Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] as far as possible " in BNC.

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1 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 .
2 Encourage the dog to remain close to you , away from the public thoroughfare as far as possible .
3 This approach is difficult to reconcile with the principle of supremacy of Community law and would not seem to be the correct way to apply the principle of indirect effect the duty of the national courts to interpret national law as far as possible to bring it into line with Community obligations .
4 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 .
5 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 .
6 first , the existing local authorities argued for the retention of the status quo ; second , some Conservative Members of Parliament sought to retain the existing system as far as possible in such areas as Surrey ; third , groups concerned with some services — particularly education — pointed out weaknesses in the proposals as far as their service was concerned ( Rhodes 1970 : 120 ) .
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 For practical and economic reasons , therefore and in general , the main objective of systematic cleaning will be to reduce the use of manual labour as far as possible and to substitute other forms of energy mainly chemical .
9 After a time this ability becomes as instinctive as is the power of singing or whistling a note of any pitch desired , but it should be obvious that horn parts should keep to ‘ vocal ’ intervals or stepwise movement as far as possible .
10 They 're sticking to the original pattern as far as possible of a broad gauge engine with wheels seven feet in diameter and extensive use of wood .
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