Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] as [adv] as possible " in BNC.
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| 1 | Even when Bevin as British foreign secretary speedily found himself entangled in tough disputes with the USSR , this did not lead him to follow Churchill 's line that Britain had of necessity to work as closely as possible with the United States . |
| 2 | It is accordingly the main aim of this chapter to indicate as far as possible how The Silmarillion in particular should be read . |
| 3 | As Pacey said of Dudek — he could never say it of Layton ! — ‘ ( his strength ) lies in his serious attempt to give as purely as possible the experience which is pure and isolated in his own mind , ’ a view which is offended by the notion of ‘ popular culture ’ and the torch-carrying it requires . |
| 4 | Fowler inaugurated the introduction of line production in locomotive repairs , greatly reducing time spent in workshops , and a firm standardization programme to reduce as rapidly as possible the 393 individual locomotive types inherited by the LMS . |
| 5 | He gropes mentally , ‘ straining every nerve in an agonised attempt to divine as quickly as Possible where the trap lay ’ . |
| 6 | A recent spate of firebombs in some stores , which caused £10 million worth of damage was met with a determination to rebuild as quickly as possible . |
| 7 | Jim Gear , the councillor for the island , urged the council to move as quickly as possible on the project : ‘ I do n't know how much more the economy can stand . ’ |
| 8 | Readers wishing to lend support to President Collor 's plan to demarcate as soon as possible 94,000km 2 of Yanomami territory , guaranteeing them rights to their land , should write to President Fernando Collor de Mello , Palacio do Planalto , Praca dos Três Poderes , 70.150 Brasilia , DF Brazil . |
| 9 | Pupils with special educational needs , like all other pupils , should have the opportunity to experience as far as possible the full range of the English curriculum . |
| 10 | On Sunday West Germany had complained about the police presence around its embassy , and the slackening of restrictions is thought to have reflected an apparent Czechoslovak desire to remain as far as possible on good terms with both Germanies . |
| 11 | This period balances the interest of the offeror to know as soon as possible the number of shareholders willing to accept its offer together with the amount of finance that it requires ; the interest of the target company not to have its business disrupted for too long ; and the interests of the shareholders in the target company to weigh up the merits of the bid . |
| 12 | And while the proportion of those people who would recommend a young couple with a steady job to buy as soon as possible has fallen from 78 per cent in 1989 , the latest survey shows 70 per cent would still offer this advice . |
| 13 | But if this state of comparative retirement owed much to his desire to experience as fully as possible the companionship of marriage , it was also imposed upon him by the demands of his still fragile health . |
| 14 | ‘ Yes , each Neapolitan is out for himself but he recognises the need to live as harmoniously as possible with everyone else . ’ |
| 15 | Corbett turned to his guide to ask what was happening but found the man had had enough sense and discretion to depart as quickly as possible . |
| 16 | • Try to arrange for your day to start as leisurely as possible ; take time over your breakfast . |
| 17 | I have to think that because , with limited space , I have to want to give all of the artists a chance to show as often as possible . |
| 18 | Howard justified overruling the recommendation saying it was national policy to proceed as quickly as possible with renewable energy projects . |
| 19 | As soon as the aircraft had stopped he told his passenger to leave as quickly as possible and stay well clear . |
| 20 | In the case of a severe burn , that is one that is larger than an inch in diameter , the rule is the same : cool first , cover later , and in this instance start to cool as quickly as possible to prevent the burn spreading into the surrounding tissue . |
| 21 | It was official policy at the outset to broadcast as far as possible in African languages . |
| 22 | make every effort to retrain as soon as possible |
| 23 | But in the ever-expanding American economy whose production doubled in the decade , it was almost a patriotic duty to consume as conspicuously as possible . |
| 24 | In an effort to separate as far as possible the discussion of equity from the discussion of efficiency , modern welfare economics uses the idea of Pareto-efficiency named after the economist Vilfredo Pareto whose Manuel D'Economie Politique was published as long ago as 1909 . |
| 25 | If a rudder rate switch is available , this should be set to high rate to encourage the model to turn as rapidly as possible . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Indeed , even honesty is a mere legal concept now , rather than a moral one , as they undertake to hide important information from us in order to borrow as cheaply as possible , while they lend at the highest practicable rate . |
| 28 | Production work — students should be encouraged to prioritise and to produce work within deadlines throughout , in order to mirror as closely as possible the conditions of the workplace . |
| 29 | Also , at this time doors and windows can be left open which will allow the solvent and odour of the woodworm fluid to escape as rapidly as possible . |
| 30 | Possession of even two out of the three characteristics made continued home care unlikely , but we shall confine our attention here to those who possessed all three in order to look as exclusively as possible at those for whom the Home Support Project 's service was crucial . |