Example sentences of "so [adv] as [adj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we care about other people — and if we want so far as possible to affirm other people — we shall walk warily before dismissing out of hand , discourteously or clumsily , what is deeply meaningful to them . |
| 2 | She wished so far as possible to respect in her dominions the rights of the provincial estates , the greatest bastions of resistance to change . |
| 3 | The general purpose of these provisions is to allow the court so far as possible to settle competing claims in one set of proceedings . |
| 4 | The 1986 Manual also reported that ‘ The Treasury have directed that the format ( rather than the content ) of the annual accounts of all public sector bodies ( i.e. including Health Authorities ) should so far as possible follow that of the private sector ’ ( para 3 , Ch 1 ) . |
| 5 | What the ordinary man most wanted of the State was that it should so far as possible leave him alone . |
| 6 | However R.15 requires a declaration when a company applies for recognition that its memorandum and articles enable it ( i ) to remain in compliance with certain key rules and ( ii ) so far as possible to ensure continued compliance by its shareholders with certain key Rules . |
| 7 | ( b ) that the memorandum and articles of association of the body are such as to enable the body ( i ) to continue to comply with Rules 3–6 and ( ii ) so far as possible to ensure continued compliance by its members with Rules 5 and 6 ; |
| 8 | ( 8 ) A recognised body shall so far as possible ensure that its members comply with this Rule and Rule 6 . ’ |
| 9 | R.5(8) provides that a recognised body shall so far as possible ensure that its shareholders comply with Rs.5 and 6 ( R.6 makes provision with respect to mental health ) . |
| 10 | ( 8 ) A recognised body shall so far as possible ensure that its members comply with this Rule and Rule 6 . |
| 11 | ( 3 ) A recognised body shall not enter in its register of members any person until that person has submitted a Compensation Fund covenant to the Council and shall so far as possible ensure that all beneficial owners of any shares submit such a covenant to the Council . |
| 12 | Accordingly , the draftsman should so far as possible ensure that the plan is accurate . |
| 13 | They are expected so far as practicable to make decisions on benefit entitlement within 14 days , but this time limit is frequently exceeded . |
| 14 | the terms of any such scheme ( an ‘ overseas scheme ’ ) shall , so far as practicable having regard to the local circumstances , confer benefits which in the opinion of the Directors are substantially similar to those which will be conferred by the proposed British Gas Executive Share Option Scheme to be approved as Resolution 11 ( ‘ the Scheme ’ ) ; and |
| 15 | Section 3 of that Act so far as relevant provides : |