Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] in so far [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They rarely study natural events , and only in so far as they impinge on the human world . |
| 2 | The transitive verb meant ‘ to make suitable ’ and when translated into human terms this indicated a solution to a number of perceived difficulties in the juvenile labour-market : at the very least it offered a safeguard against redundancy through technological change ; it provided a necessary companion for ‘ intelligence ’ , one of the qualities demanded by ‘ modern ’ industrial conditions ; and it seemed to imply a degree of social contentment , integration , and stability , which were important , if only in so far as they could serve as protection against the ravages of unemployment and , in extreme cases , unemployability . |
| 3 | Things happened in this period that profoundly influenced sociological thinking in particular , and especially in so far as it related to crime and criminals ; they led to a comprehensive rejection of the most cherished principles of positivist criminology . |
| 4 | Since Ebrahimi was decided , s 459 of the Companies Act 1985 has added to the minority shareholder 's armoury a claim of ‘ unfair prejudice ’ , but only in so far as the conduct ( actual or threatened ) that he complains of is prejudicial to him in his capacity as a member . |
| 5 | I argue that race may be a factor in the puzzle but only in so far as blacks feel their belonging to a specific race may affect their futures . |
| 6 | Rational actors in the same situation make the same choices , but only in so far as the situation is the same from within . |
| 7 | As far as the registration of fishing vessels was concerned , the Danish Government accepted that Community law had an effect on the criteria adopted by the member states , but only in so far as the application of the general requirements of registration would preclude citizens from other member states from pursuing an economic activity which they were otherwise entitled to pursue . |
| 8 | It is , however , possible for the seller to be exempted from liability under sections 13 to 15 of the Sale of Goods Act , but only in so far as the seller can show that the exemption clause satisfies the requirement of reasonableness , i.e. that it was a ‘ fair and reasonable one to be included having regard to circumstances which were , or ought reasonably to have been , known to or in the contemplation of the parties when the contract was made ’ ( section 11 ) . |
| 9 | Where the Act applies a reasonableness test it generally provides that a party can not exclude or restrict liability " except in so far as the term satisfies the test of reasonableness " ( ss2 , 3 , 4 ) or that liability can be excluded or restricted " but only in so far as the term satisfies the test of reasonableness " ( ss6 , 7 ) . |
| 10 | ( 3 ) As against a person dealing otherwise than as consumer , that liability can be excluded or restricted by reference to such a term , but only in so far as the term satisfies the requirement of reasonableness . |