Example sentences of "be [verb] so far [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A broadside written towards the end of the 1680s defended the Church of England against the charge that their stress on obedience and subjection had been pressed so far as " to set up arbitrary Power , and the Will of the Prince , above Law " . |
| 2 | The idea has been taken up by the British Library , and by Scottish university libraries , though no dramatic results appear to have been registered so far as acquisition practice is concerned . |
| 3 | Not only do the results have no bearing on rankings — and therefore do not matter — but they are forgotten so far as historical records are concerned almost before the players have walked off the court . |
| 4 | They are expected so far as practicable to make decisions on benefit entitlement within 14 days , but this time limit is frequently exceeded . |
| 5 | 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 ) . |
| 6 | Blake and King begin to complain to each other that they are now wasting their time , since matters are settled so far as they are concerned . |
| 7 | How rich it is to hear the Scottish Labour leader impugn the integrity of the SNP when the integrity of Labour Party policies in the last year has been stretched so far as to be invisible . |
| 8 | The Bishop : ‘ I think it is a very balanced and very clear statement of how we should be living so far as our sexuality is concerned . ’ |
| 9 | A striking one came in 1760 when , at the marriage of the Princess of Brazil , the daughter of King Joseph I , the masterful Portuguese chief minister , the marques de Pombal , announced that though the papal nuncio and the imperial ambassador would take precedence over all other foreign envoys this would be governed so far as the rest of them were concerned simply by the dates on which they had presented their credentials . |
| 10 | ( d ) Party not to take advantage of his own wrong A lease will be construed so far as possible so as not to permit a party to it to take advantage of his own wrong . |
| 11 | Staffing standards therefore exceed the 4/73 baseline by a fifth and that should be welcomed so far as it is an attempt to provide favourably for a group in need . |
| 12 | So although no route can more truly be called a " beaten track " than the one which heads for the Gotthard Pass , now that the old Gotthard road has been supplanted so far as through traffic is concerned by the Basel-Chiasso motor expressway ( E9 , N2 ) , many towns and villages on the old road can be rated as " off the beaten track " . |
| 13 | If the assets of the testator 's estate were not sufficient to pay both his creditors and all the bequests he had left , then first the creditors were satisfied in full , and afterwards the beneficiaries by legacy or trust were paid so far as the estate would allow . |
| 14 | I agree with him that an unsatisfactory situation er was created in our legislation and in passing I would like to say how much we all welcome , I 'm sure the efforts of my Noble Friend to get legislation simplified , but erm on this particular matter which he has raised , I would like to try to comfort him if that is possible , because erm by getting rid of the er the sections two two A and three of the Police Act as they er nineteen sixty four as they have been amended and er substituting this clause to the Bill simplification will in fact have been achieved so far as the form is concerned . |
| 15 | The function of a library service is to provide so far as resources allow , all books , periodicals , etc. , other than the trivial , in which its readers claim legitimate interest . |
| 16 | On the wording of the statute it would seem that an effective entry into the building is sufficient without the accused 's going so far as to be in a position to effect his ulterior intent . |
| 17 | The terrified farmboy , Thomas , miserably seasick but comforted by being set to tend sheep , calves and poultry in the depths of the ship , is protected so far as it is possible by the sturdy Jesse , but both are subject to the appalling cruelty of the captain , Daniel Swift . |
| 18 | The recorded balance might have been improved so far as the Berg is concerned had the soloist been fractionally more forward , and an extra desk each of first and second violins would have added more weight . |
| 19 | I took the view , shared by counsel , that no similar privilege was justified so far as copyright was concerned . |