Example sentences of "[adv] near [conj] possible to " in BNC.
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| 1 | The best we can do at the moment , until the ‘ organic revolution ’ hits the high street , is to eat foods as near as possible to their natural state — not out of tins and packets . |
| 2 | Inspection of the scatterplot suggested that it would be worth trying to fit a line ; the task is to find one which will come as near as possible to the data points . |
| 3 | I have worked my beat as near as possible to 2 and a half miles an hour , and I do n't think there is much to complain about . |
| 4 | In this form the interview would be as near as possible to a personal discussion between two people with a common interest . |
| 5 | 63. — ( 1 ) : In every factory in which , in connection with any process carried on , there is given off any dust or fume or other impurity of such a character and to such extent as to be likely to be injurious or offensive to the persons employed , or any substantial quantity of dust of any kind , all practicable measures shall be taken to protect the persons employed against inhalation of the dust or fume or other impurity and to prevent its accumulation in any workroom , and in particular , where the nature of the process makes it practicable , exhaust appliances shall be provided and maintained , as near as possible to the point of origin of the dust or fume or other impurity , so as to prevent its entering the air of any workroom . ’ |
| 6 | It is available in granular form , in various sizes and is usually used in deep beds , sited as near as possible to the odour source and can be obtained as a charcoal cloth . |
| 7 | When he went off to the war in 1914 she took a job as an usherette in an effort to get as near as possible to the warmth of the theatre and away from the coldness of his family . |
| 8 | It is not of overwhelming proportions and is presented as near as possible to a lived-in family home , rather than a museum . |
| 9 | Speaking of Tynagh he said the company had failed to fulfil the only planning obligation required of them : that they leave the place as near as possible to how they found it . |
| 10 | The man who 's watching him followed him as near as possible to the mountain the first time but he could n't go any further without being seen — the same problem we had with Scano 's boy yesterday . |
| 11 | He was mostly on the defensive and , towards the end , he came as near as possible to resignation , but throughout he gave remarkably little ground on either issue . |
| 12 | But I submit that it might be wise to look for an interpretation of quantum mechanics which comes as near as possible to being in accord with the attitude so widespread among its users . |
| 13 | Once any treatment has been completed , partial water changes should be carried out every three days on three consecutive occasions , before returning to fortnightly changes of about 20% , with water that must be as near as possible to that already in the aquarium , ( but hopefully that goes without saying these days ) . |
| 14 | By that time Arthur had started again as near as possible to the place where he had begun . |
| 15 | Danny and Teddy had to be evacuated with their school and Bridie had found lodgings as near as possible to where they were going for herself and Monica and Michael . |
| 16 | The standard pattern is used , adjusting the final pattern so as to be at the holding point as near as possible to the onward clearance time . |
| 17 | Wondering what we had let ourselves in for we anchored as near as possible to Ullapool and contacted the local staff which at that time consisted of local patrol officers backed up by two visiting officers from Dingwall . |
| 18 | Make the cut through the floorboard as near as possible to the middle of a joist . |
| 19 | Single-point instantaneous heaters will be fitted as near as possible to the sink or basin that they serve : multi-point heaters can usually be positioned so that pipe runs can be kept to a minimum . |
| 20 | The hot water-cylinder should certainly be as near as possible to the boiler — preferably vertically above it — and to the taps it serves . |
| 21 | My hon. Friend is correct — it must make sense to have pay bargaining as near as possible to the point and location of work so as to make the labour market work as efficiently as possible and to reward people as fairly as possible . |
| 22 | First , EEC agriculture must be made more efficient and competitive , with the objective being to get down as near as possible to the marketplace and world prices , however they are defined . |
| 23 | Curtis had told the driver to park the unmarked police car as near as possible to the alley entrance at the rear of the Eldorado apartment block . |
| 24 | The United Kingdom and France in particular argued that refugees should be accommodated and given appropriate assistance as near as possible to their place of origin . |
| 25 | ‘ Once she had the key , and whilst her husband signed the formalities , she was to go up to her room , put the handbag containing the Tongue — and money , pearls , and so on — on a ledge as near as possible to a door which was going to be left deliberately ajar . |