Example sentences of "[prep] so far [conj] it [is] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Subdivision is carried out only in so far as it is profitable ; too much splitting would cause more problems than it would avoid . |
| 32 | Foakes v. Beer appears to be an application of a second , quite different , principle : if A tells B that B need not perform a contractual ( or other ) obligation owed by B to A , A can change his mind and require B to perform that obligation in so far as it is still possible to do so . |
| 33 | It may be argued , though I think with difficulty , that there is no important difference between the modern welfare state and the nineteenth-century ‘ night watchman ’ state , in so far as it is still an instrument of bourgeois domination ; or that the welfare state — involving a high level of government intervention in the economy , the provision of extensive social services and a considerable degree of national economic planning — corresponds with a new stage in the development of capitalism , which may be called ‘ organized capitalism ’ ; or finally , that the welfare state is a particular stage in a general trend toward collectivism , inspired mainly by the labour movement , and from this aspect can be regarded as a transitional stage on the way to socialism . |
| 34 | Any deficiencies in this software may be forgiven in so far as it is distributed entirely free of charge ; no registration fee is requested by the author . |
| 35 | In so far as it is necessary to have new political institutions , the Community should cherish rather than threaten the rich diversity of nations and regions within it . |
| 36 | With what I can only describe as a cavalier disregard for the obligations of a good employer , the right hon. Gentleman issued a statement which said : ’ Mr. Kaufman completely disagrees with the article ’ — which , as I said , stated in every respect the Labour party 's policy , in so far as it is comprehensible , as now stated . |
| 37 | I am very pleased that , in so far as it is possible , we have been able , through the usual channels , to accommodate the wishes of the Opposition on the allocation of time to different parts of the Bill . |
| 38 | The Marxist position on the alternative to bureaucracy under socialism , in so far as it is ever made explicit , is still largely based on the lessons derived from the Paris Commune and from Trotsky 's critique of Stalinism . |
| 39 | Firstly , the blackboard is a passive data structure in so far as it is updated by a central processor , while the TRACE II is active , composed of many , very simple , independent , processing units . |
| 40 | A man with a poor employment history , who has lost several jobs and experienced intermittent phases of unemployment , has a considerably raised probability of becoming depressed when he is again made redundant ( Eales , 1985 ) , but will also have a raised chance of being near the top of an employer 's list for redundancy in so far as it is the policy of many employers to exercise a ‘ last in first out ’ policy . |
| 41 | Also briefly discussed are the sale and purchase agreement in so far as it is inconsistent with that for a normal corporate acquisition , and the managers ' service agreements . |
| 42 | Well yes , in so far as it 's a question of degree , though if Crime and Punishment really is the king of thrillers then there 's something unique to remark in it and even to wax a bit pompous about . |
| 43 | If … one prescient soul at your level , say , early in 1982 , … really had thought ministers should be forced to meet on this issue and they kept postponing discussions on the Falklands , could you as Permanent Secretary of Defence have ensured that relevant Cabinet ministers did get together and look at the problem rationally and seriously , in so far as it 's possible , in time ? |
| 44 | This means that the registering and monitoring arrangements need to be changed and that the statutory authorities need to establish through the joint planning mechanisms a way of incorporating these changes , that health and local authorities need to create a place for the private sector in the planning progress and that the role of bodies like the Mental Welfare Commission , the Hospital Advisory Service , the health councils needs to be extended to encompass and specifically address the whole business of monitoring the provision in the private sector in so far as it 's supported by public funds . |
| 45 | ‘ Twenty-eight hectares , not big really — except in so far as it 's in a totally built-up area . ’ |
| 46 | yeah , follow that , er in so far as it 's , it 's a counterclaim of course , erm , but then er er unlike a , a set off , with the set off was established as a matter of English law , that , as far as the counterclaim is concerned , the course as I understand the rules is a very large measure of discretion , as to whether or not it er , it stays the claim on , or , erm , erm simply say no they 'd be a judgment claim , immediate enforcement , and of , the counterclaim go off to trial |