Example sentences of "in [noun sg] so [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | No one doubted that the disqualification remained in force so far as clergymen of the Church of England were concerned but the position of clergymen of the Irish Church remained in doubt until the election of one of them , the Rev. MacManaway , in 1950 . |
| 2 | Chapter 12 contains summaries of the regulatory material presently in force so far as it may affect the running of the partnership business . |
| 3 | He derided those who thought it was ‘ all right to stay in opposition so long as your socialist heart is pure ’ , and argued it was not they who suffered , but the poor in Britain and in the third world : ‘ We are not just a debating society . |
| 4 | This is regarded as a Good Thing by Orcs who are universally content with their lot , being ultimately happy to meet their end in battle so long as they get a chance of a good fight . |
| 5 | The lien of a solicitors ' firm over clients ' papers pending payment of its costs will not be lost by a change in membership so long as the papers have come into the firm 's possession before the change : they can not ( subject always to any specific arrangements with the client to the contrary ) lawfully be retained after such a change in respect of a debt falling due before that event . |
| 6 | Such pessimistic Conclusions are rejected by pluralist writers , who believe that the political system can be used to bring about any change in society so long as that is what the majority of people desire . |
| 7 | The strongest ecological difference is that between those who can accept whaling in principle so long as it is properly regulated and those who do not accept whaling in principle at all . |
| 8 | There is a partial line on the map which I think this Council agreed before my time but that is not a line which could be implemented because it starts from nowhere and goes to nowhere and we are still I believe in , in , in limbo so far as the exact route which might be proposed either the northern or the southern end . |