Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] [adv] far [been] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our starting point for analysing structure happens to have been with an exercise , the form of drama popularised by Brian Way , and yet little attempt has so far been made by him or by anyone else to show how these apparently slight adjustments within the structure of the exercise can seriously affect the outcome . |
| 2 | No attempt has so far been made to incorporate the two higher levels ( discourse rules and world knowledge ) within the present project . |
| 3 | Little systematic research has so far been undertaken into the relationship between subject studied and success for non-traditionally qualified students . |
| 4 | Although some bizarre interchanges therefore seem to be real occurrences in these families , the research has so far been unable to convincingly demonstrate a causal link between such communication abnormalities and the development of schizophrenia in the child . |
| 5 | The threads of this chapter have so far been a little diffuse . |
| 6 | However , the effect of specific inhibition of platelet activating factor by a specific receptor antagonist has so far been evaluated in models of experimental colitis only . |
| 7 | Little work has so far been done to link strategic possibilities with share valuations . |
| 8 | The discussion will be brief because much less work has so far been done on acquired dysgraphia than on acquired dyslexia . |
| 9 | It appears that X/Open 's ISV council has thus far been unwilling to admit OSF to its ranks — political reasons notwithstanding — because , X/Open president Geoff Morris says , that its members do n't feel happy about granting OSF an X/Open ticket for a mere fraction of the price that it was originally paying . |
| 10 | We understand , however , that the council 's offer of assistance has so far been rather less generous . |
| 11 | Up to 13 birds in one winter have so far been involved , and they usually arrive between mid-December and mid-January , and remain until March or April . |
| 12 | No German records relating to such a formation have so far been found , but it is possible that they were aircraft of III/ZG 26 . |
| 13 | Machines which have been destroyed or damaged in battle have so far been recovered and rebuilt , although since Leonardo 's disappearance many of the secrets of their construction have been lost and the engines become increasingly unreliable and inefficient . |
| 14 | One reason the central bank has been able to keep money tight is that the victims of bankruptcy have so far been mainly property- or finance-related companies with few employees . |
| 15 | Medical opinion has so far been divided on the precise relationship of nicotine to such conditions as cardiovascular disease and oral cancer , with many experts considering tar and carbon monoxide to be the most toxic substances in tobacco . |
| 16 | No site has so far been proposed but , wherever it is , another row over nuclear waste seems certain . |
| 17 | Much of the focus has so far been on integration , instigated predominantly by non-Disabled people , as a mean for all sections of the community to be involved on an equal basis , in a way which does not differentiate between the intention of this approach is genuine , in practice it often transmutes into another form of exclusion and discrimination . |
| 18 | Whilst MDC 's employment creation record has so far been marginal , the service sector jobs generated by the policy focus on tourism and leisure based industries may be more appropriate to the skills of the local community . |
| 19 | The corporation tax has so far been treated as a tax on the rental of capital only , but in assessing its incidence the effect on monopoly profit must also be considered . |
| 20 | In higher plant mitochondria , however , not a single group I intron has so far been detected . |
| 21 | Shares rose sharply at the beginning of the year in anticipation of an economic rebound , but the recovery has so far been very sluggish . |
| 22 | Commenting on more ghastly figures ( see opposite ) Philips Electronics NV chairman Jan Timmer said the Dutch multinational 's performance in 1992 's fourth quarter , which is normally the strongest of the year as people buy electronic toys for Christmas , was very disappointing , and that no let-up in price erosion had so far been seen for 1993 . |
| 23 | All the women in the conference planning group had so far been white , and we were only just beginning to respond to Black women 's demands that we examine our racism , and tackle it . |
| 24 | The report showed that although a total of 62 ballistic missiles , 18 launch pads , 33 missile warheads , 127 missile storage-racks and substantial amounts of rocket fuel had so far been destroyed , " questions remain[ed] " about Iraq 's capability to manufacture short- and long-range Scud missiles . |
| 25 | The twelve select committees established by the Commons in December 1979 seem to have attracted enough criticism from the executive to suggest that they have been asking some pertinent questions , but their overall impact on policy has so far been slight . |
| 26 | In Britain only a small start has so far been made . |
| 27 | All Israel 's responses to the intifada have so far been dictated externally , by the Palestinians or the Americans . |
| 28 | All Israel 's responses to the intifada have so far been dictated externally , by the Palestinians or the Americans . |
| 29 | Some of Fleet Street 's finest wind-up merchants have been put on the case , but the search for the Kinnock temper has so far been fruitless . |
| 30 | The government has so far been equivocal about the resources to be made available , but it is significant that the Griffiths proposal for a specific grant has been rejected , except in the case of the mentally ill . |