Example sentences of "[adj] in so far [conj] they " in BNC.
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| 1 | The diets are similar in so far as they both exclude a great deal of fat , thereby maximising the reduction of fat from our body . |
| 2 | Black sportsmen are not exceptional in so far as they too undergo the turbulence of having to refashion their ideas about career and , indeed , life prospects at around this age . |
| 3 | Secondly , the Rules were flawed in so far as they did not seem to anticipate the possibility of problems created by the piecemeal acquisition of bonds either by occasional buying out or by gift . |
| 4 | The republicanism of Irish socialist nationalists was of course logical in so far as they interpreted imperialism as an enemy of the indigenous population and as an expropriator of the people . |
| 5 | Past cases are only helpful in so far as they act as a guide and some of the main points arising from them are discussed below . |
| 6 | He was far less concerned with the ‘ facts ’ , with the accuracy or applicability of substantive knowledge — these things were important in so far as they indicated the perspective which lay behind them . |
| 7 | Weiss believes friendships to be important in so far as they reflect attitudes and behaviour that are supportive of the individual 's own beliefs , and they provide a reassurance of self-worth by virtue of their acceptance . |
| 8 | yeah , no , not that we come back to that in a moment or to , I 'm just trying to see where this leads us though Mr , erm as a matter of legal analysis , erm y-y-y- your complaint , one particular one we 're talking about is that erm these standard , these are standard degrees which offend the competition rules now if it , if that 's right would not the consequence by erm across the ball , you 're saying you only , you only would render them invalid in so far as they happen to do any , happened to have done any particular name of , er that , I ca n't think , it did n't seem to be in any of the erm cases we 've looked at where the competition rules were applied , but that was a necessary condition if , if , if it 's that if it 's void , if people have suffered a loss as a result of it they can recover a lost , you do n't have to show a loss do you in order to , to , to be declared void |
| 9 | Before the case came to a hearing Parliament sought to improve the revenue 's position by enacting with retrospective effect section 47(1) of the Finance Act 1986 , but this proved ineffective for the purpose and on 31 July 1987 Nolan J. [ 1987 ] S.T.C. 654 decided that the regulations complained of were ultra vires and void in so far as they purported to provide for the imposition of tax on interests and dividends paid by building societies prior to 6 April 1986 , and made an order accordingly . |
| 10 | These are briefly described in Table 8.4 , and there are numerous examples which indicate that , overall , carefully managed agroforestry enterprises can be successful in so far as they provide a sustainable food supply and are environmentally conservational . |
| 11 | Abolitionists did not expect immediate conversion by slaveholders ; it was not necessary in so far as they were sure planters could not for long resist the economic imperatives . |
| 12 | ( 2 ) Deviations from sections II , VIII , VIIIa , IX , X and XI are permissible for a period not extending beyond Dec. 31 , 1995. ( 3 ) Notwithstanding paragraphs 1 and 2 above , Article 41 of the Unification Treaty and the rules for its implementation shall remain valid in so far as they provide for the irreversibility of interferences with property in the territory specified in Article 3 of the said treaty " . |
| 13 | Particular religions are true in so far as they succeed in expressing the primordial form of religion which in turn is comprehended only in the depths of particular religions . |