Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun] as far as " in BNC.
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| 1 | The proposed timetable for public platforms/launches as far as these can be scheduled is as follows : |
| 2 | Our marriage has been at an end for some time as far as I am concerned . |
| 3 | The fact that she was worried about her own career seemed to be a matter of little interest as far as Ross was concerned . |
| 4 | This annual service charge is an object of some suspicion as far as many would-be buyers are concerned , and in some countries there is legislation to protect buyers against developers who set the charge low initially and then raise it excessively later . |
| 5 | And and and the three thousand nine hundred does n't seem out of this world as far as I 'm concerned . |
| 6 | All you have to do is stand still , then in a sudden , short burst of activity you chuck this sort of cannon-ball-like object as far as you can . |
| 7 | With regard to marriage , eighteenth century canon law , which recognized marriage based on verbal contract , found itself in conflict with common law , which denied the validity of such marriages as far as property was concerned . |
| 8 | Cross-references to this appendix are given by italic numbers , ( eg 16 ) From Joseph Conrad , The Secret Sharer On my right hand there were lines of fishing-stakes resembling a mysterious system of half-submerged bamboo fences , incomprehensible in its division of the domain of tropical fishes , and crazy of aspect as if abandoned forever by some nomad tribe of fishermen now gone to the other end of the ocean ; for there was no sign of human habitation as far as the eye could reach ( 1 ) . |
| 9 | And to be more explicit and to show you how tall I stand by the giant , I will put down a simile of human life as far as I now perceive it ; that is , to the point to which I say we both have arrived at . |
| 10 | What is the status of these areas as far as planning goes ? |
| 11 | Your present vehicle will fall into one of three categories as far as petrol is concerned . |
| 12 | This is another interesting theoretical point , but probably of little consequence as far as error correction is concerned . |
| 13 | This is the moment which humankind must accept as the beginning of all things as far as human life is concerned . |
| 14 | Why is it that in some societies like our own the three stages of childhood development are clearly distinguishable and of great importance as far as personality formation is concerned , whereas in other societies this is much less true , and one or two stages seem to be almost absent altogether ? |
| 15 | But I can end with one piece of good news as far as I 'm concerned — the reappointment of Alan Davies and Robert Norster to the coaching positions . |
| 16 | If the Bank 's lawyers fail to have the case struck out early on , they will probably appeal on the principle of regulatory immunity as far as the House of Lords , Britain 's equivalent of the Supreme Court . |
| 17 | Instead , I propose taking the logic of generic concentration as far as it can go , with a degree which would study , in detail , a single genre , poetry . |
| 18 | For practical and economic reasons , therefore and in general , the main objective of systematic cleaning will be to reduce the use of manual labour as far as possible and to substitute other forms of energy mainly chemical . |
| 19 | … These principles are of particular importance as far as the press is concerned . |
| 20 | ‘ the general impression given by Mr. Morgan 's evidence is that the testator was alert , knew what he was doing , and there was no question of any confusion as far as Mr. Morgan was concerned . |
| 21 | The early '70s ( mine is a ‘ 71 — serial number 290586 ) was n't a great time for American guitars of any ilk as far as I remember . |
| 22 | The situation arising from this all-too-common attitude was as follows : in the evening she was placing herself in a situation of maximum temptation as far as diet-breaking was concerned with time on her hands and food and drink all too readily available . |
| 23 | I appreciate the minister 's difficulty representing the Home Office with no specific responsibility for these matters as far as er er Europe is concerned er but nevertheless this is a matter that does affect the electorate and one that I think the house should take er notice of . |
| 24 | The new right , referred to hereinafter as the " semiconductor design right " , draws heavily from Part III of the Copyright , Designs and Patents Act 1988 which deals with the unregistered design right but with some differences as far as semiconductor topographies are concerned ( see Chapter 9 for a general description of the design right ) . |
| 25 | Sessions last one hour and they are grouped with similar children as far as possible . |
| 26 | The tumbled surface of the sea looked blue-green , with white horses as far as the eye could see . |
| 27 | From the evidence of the Forest rolls , however , they seem to have discharged their duties with reasonable efficiency as far as ordinary poachers were concerned . |
| 28 | Thereafter Anselm gave him such aid as he could against the despoilers of his see among the Norman barons who had recently penetrated into southern Wales as far as Pembroke . |
| 29 | He had never married or had an association with any woman as far as Michael knew . |
| 30 | Fundamentally , roses are as much shrubs as any others in the garden and , like them , divide broadly into two categories as far as pruning is concerned ; those that flower in spring and summer on wood developed during the previous growth period ( i.e. last year ) , and those that flower , necessarily a little later , from mid summer on , upon wood that has developed during the current season . |