Example sentences of "as [adv] as possible [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Evidence from ophthalmologists , especially Mann and Pirie ( 1946 ) , and observation of good practice by educational psychologists and teachers confirmed that this was not so , and that children with low levels of vision should be encouraged and trained to use their vision as effectively as possible and to enjoy using it . |
| 2 | The first was a local need for accurate information about current welfare assistant practice to enable the resource to be provided as effectively as possible and also to identify good and inappropriate practice , and adopt or remedy these as necessary ; and to identify training needs . |
| 3 | We must train staff to teach as effectively as possible and should encourage them to see this as an important part of their job . |
| 4 | There have been some temporary secondments to ensure that the division is staffed as effectively as possible and that the experience available is as approprite as may be . |
| 5 | Our aim is to ensure that food is wholesome , of high quality and produced as economically as possible and to ensure that , not only in the United Kingdom but in the export market , people have the benefits of an outstanding product . |
| 6 | In the indirect business of conversation , it is as well to do it as skilfully as possible and without leaving others feeling awkward . |
| 7 | It may well be cheaper , however , to use the existing ships to hunt for whales as vigorously as possible and if the whales go extinct — well , scrap the ships and invest in some other business ! |
| 8 | Like a good gardener , you scatter the seeds — your applications — as widely as possible and hope that some at least fall on fertile ground . |
| 9 | It will now be essential for Sony and its allies to maintain the gathering momentum and to spread its influence as widely as possible if their impressive new platform is to become — as they hope and intend — the de facto world standard for electronic book publishing in the 1990s and beyond . |
| 10 | The caller asks if she can be informed as gently as possible that a very close relative has died . |
| 11 | The UK 's position in the mid 1960s provides a good example since she tried to avoid a change in her par value for as long as possible but in the end was forced to devalue because of increasing capital outflows . |
| 12 | I 'm I 'm interested in making this job last as long as possible but I do n't think I want to go to retirement . |
| 13 | Well erm you kept it out as long as possible but the weather spoilt it and the more you turned it , the bla blacker it came . |
| 14 | I want to give it a bit of a rest now and I 'm trying to leave it as long as possible before I have it permed again . |
| 15 | In other words , wait as long as possible before you and your men take over . |
| 16 | One should attempt to withhold all conventional hypotensive agents for as long as possible as they will tend to exacerbate the postural hypotension . |
| 17 | We keep the central heating off as long as possible and the thermostat is set low . |
| 18 | She played those games — anything to keep the girls children as long as possible and not face up to the fact that she was over the hill . |
| 19 | She was with a stranger and told friends that she intended to stay at the site as long as possible and then possibly go to Portsmouth . |
| 20 | Then jog properly for as long as possible and record the number of steps . |
| 21 | Continue for as long as possible and record the number of steps . |
| 22 | Continue for as long as possible and record your steps here . |
| 23 | Continue for as long as possible and record the number of steps . |
| 24 | Continue for as long as possible and record the number of steps . |
| 25 | Continue for as long as possible and record the number of steps . |
| 26 | Continue for as long as possible and record the number of steps . |
| 27 | Continue for as long as possible and record the number of steps . |
| 28 | Continue for as long as possible and record the number of steps . |
| 29 | Continue for as long as possible and record the number of steps . |
| 30 | Try to continue the pattern as long as possible and if you have to return to stocking stitch do make sure that the work matches on both sides of the neck . |