Example sentences of "far [subord] possible " in BNC.
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| 1 | His aim in this was as far as possible to translate changes of tones into changes of colour , feeling that only by this method could the full saturation and pressure of colour be realized . |
| 2 | The two societies gave expression to their own dominant interests as far as possible unhindered by each other 's interference . |
| 3 | Also train on the punch bag , aiming your kicks as high as you can and reaching as far as possible . |
| 4 | Twist your body to the left as far as possible , and then round to the right as far as possible . |
| 5 | Twist your body to the left as far as possible , and then round to the right as far as possible . |
| 6 | Raise your left knee as far as possible , and raise your right elbow to meet it , Return to the flat position then raise your right knee as far as possible , and raise your left elbow to meet it . |
| 7 | Raise your left knee as far as possible , and raise your right elbow to meet it , Return to the flat position then raise your right knee as far as possible , and raise your left elbow to meet it . |
| 8 | At the same time raise the feet off the floor as far as possible . |
| 9 | Lower as far as possible without bending the legs and then gradually stand up straight again . |
| 10 | The cap iron should be set as far as possible from the cutting edge . |
| 11 | But then I return to the knifeblade , flexing gently under my weight as I try to shift my centre of gravity as far as possible over my feet to protect the belay . |
| 12 | I asked that they take a different route each time , as far as possible , and to occasionally drive him there . |
| 13 | This sanguine trust in the unity and coherence of the universe is as far as possible from ‘ the American Puritan temperament ’ , as Eliot suffered it and articulated it . |
| 14 | On Sunday West Germany had complained about the police presence around its embassy , and the slackening of restrictions is thought to have reflected an apparent Czechoslovak desire to remain as far as possible on good terms with both Germanies . |
| 15 | One line of thought was that the government wished to dampen as far as possible the spirits of anti-apartheid demonstrators who are planning marches all over the country today in celebration of the releases , which have been proclaimed ‘ a great victory for the people ’ . |
| 16 | As far as possible , this should be avoided , and an objective standpoint be taken . |
| 17 | The latrine situated near to the road at the far end of the orchard has been moved to the other side , as far as possible from the road , due to the increasing mortaring . |
| 18 | The best thing for them to do would be likewise to get their profits up as far as possible above the datum line . |
| 19 | This was coupled to a policy of discouraging as far as possible even British imports into the colonies on the grounds that this would divert Britain 's exports from dollar to soft currency areas like the colonies , ’ and hence the accumulation of colonial sterling balances . |
| 20 | The basic philosophy involves farming as far as possible within a closed system : in a nutshell , growing crops to feed the animals and using the manure those animals produce to fertilize the soil in order to grow more crops . |
| 21 | Of granite , which he has used in dressings around the doors and windows , he wrote : ‘ Especial care is required to make the mouldings of a broad , bold and massive , rather than a small or delicately undercut character , and to avoid as far as possible anything like minuteness and pettiness in the finish . ’ |
| 22 | Initially their aim was to set some rules and , as far as possible , stick to them . |
| 23 | Maritime Law divided the loss , at first equally , but now , under the Maritime Conventions Acts 1911 , in proportion , as far as possible , to the degree of fault . |
| 24 | In time of war , persons for the time being residing or doing business in an enemy country , whatever their nationality or domicile , are disabled from suing in the English Courts ; but , if sued here , they will so far as possible be given an opportunity of defending themselves . |
| 25 | The law relating to family settlements was therefore concerned with the ways in which limited interests could be created in favour of various members of the family , stretching out as far as possible into the future . |
| 26 | ‘ Had to get as far as possible from the wife , ’ the man answered . |
| 27 | He was not a tall man and was soon almost dwarfed by his five lively , wryly humorous sons , who avoided him as far as possible and could not leave home soon enough . |
| 28 | It is unhistorical to assume that children in the last century responded to death in the same way as children today ; children 's attitudes are largely conditioned by those of adults , and in our day the usual adult attitude is to evade the subject of death , to treat it as ‘ morbid ’ and , so far as possible , to exclude it from the home . |
| 29 | Such conscientious couples even tried to share the child bearing as far as possible . |
| 30 | They wanted to see it happy and successful and as far as possible united . |