Example sentences of "far [conj] [adv] [art] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | OHE is not a ‘ front ’ organisation for the pill merchants , but a proudly acknowledged agency , and is far and away the most successful PR exercise ( perhaps the only successful PR exercise ) which the industry has ever staged . |
| 2 | Our present structure of central government is far and away the most important feature of the constitution not to emerge from the revolutionary settlement of 1688–1701 . |
| 3 | For the next week I thought long and hard about undertaking an interview with the Queen Mother which would cover every aspect of her life but the great historical event which had changed it for ever ; which had propelled her and her husband to the throne , had made happy and glorious a reign which might otherwise have been disastrous , yet which was tragically cut short by illness and death , and which in the long run had made her far and away the most loved of all the members of the Royal Family . |
| 4 | 2.45:BY far and away the most competitive juvenile race run so far this term , and I fancy in-form Flat handicapper ROBINGO to make a winning debut over hurdles for Martin Pipe . |
| 5 | To be a hero on the field and to aspire to the red jersey of Wales was far and away the most dashing thing you could do . |
| 6 | Russell Reynolds was the last of the Big Four to enter the London market — in 1972 — but has been far and away the most consistently successful . |
| 7 | This explains very clearly why Matilda is far and away the most popular children 's book I have written and was bought by over half a million children in Britain alone in the first six months . |
| 8 | From the Col there is , in summer , a rack railway that will lift you , if you are so minded , to the conspicuous because lonely summit of La Rhune , which is far and away the most prominent mountain at this Atlantic end of the Pyrenees , even though it is no more than 3,000 feet high . |
| 9 | Indeed research carried out for the Maud Committee on local government reform in 1967 showed that 35 per cent of rural district council members were farmers , far and away the most numerous section and more than twice as many as the next largest group . |
| 10 | Wherever you begin , you 're certain of a pleasant discovery round the next bend and a Fly-Drive package is far and away the most convenient and comfortable way to see all there is to see . |
| 11 | The press was far and away the most important section of the audience . |
| 12 | On some railroads , however , it was far and away the most important single item of freight . |
| 13 | Finally , two other points , admittedly only suggestive , might be mentioned : first , the fact that Mehmed II is noted for his activity in organizing , and centralizing control over , the various institutions of the state in a number of ways ; and second , the fact that the Sahn was not only part of his most important pious endowment in his newly-conquered capital of Istanbul , but also far and away the most extensive medrese complex thus far created in the Ottoman state . |
| 14 | I invite him to read the Prime Minister 's response to the right hon. Member for Chesterfield , which was far and away the most interesting part of the debate — Amended text or not , it reveals the muddle to which the other 11 nations of Europe do not subscribe . |
| 15 | Since labour is far and away the most important cost of production in the short run , a reduction in money wages will lower the marginal costs facing the representative firm which , on the assumption of marginal cost pricing , will lead to a fall in the price of output . |
| 16 | They 're far and away the most passionate sign in the Zodiac . ’ |
| 17 | The CGT was far and away the most powerful union federation . |
| 18 | Jack Alderson appeared in every League fixture and his record of only conceding 34 goals in a full League season was to remain far and away the best by any Palace goalkeeper for over half a century . |