Example sentences of "and as far as [adj] " in BNC.

  Next page
No Sentence
1 And as far as traditional associations with people are concerned , most of the animals on the world list , aside from hedgehogs , elephants , whales and dolphins , suffered from distinctly tarnished reputations until quite recently .
2 They wanted to see it happy and successful and as far as possible united .
3 With the Malayan campaign and three tours in Northern Ireland behind him , Skinner knew just what the Army 's requirements were , and as far as possible ensured they were met .
4 Some form of pupil assessment , intelligible to everyone and as far as possible uniform throughout the country , is held to be essential since it is through such public assessment that what is taught and learned at school is most clearly related to the world outside school .
5 They feel that Shetlanders do not appreciate the sacrifices they are making : instead they suspect they are being regarded by Shetlanders as a nuisance not really to be welcomed and as far as possible to be ignored altogether .
6 And as far as possible she would keep her distance from Ernest .
7 During 1927 and 1928 , most of the South Metropolitan track was relaid and as far as possible wood-block surfaces were replaced by tar-bound macadam .
8 Signed Danish is a gestural/auditive language in which Danish is spoken at the same time as signs from the Sign Language are used for all words which have a concept , and as far as possible grammatical rules [ are used ] from sign language .
9 The successful prosecution of the war , however , required not just aristocratic support but also the plentiful , and as far as possible the willing , supply of manpower and money .
10 Freud assumed that the nervous system 's main task is to abolish stimuli and as far as possible ‘ maintain itself in an altogether unstimulated condition ’ .
11 Arrange the substitution items into groups with the same number of syllables , and as far as possible the same CV pattern , and the same length and stress pattern .
12 To meet and as far as possible , improve upon , all relevant legal requirements concerning environmental issues .
13 If I have a choice between working for a nice man who let's me get on with my work in my own way and as far as possible on my own initiative and a difficult woman , then I 'm not going to hesitate , am I ? ’
14 ’ Do I qualify as a nice man who lets you get on with your work in your own way and as far as possible on your own initiative ? ’
15 Integrated rural development advocates the promotion of community-led initiatives , geared to the needs of specific target groups in the rural population and as far as possible utilising indigenous resources to meet those needs .
16 Mr makes there was an under , enumeration of figures and that has been made clear in the reply the reply is quite clear about the basis on which the structure plan is being promulgated and the total projected total population in two thousand and six regards the historical data , that should be taken , as far as I 'm concerned , as matters of fact , will of course not be absolutely accurate and as far as projected data is concerned all that we can do any of us can do is to try and make the best estimates possible and I am satisfied that our officers will have done that .
17 The other guideline which was issued was namely that of capital , where the a accepted the general guidelines which appeared in the county papers and as far as this Committee was concerned , would mean the general acceptance of all those items which appear in that the first year of that capital programme , subject to the proviso that the revenue contemplated and the benefits of the capital programme will be considered by Policy Panel in its forthcoming meeting .
18 However , in the absence of Dosshell , and as far as hard disk management goes , Menuworks will do very nicely thank you .
19 Well , apparently that used to be the official advice er and , and we were correct in that but the authorities have now changed their minds and they no longer want us to pour waste chemical down the drains and I gather that the official advice now is that surplus diluted chemical should be poured , and I 'm quoting here , on to more or less level and bare soil in the garden or on to level gravelled paths , avoid disposal in areas around ponds , erm water courses and so forth , dishes and , and what have you and as far as undiluted chemicals are concerned , that 's stuff still in the bottle , the advice there is to talk to your local authority cos they have different regulations in different areas .
20 Most significantly , and as far as most English observers were concerned most ominously , diplomatic relations with Rome which had been broken off at the Reformation were now restored .
  Next page