Example sentences of "by a far " in BNC.

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1 The previous highest post-war electoral gain by a far Right party was in 1968 , the year of the Left-wing student riots , when the National Party of Germany gained 9.8 per cent of the vote , also in Baden-Wurttemberg .
2 What has been attempted in this chapter has been the clarification that so far the traditional values of catholic nationalism are still dominant among the Roman catholics of Ireland , even if they are severely contested by a significant minority from among them and lukewarmly subscribed to by a further significant minority .
3 The important thing is to solve those problems rather than trying to drive grievances underground by a further set of hasty legislation . ’
4 The warmth of his reception stemmed in part from a pledge , based on recent spending negotiations with Norman Lamont , the Chief Secretary to the Treasury , to increase uniformed police manpower by a further 1,100 next year .
5 This was matched by a further ambivalence in the relationship between the government and the livestock owners , supposed to be the ultimate beneficiaries of the project .
6 But the prospect of economic growth rising by a further half-point during the next six months raised fears on the international currency markets of an uncontrolled expansion and increased concern about inflation throughout Europe .
7 If you succumb to the Shanghai flu , reconcile yourself to four or five days in bed with a high fever , followed by a further four or five days with a cough and a runny nose .
8 Prize money will rise by a further 18 per cent during the forthcoming year , which takes the total to £16 million , considerably more than the £1.3 million on offer in 1980 .
9 Since March 20th , when the Bank of Japan raised its discount rate by a further 1% ( to 5.25% ) , the banks have been warning corporate customers that loans will now cost more than 7% .
10 American banks will have to write down by a further 10–20% their medium- and long-term loans to Brazil and Argentina , increasing pressure on the second-quarter earnings of some of the big banks .
11 Investors who would be badly upset by a further fall of perhaps a tenth in the value of their holdings , if the market turns sour , should consider weeding out a couple more of their holdings .
12 Brown , a member of the Nottinghamshire County coxed four in last year 's national championships , beat the highly-rated Scot , Peter Haining , by a further five seconds .
13 The company has dropped strong hints to union leaders that the current programme involving cuts of 24,000 over the next year will be followed by a further rundown , although at a lower rate .
14 Also , as it so happens , in August 1941 Winston Churchill had a meeting with President Roosevelt on board a British battleship , off the coast of Newfoundland , and that was followed by a further meeting at Christmas in Washington , when they agreed to send aid to Russia in the form of armaments , etc. , also they drew up the Atlantic Charter under which it was proclaimed that all peoples , in all parts of the world , would have the right to choose their own form of government .
15 Having doubled in the past fifty years to five billion , the world 's population is expected to increase by a further one billion in the 1990s alone .
16 If you would like to extend your holiday by a further week , then just use the add-on price below plus the 7 night price of your chosen hotel , as shown on the appropriate resort page .
17 Trent held eight of the fresh thousand-dollar bills folded in the back pocket of his jeans ; the original three for the charter augmented by a further five in payment for his agreeing to the rendezvous .
18 By the end of the inquiry the Board admitted that this had risen by a further 10 per cent .
19 To reduce it by a further 20 per cent would seem to be the height of idiocy .
20 The time limit can be extended by a further six months if it appears to be ‘ just and equitable ’ to do so .
21 A new one had been built in 1708 and this was replaced by a further wooden bridge in 1750 , which was , in turn , replaced in 1764 .
22 And it is predicted by the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change that , if things go on as they are today , average temperatures will increase by a further 1°C by 2025 and 3°C by the end of the next century .
23 In Latin works of an important nature titles , headings and the opening words of chapters were largely based on Roman script forms , the majuscule style of writing ; and the body of the text written in an uncial form which , after the coming of the Normans and the spread of their influence , was gradually succeeded by a further uncial style .
24 This showed some recovery until 19 6 7 or 1968 , followed by a further and very sharp decline , in particular of about 50 per cent .
25 The four volumes of this work are to be accompanied soon by a further five , the whole series presented as making up the definitive study of of quantum theory in an historical context .
26 Therefore ‘ the struggle can be , and usually is , accompanied by a tremendous waste of resources and the breaking-up of the physical production base ( partially by dividing up large estates , implements , livestock , etc. ) , by a further reduction in the productive forces . ’
27 The Fairies Hill Lock Cut and a colliery basin emerge together on the right midway between the railway viaduct and another around the following bend , to be followed soon after by a further bridge for a dismantled railway , such was the proliferation of lines in this area .
28 What the people who work in a local government planning office do is constrained by a further dominant ideology at some higher level of centrality .
29 To become a chiropractic , students must take a four year , full time course at a recognised college , leading to a BSc degree in Chiropractic , followed by a further year post graduate course at an established clinic .
30 Other additional areas that are related to managerial skills , such as publicity , and industrial relations/local authority structure , were listed by a further 15% of authorities , so that this topic in general figured quite highly as one for which a considerable number of authorities perceived a need for external course provision .
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