Example sentences of "[adv] far [conj] possible [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Meanwhile , the relatively few persons for whom special knowledge and training are reserved are freed so far as possible from the obligations of simple labour ’ ( Braverman , 1974 , pp. 82–3 ) .
2 The wheels are of the best construction , having wooden felloes six inches deep , with strong iron centre pieces , and the inconvenience arising from sudden concussion has been guarded against so far as possible by the finest description of buffer springs .
3 Project Elephant , to be announced in full next year , will be run as far as possible along the lines of India 's successful Operation Tiger .
4 The best thing for them to do would be likewise to get their profits up as far as possible above the datum line .
5 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 .
6 As they filed aboard , the instructor had moved each man as far as possible up the cage before sitting them down .
7 For the trie , the current structure is searched as far as possible following the sequence of letters in the new word to be added .
8 They can not reconcile the liberal precept that private autonomy should be respected as far as possible with the practice of legally enforcing all promises .
9 Even without this problem , it should be our objective to advance negotiations , contract drafting and due diligence as far as possible with the preferred bidder before the remaining offerers realise that they have been unsuccessful .
10 Though I am resigning myself as far as possible to the will of God , you will surely find it quite human and natural that my tears almost prevent me from writing …
11 The Protestant reformers wanted to return as far as possible to the spirit of primitive Christianity and looked askance at the mystical tradition which seemed to have no warrant in Scripture .
12 Any charges for luncheons , afternoon teas and dinners should be posted as far as possible to the tabular ledger and the guests ' bills .
13 The report suggested that all the powers relevant to school government should be formally vested in the LEA , but that it should delegate these as far as possible to the governing body of each school , who should in turn allow as much discretion as possible to the head .
14 When that failed , the country resorted as far as possible to the conditions prevailing prior to its creation .
15 The procedure adopted was to err as far as possible on the side of conservatism , scoring each reply as ‘ psychotic ’ only where this seemed reasonably certain .
16 The company sees the service as a natural complement to NetWare 4.0 directory services — which have been based as far as possible on the X500 standard .
17 When the Government are re-elected , they will enable the Milk Marketing Board to carry forward those proposals as far as possible through the Commission and through the House .
18 They innovated as far as possible under the 1948 Act but eventually secured a further Act , in 1963 , which legitimated ‘ preventive ’ work .
19 I appeal to the people of Burma to economise as far as possible in the consumption of rice and foodstuffs ; so that we may have some surplus to send to a hungry world .
20 Here it is important with all clients including elderly people to involve them as far as possible in the advocacy process , otherwise the client may end up feeling even more powerless , while some determined advocacy is undertaken on his/her behalf .
21 The stated aim of the Nuffield Science units , for instance , was to place the student as far as possible in the experimental mode , to give experience of " thinking like a scientist " .
22 I was determined to live as far as possible in the now .
23 It argued that government control should be ‘ strategic guidance ’ and should be exercised as far as possible in the same way for all the industries by the use of economic and financial criteria , and that this should be done by one minister and one department .
24 whether the provisions in question were adopted before or after the Directive , a national court must interpret the national law as far as possible in the light and wording of the Directive in order to achieve the aims of the Community law .
25 They followed as far as possible in the time available , the practices and procedures of the permanent parliamentary boundary commission , indeed of the six members of the committees , five were members of the parliamentary boundary commissions and they were appointed to the committees after consultation with the opposition parties .
26 People have been left bemused and angry by a tidal wave of reforms that have made their country a textbook case of monetary theory pushed , perhaps , as far as possible within the constraints of electoral sustainability .
27 The special educational needs should be met as far as possible within the normal educational system , and parental views should be taken into account in making provision for particular children .
28 Dalgliesh had recognised , with foreboding , a familiar phenomenon : the desire of a witness , aware of the paucity of her evidence , to make the most of it lest the police be disappointed , while remaining as far as possible within the confines of truth .
29 The prison inspectorate gives the project full support and urges the governor to continue to develop it as far as possible within the constraints of the Penninghame regime .
30 The cap iron should be set as far as possible from the cutting edge .
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