for death or personal injury arising from such a breach of contract can not be excluded or restricted at all ; liability for other loss or injury arising from such a breach can be excluded only in so far as the exclusion clause satisfies the requirement of reasonableness , Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 , section 2 ( see paragraph 10–24 above ) .
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