Example sentences of "far as [pron] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was known to be a political activist , but as far as we know had no record of violence . |
| 2 | Of course it 's only a rummage-search , but as far as we 've gone , there 's nothing in that boat at all that has n't a right to be there . ’ |
| 3 | I think that so far as we 've got . |
| 4 | We , we are er Chairman involved in Redhill proposals in so far as we have submitted erm a series of er points to the local authorities concerned and tomorrow er as it happens is the date for the pre-enquiry meeting , the enquiry is due to be held er in I think late spring May er time , I 'm not sure of the exact date |
| 5 | For anyone for whom literary education — like any other — is an exploration of the meanings we have and live by , so far as we do live by meanings , Virgil and Dante are connecting rooms … |
| 6 | Thank you , Chair , it 's basically been allocated in terms of floor area , and what we 've said to Age Concern , is in so far as we continue to provide them with premises , then we will , if we adjust those charges , we will adjust their grant accordingly . |
| 7 | By the second year there was considerable disappointment that they had not developed the purchasing role as far as they had hoped . |
| 8 | The kink in the Primarch 's gene-seed might indeed confer will power in regard to enduring pain , even a fascination with torment — how else could any of the cadets have progressed any distance at all , let alone as far as they had proceeded ? — yet plainly there were limits , which this tunnel — so bland in its appearance , so hideous in its effect — seemed designed to test to snapping point . |
| 9 | I 'm sorry it took all this to get them out into the open — as far as they 've come . |
| 10 | They raise questions about the notion that it guarantees a common curricular entitlement in so far as they yield teaching strategies which are applied to children classified as having learning difficulties , but not to others . |
| 11 | Before the case came to a hearing Parliament sought to improve the revenue 's position by enacting with retrospective effect section 47(1) of the Finance Act 1986 , but this proved ineffective for the purpose and on 31 July 1987 Nolan J. [ 1987 ] S.T.C. 654 decided that the regulations complained of were ultra vires and void in so far as they purported to provide for the imposition of tax on interests and dividends paid by building societies prior to 6 April 1986 , and made an order accordingly . |
| 12 | yeah , no , not that we come back to that in a moment or to , I 'm just trying to see where this leads us though Mr , erm as a matter of legal analysis , erm y-y-y- your complaint , one particular one we 're talking about is that erm these standard , these are standard degrees which offend the competition rules now if it , if that 's right would not the consequence by erm across the ball , you 're saying you only , you only would render them invalid in so far as they happen to do any , happened to have done any particular name of , er that , I ca n't think , it did n't seem to be in any of the erm cases we 've looked at where the competition rules were applied , but that was a necessary condition if , if , if it 's that if it 's void , if people have suffered a loss as a result of it they can recover a lost , you do n't have to show a loss do you in order to , to , to be declared void |
| 13 | The power of decision being committed by the statute exclusively to the housing authority , their exercise of the power can only be challenged before the courts on the strictly limited grounds ( i ) that their decision was vitiated by bias or procedural unfairness ; ( ii ) that they have reached a conclusion of fact which can be impugned on the principles set out in the speech of Lord Radcliffe in Edwards v. Bairstow [ 1956 ] A.C. 14 ; or ( iii ) that , in as far as they have exercised a discretion ( as they may require to do in considering questions of reasonableness under section 17(1) ( 2 ) and ( 4 ) ) , the exercise can be impugned on the principles set out in the judgment of Lord Greene M.R. in Associated Provincial Picture Houses Ltd. v. Wednesbury Corporation [ 1948 ] 1 K.B . |
| 14 | In so far as they have grown up in an ad hoc fashion , designed by the art colleges on an individual basis , it is difficult to generalize about them . |
| 15 | so far as they have made some er adjustment , we will be able to judge whether the scale of adjustment they 've made was a was a reasonable thing . |
| 16 | In so far as they did see a coming energy source they thought it would be atomic energy , and they wrote the treaty that 's called the Euratom Treaty to cover this , but it did n't cover oil , and that is perhaps why it 's been a much less contentious subject . |
| 17 | Although video recordings may have a strong appeal , in so far as they appear to capture a more complete picture of any speech episode , they have major disadvantages in that they are highly obtrusive , they usually need to be manned and they are relatively cumbersome if the child has to be followed around . |
| 18 | Indeed , it may even be possible to argue that certain types of reservation of title clause are caught by s3 , in so far as they purport to allow the seller to retain title until certain conditions are fulfilled , and therefore permit it to render a performance substantially different from that reasonably expected of it , or no performance at all . |
| 19 | Section 296A(1) also makes any term or condition in an agreement void in so far as it purports to prohibit or restrict the use of any device or means to observe , study or test the functioning of a computer program in order to understand the ideas and principles underlying any element of the program . |
| 20 | The judge erred in law in holding that in mortgage proceedings if a mortgagee failed to seek an order for costs then the mortgagor could apply for the costs to be taxed on an appropriate basis ; if no order was made the mortgagor could require that the costs of the mortgage proceedings be referred by the master taking the account to the taxing master for taxation pursuant to R.S.C. , Ord. 62 , r. 24 ; ( 3 ) that a provision in the mortgage deed providing expressly or by implication the basis on which costs were to be taxed was not then binding on the court and the judge also erred when he held that in mortgage proceedings a provision entitling the mortgagee to an indemnity against all costs , charges and expenses was void so far as it purports to exclude the jurisdiction of the court under section 51 of the Supreme Court Act 1981 . |
| 21 | We will not follow Gassendi in much of this , but it will be of interest to note what he says in so far as it relates to experience . |
| 22 | It goes in the right direction in so far as it does aim to re to continue to reduction in migration , but it does n't go far enough . |
| 23 | Wood which concluded : ‘ The non-treaty Nez Perces can not in law be regarded as bound by the treaty of 1863 ; and in so far as it attempts to deprive them of a right to occupancy on any land its provisions are null and void . ’ |
| 24 | ( b ) by finding that a domestic statute passed prior to entry is repealed by implication by the European Communities Act 1972 in so far as it fails to accord with our community obligations and thus does not represent the latest intention of Parliament ; |
| 25 | It is small wonder that Dr Underwood finds it a ‘ little disconcerting ’ as the inference of the inquiry , as far as it has gone at present , would appear to be that it is better for a child to stay in East London sleeping irregular hours in ill ventilated shelters and eating fish and chips than to have fresh air conditions in one of our Camps with regular hours of sleep and plenty of well prepared wholesome food ( in which vegetables fresh from the garden play a large part ) forming a diet balanced in accordance with the best advice obtainable from the Board of Education and others … |
| 26 | The chapter sets the tenor for the whole work in so far as it tries to examine the social conditions under which blacks became involved in sport , first in the USA and then in Great Britain . |
| 27 | Awareness of Thatcher and Kinnock was spread much more evenly throughout the electorate , and in so far as it did vary it was particularly high amongst those who had recently watched television news or had recently discussed the campaign ( Table 7.7 ) . |
| 28 | By the end of the campaign that was no longer so true : awareness of Thatcher and Kinnock had spread much more evenly through the electorate and in so far as it did vary it was particularly high amongst those who had recently watched television news or discussed the campaign . |
| 29 | You can see that by adding more detail to the eyes , feet and feathers as well as shading you can carry this as far as you wish to go ( Figure 1 ) . |
| 30 | ‘ As far as you know did he have any enemies ? ’ |