Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] far as [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The most important feature is that so far as human hearing 's concerned , each increase of ten decibels , the loudness of the sound doubles . |
| 2 | While he did not dispute that in many cases money had been levied that was twice what was necessary for satisfactory repair , and even then that the work carried out had been slovenly or even not done at all , the great laissez-faire economist had been convinced by the turnpikes that so far as public works " for facilitating commerce in general " were concerned , " the greater part may easily be so managed as to afford a particular revenue sufficient for defraying their own expense , without bringing any burden upon the general revenue of society " . |
| 3 | It can be shown that as far as mechanical properties are concerned , where the elasticity tensor is of fourth rank , no terms higher than are required . |
| 4 | This point concerns slaughter , which has been mentioned already ; however , I would just mention that as far as religious slaughter is concerned , recent research makes it absolutely clear that animals which are killed by cutting their throats can go for between 15 and 120 seconds able to detect what is going on around them . |
| 5 | So many different factors may be relevant that no generalized conclusions can be reached , and the best that librarians can do is to ensure that as far as possible conditions for use in their own libraries are adapted to meet what research has revealed as ideal conditions . |
| 6 | The recommendations of this committee included a suggestion that UDCs should make greater efforts to assist local residents ; that local skills should be enhanced ; that industrial uses should be retained where possible ; and that as far as possible jobs would be directed to local residents . |
| 7 | There is also a belief that as far as possible people should be made to pay for services provided by the state , partly to reduce public expenditure and taxation , and partly because it is believed that charges will increase public pressure for services to be provided efficiently . |
| 8 | Although , he confesses , he can not provide ‘ money saving ideas , ’ he firmly believes that as far as mid-range systems go , Unix functionality is now on a par with proprietary systems , reflected in reduced proprietary pricing , and that substitution , rather than wholesale replacement , is the key to open systems . |
| 9 | There is a powerful argument that as far as sexual behaviour is concerned , an area in which consent makes the difference between gross violation and shared pleasure , and in which physical proximity makes it relatively easy to ask about consent , the law should in effect impose a duty to enquire . |
| 10 | The inhabitants of Tali-fu are mostly Min Chia , a population with a distinctive language of their own , and to Hsu 's personal dismay he was treated as a stranger : " though regarded sympathetically , I was always an outsider , despite the fact that as far as physical appearance is concerned I seemed no different from those who made up the community " . |
| 11 | At the time Ho was discouraging thoughts of instant insurrection on the part of the Vietminh it was obvious that as far as French fortunes were concerned the wind had changed . |
| 12 | Other hospitals will also bring their rubbish to be burnt in Gloucester — the hospital says that it hopes that as far as local people are concerned waste wo n't now be a dirty word . |
| 13 | More recently , however , Hécaen , De Agostini and Monzon-Montes ( 1981 ) have confirmed that as far as most language functions are concerned , cerebral bilaterality is associated with familial sinistrality rather than strength of hand preference , Nonetheless , some language functions , such as naming of objects , appear to depend upon the left hemisphere in both familial and non-familial sinistrals . |
| 14 | If , on the other hand , B is already the heir of A , then he has received a benefit under A 's estate , and so far as that benefit extends he may be asked to make over property to C. If he does so , however , this is regarded as restitution of property from A 's estate rather than as an institution to B's own estate . |
| 15 | ( t ) Subject to and in accordance with a due compliance with the provisions of Sections 155 to 158 ( inclusive ) of the Act ( if and so far as such provisions shall be applicable ) , to give , whether directly or indirectly , any kind of financial assistance ( as defined in Section 152(1) ( a ) of the Act ) for any such purpose as is specified in Section 151(1) and/or Section 151(2) of the Act . |
| 16 | ( t ) Subject to and in accordance with a due compliance with the provisions of Sections 155 to 158 ( inclusive ) of the Act ( if and so far as such provisions shall be applicable ) , to give , whether directly or indirectly , any kind of financial assistance ( as defined in Section 152(1) ( a ) of the Act ) for any such purpose as is specified in Section 151(1) and/or Section 151(2) of the Act . |
| 17 | And as far as traditional associations with people are concerned , most of the animals on the world list , aside from hedgehogs , elephants , whales and dolphins , suffered from distinctly tarnished reputations until quite recently . |
| 18 | Some form of pupil assessment , intelligible to everyone and as far as possible uniform throughout the country , is held to be essential since it is through such public assessment that what is taught and learned at school is most clearly related to the world outside school . |
| 19 | Mr makes there was an under , enumeration of figures and that has been made clear in the reply the reply is quite clear about the basis on which the structure plan is being promulgated and the total projected total population in two thousand and six regards the historical data , that should be taken , as far as I 'm concerned , as matters of fact , will of course not be absolutely accurate and as far as projected data is concerned all that we can do any of us can do is to try and make the best estimates possible and I am satisfied that our officers will have done that . |
| 20 | The other guideline which was issued was namely that of capital , where the a accepted the general guidelines which appeared in the county papers and as far as this Committee was concerned , would mean the general acceptance of all those items which appear in that the first year of that capital programme , subject to the proviso that the revenue contemplated and the benefits of the capital programme will be considered by Policy Panel in its forthcoming meeting . |
| 21 | However , in the absence of Dosshell , and as far as hard disk management goes , Menuworks will do very nicely thank you . |
| 22 | Well , apparently that used to be the official advice er and , and we were correct in that but the authorities have now changed their minds and they no longer want us to pour waste chemical down the drains and I gather that the official advice now is that surplus diluted chemical should be poured , and I 'm quoting here , on to more or less level and bare soil in the garden or on to level gravelled paths , avoid disposal in areas around ponds , erm water courses and so forth , dishes and , and what have you and as far as undiluted chemicals are concerned , that 's stuff still in the bottle , the advice there is to talk to your local authority cos they have different regulations in different areas . |
| 23 | cos as far as annual reports are concerned you just want a statement from Hugh , and a rough idea of how we 've performed financially . |
| 24 | But so far as natural substances go we are all gazing countrymen . |
| 25 | And so we were involved a great deal in what we would call ‘ protesting ’ but as far as political activity , that was never my thing . |
| 26 | But as far as political representation was concerned , the bureaucracy was unable , or unwilling , to uphold the power of elected politicians relative to military cabinet members . |
| 27 | Sam might say , ‘ That was a little too busy , ’ or whatever — just little comments like that — but as far as any kind of dictation to play a certain thing , there was n't any . |
| 28 | But as far as this exchange business is concerned . |
| 29 | cost money , but as far as this committee is concerned the one , of the particular threats is to strategic planning an and that 's something I , I referred to a moment or two ago . |
| 30 | But as far as this security expert is concerned , unless Oxford University tightens up on security , and fast , more of its treasures will inevitably be stolen . |