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

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1 This book , therefore , is good and probably reliable as far as it goes .
2 This is fine so far as it goes , but even Marxist approaches have not always taken things as far as they should go .
3 I understand that the Government 's policy is to target pensioners and , as I said , the increase in premiums is welcome as far as it goes .
4 Now , for the 10 per cent of house-buyers who rely on this report , or even the 15 per cent who rely on a mini-survey , that 's fine as far as it goes — and I would not wish to discourage anyone from having a professional survey , or ever advise against one — however , all the surveyors I know would prefer knowledgeable clients who had carried out their own surveys first and could present their results to them for investigation and comment .
5 An image is a pictorial understanding of a kind which is true so far as it goes , but which falls short of full rational clarity , and must eventually be superseded by a concept .
6 As I said before , the Handbook of Human Intelligence is excellent as far as it goes , but it certainly does not go far enough ; perhaps the second edition will improve on this sad state of affairs !
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