Example sentences of "[vb pp] [prep] as [adv] as possible " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cavity treatment should be delayed for as long as possible to allow the injected solution to remain in contact with blood and other body fluids and care to avoid spillage should be exercised when carrying out drainage . |
| 2 | Your Board is confident that the plan for restructuring the Group will result in a more streamlined , flexible and dynamic organisation and it is intended that it be carried through as fast as possible . |
| 3 | She clearly has some worry about going in and out and wants to get it over and done with as soon as possible . |
| 4 | Getting the turning over and done with as rapidly as possible demands violent measures . |
| 5 | I 'd like to get this whole thing over and done with as quickly as possible . |
| 6 | Once the flies have laid their eggs on a body , there 's nothing we can do , so we get that seen to as quickly as possible . ’ |
| 7 | The railroad is in all its relations a matter of earnest business , to be got through as soon as possible . |
| 8 | However , a devaluation of the domestic currency came to be regarded almost as a sign of failure by countries facing permanent imbalance , and so was avoided for as long as possible . |
| 9 | In 1951 , the Employment Fellowship ( formerly the Winter Distress League ) turned to the problem of keeping elderly people employed for as long as possible ( Employment Fellowship 1958 ) . |
| 10 | They should be got rid of as early as possible . |
| 11 | Any rock and border plants still to be lifted , split-up and re-planted should be dealt with as soon as possible . |
| 12 | We are particularly anxious to bring the courts back into use for the 1993 season , so we would be most grateful if the application could be dealt with as soon as possible . |
| 13 | Thus the time spent on the settling-down and clearing-up stages varied from 7 to 45 per cent of the total session , and the introductory stage varied similarly , largely because some teachers treated it as a purely administrative matter to be dealt with as succinctly as possible , while others incorporated it into the session as the whole-class teaching in an arrangement otherwise dominated by group work . |
| 14 | Will he ensure that the vast amount of aid which has been sent into the region for military purposes will in future be for peaceful purposes so that the region 's social injustices are dealt with as rapidly as possible ? |
| 15 | Algal blooms should be dealt with as quickly as possible , using a product which removes them without damaging any plants , and hence the balance of the aquarium/pond . |
| 16 | Clearly , whatever the problems it is important that they are dealt with as early as possible . |
| 17 | In a conversation in July with Cloyce K. Huston of the American mission in Japan , MacArthur reverted to his former view that a peace treaty should be arrived at as soon as possible . |
| 18 | As Stedman Jones has shown , marriage was often portrayed as a ‘ comic disaster ’ ; marriage was necessary , especially for the woman , but was best to be resisted for as long as possible by the man . |
| 19 | The FRS 's requirements should be complied with as soon as possible and be regarded as standard , other than for Republic of Ireland companies , in respect of consolidated financial statements relating to periods ending on or after 23 December 1992 . |
| 20 | But there was enough money to compensate farmers , and claims were being worked on as fast as possible . |
| 21 | John Major and the Chancellor are determined to see interest rate cuts passed on as quickly as possible to stimulate economic recovery . |
| 22 | ‘ We do expect these interest rate cuts to be passed on as quickly as possible . |
| 23 | Surely , if someone has been convicted of possessing weapons or explosives , it is vital for the information to be passed on as quickly as possible , so that the officer concerned can take it into account . |
| 24 | This position should be maintained for as long as possible . |
| 25 | Two of the Hampshire LTA Volkswagen Ratings Tournaments will be held locally this summer — and entries should be sent in as soon as possible . |
| 26 | That may seem to trivialise the intentions of the working party which is now sifting through the comments that have already been submitted to it ( and , although the deadline passed on 30 April , it is still interested in receiving any others sent in as soon as possible ) . |
| 27 | The trip is now fully booked and money for tickets should be paid in as soon as possible . |