Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] [conj] possible [art] [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 So far as possible the particulars of the charge shall be stated in simple terms , but they shall also show the precise offence in law with which he is charged .
2 Since this is a controversial subject , on which the weight of scholarly opinion probably still supports Böhmer 's thesis that the documents already existed in their contaminated form in 1072 , and were used by Lanfranc in this form , it will perhaps help to clarify a complicated issue if I set out as bluntly as possible the reasons which seem to me to point decisively to 1120 as the date at which the forged additions were inserted into the texts .
3 The manager should ascertain as early as possible the intentions of medical staff , particularly surgeons , with regard to the summer leave commitments .
4 To separate as far as possible the concepts of equity and efficiency , economists use the concept of Pareto efficiency .
5 One line of thought was that the government wished to dampen as far as possible the spirits of anti-apartheid demonstrators who are planning marches all over the country today in celebration of the releases , which have been proclaimed ‘ a great victory for the people ’ .
6 As far as possible the trucks are in the order in which they will be disconnected from the train at the various stopping-places .
7 As far as possible the workshops will be offered on all campuses .
8 The APU collection of questions was searched for items which conformed individually and collectively to the following criteria : — nearly all the items would have success rates between 60 per cent and 95 per cent nationally ; — all the items would have low omission rates among the bottom 20 per cent band of attainers nationally ; that is , they would not deter this group of pupils , who would be willing to " have a go " at them ; — overall , the items should cover a reasonable variety of topics , including basic ideas such as fractions , decimals , graphs ; and , — as far as possible the items selected would have a high incidence of a distinctive error or errors which would give them some diagnostic value .
9 We have turned this Council round , reflecting as closely as possible the values that the community expressed in the local elections of May 1990 and May 1991 .
10 Production work — students should be encouraged to prioritise and to produce work within deadlines throughout , in order to mirror as closely as possible the conditions of the workplace .
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