Example sentences of "[adv] far as [pron] [vb -s] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 In so far as one regards sexuality as a biological means towards the reproductive end I think homosexuality can be regarded as deviant : it is a deviation from the heterosexual norm of most living things .
2 In fact it is now widely recognized that some consumption expenditure of this type , in so far as it combats malnutrition , should be considered as equivalent to investment .
3 Thus Article 92(1) states that , " any aid granted by a Member State or through State resources in any form whatsoever which distorts or threatens to distort competition by favouring certain undertakings or the production of certain goods shall , in so far as it affects trade between Member States , be incompatible with the common market " .
4 Such an interpretation now appears at best inadequate , not only because monopoly capitalism ( that is , capitalism in which large corporations dominate the economy ) , so far as it escapes regulation by the interventionist state , seems quite compatible with a liberal democratic regime ; but also because the rise of fascism depended upon a number of other factors .
5 In fact the terms ‘ form ’ and ‘ content ’ ceased to be operative and were replaced ( in so far as it makes sense to speak of replacement ) by the distinction between ‘ material ’ and ‘ device ’ .
6 But I think he has told us truly , so far as he knows truth .
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