Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun] as far [conj] " 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 ) . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | This is another interesting theoretical point , but probably of little consequence as far as error correction is concerned . |
| 6 | 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 ? |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | … These principles are of particular importance as far as the press is concerned . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Sessions last one hour and they are grouped with similar children as far as possible . |
| 14 | The tumbled surface of the sea looked blue-green , with white horses as far as the eye could see . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | The broad lines of advice had in fact already been established : the deflection of arterial traffic from built-up areas as far as practicable ; failing this , traffic should be either elevated or sunken when passing through urban areas ; vehicles , cyclists and pedestrians should be segregated on important traffic routes ; frontage access should be restricted ; fly-over crossings should be provided . |
| 18 | Saving on unavoidable costs : pay poll tax monthly ( rather than let the Council have free use of your money for a year ) ; use annual season tickets , which are substantially cheaper ; check if you can economise on energy use — within sensible limits as far as your family 's health is concerned . |
| 19 | This obviously causes a minor slow down in perceived performance as far as the SX chip is concerned , but the percentage difference is small enough to be negligible in real world applications . |
| 20 | Then pull each leg away in opposite directions as far as it will go . |
| 21 | This chapter aims to reflect the reality of interdisciplinary contacts while maintaining that the pivot for the development of early learning opportunities for all children is educational and that , therefore , the ‘ lead department ’ in local authorities as far as under-fives ( including of course special needs ) is , or ought legitimately to be , education . |
| 22 | ANDF does not change the fundamental constructs of software , and data can move between applications on different machines as far as it would ordinarily be able to do . |
| 23 | Applied to the artists showing at Brussels , the term could have no very definite meaning , and Apollinaire found it hard to identify many specific characteristics shared by the painters , or even to distinguish Cubism from Fauvism : ‘ One feature unites them , for if the principal merit of the painters who have been called the Fauves was the return to fundamental principles as far as colour and composition are concerned , the Cubists , in order to extend yet further the province of an art thus renewed , have sought to return to basic principles of drawing and inspiration . |
| 24 | A number of patents may be on shaky ground as far as novelty is concerned if sufficient time and effort were expended on trying to trace anticipatory materials . |
| 25 | It had been granted grudgingly and she knew she was on thin ice as far as her superiors were concerned . |
| 26 | Adjudication officers are expected to rely on reported decisions as far as possible . |
| 27 | Life is nothing but free time as far as I 'm concerned . |