Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] far as [adj] " in BNC.

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1 We should proceed beyond the immediate results of experience only so far as legitimate inductions will take us .
2 From that experience , he derived an ideal of stage unity stemming from a close collaboration ‘ regardless as far as possible of individual prestige and personality ’ , which was reinforced by working in the Group Theatre of the thirties with Auden , Isherwood , Spender , Britten and others .
3 Now , seeing as my own computer literacy extends only as far as Super Mario Bros , I 'm left feeling a little bewildered by it all .
4 For the individualist , the central task is to understand individuals as agents , and thus as far as possible to understand the social world as the outcome of options and choices taken and made by particular actors .
5 They would have to avoid the Warden 's forces , in these circumstances , so would require to plan their approaches carefully , keeping away as far as possible from Teviotdale and Tweeddale .
6 How much further west the Minoan merchantmen sailed remains a matter for speculation : possibly as far as southern Britain .
7 which we can be sure , or think we can be sure , of biological connection is always very narrow ; but sociological kinship , which depends only on our willingness to slot individuals into particular verbal categories , can be extended as far as we like , or rather as far as local convention requires , and that may be thousands of miles and include many thousands of individuals .
8 For the second verse at ‘ so high ’ the hands are clasped together and raised above the head , on ‘ so low ’ they are lowered to knee level and on ‘ so wide ’ they are stretched out sideways as far as possible .
9 There is nothing constitutionally mandatory about any such particular structure but , both in existing legislation and particularly so far as internal civil service organisation is concerned , such a structure is assumed and there are heavy administrative costs involved in change .
10 Even if there is nothing legally obligatory about a particular scheme of vertical or horizontal devolution , there is , nevertheless , a measure of political compulsion , particularly so far as horizontal devolution is concerned .
11 ‘ We 're taking my friend here as far as Horsey .
12 The skiing does n't stretch even as far as advanced intermediate , but reports of dedicated tuition in perfect English and high sunshine levels in a place on the same latitude as Rome make this an excellent first-timer 's choice .
13 The traditional approach , essential before the days of high-powered computers , was to proceed algebraically as far as possible and resort to numerical integration only when there was no alternative ; the Blasius profile integration again provides an example .
14 But he is not directly accessible in any ordinary sense , nor can the necessity of the concept of God for the interpreting of our experience be demonstrated , at least so far as pure reflection on the nature of our knowledge can take us .
15 The distinction works only in part , at least so far as social work is concerned , but it allows the author to develop and use as a thread through the discussion , the historically gendered nature of the division between the so-called caring professions and professions such as medicine , law , and architecture .
16 It was a sign that Ceauşescu intended to go much further than Dej in rehabilitating the Romanian past and distancing the Communist regime from the original Soviet model , at least so far as public presentation went .
17 From this point , the position has become confused , at least as far as external observers are concerned .
18 Although it appears that you did not make a large sum of money out of your dealing — at least as far as external appearances are concerned — I have to take a serious view of it . ’
19 This confidence seems unjustified , at least as far as capital asset charging is concerned .
20 Nevertheless , it might be argued that the problem of particular identity , at least as far as perceptual things are concerned , presents no insoluble problems .
21 Our results suggest that it is wrong to assume that patients will become unduly anxious if they are warned about most of the potential risks of surgical treatment , at least as far as inguinal herniorrhaphy and general anaesthesia are concerned .
22 The shareholders , in contrast , at least as far as large and sophisticated investors are concerned , have no interest in increased diversification within the firm , since they will already have spread the risk associated with investment in a particular company or industry by holding a diversified portfolio .
23 The condition of the books in my list suggests that Vaisey is right and that , at least as far as English printed books are concerned , the justification of dispersal for reasons of ‘ preservation ’ is to be discounted .
24 Slowly lean forwards as far as possible without straining .
25 Extend the top leg forwards as far as possible and then stretch it forwards and back 30 times , moving it about 3ins ( 7.6cm ) each time .
26 Extend the top leg forwards as far as possible and then stretch it forwards and back 30 times , moving it about 3 ins ( 7.6cm ) each time .
27 Extend the top leg forwards as far as possible and then stretch it forwards and back 35 times , moving it about 3ins ( 7.6cm ) each time .
28 Extend the top leg forwards as far as possible and then stretch it forwards and back 35 times , moving it 3ins ( 7.6cm ) each time .
29 With one leg extended forwards and the other leg bent , stretch arms up high , then slowly lean forwards as far as possible without straining .
30 Extend the top leg forwards as far as possible and then stretch it forwards and back 35 times , each time moving it 3ins ( 7.6cm ) .
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