Example sentences of "it be far [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's not going to press you back in the seat on acceleration or break any speed records , but it 's far from sluggish — a 119mph top speed , in fact , and 0–62mph in 12.8 seconds . |
| 2 | It 's far from agile , but certainly adaptable . |
| 3 | It 's far from luxurious … but to Maurice , the Mariner 's Hall hostel in Gloucester is a five star hotel . |
| 4 | It 's far from intuitive , and galling to waste as much time as it takes . |
| 5 | It 's far from fast and there is some body shake over very rough roads . |
| 6 | Inside there are few complaints ; it 's not luxurious , but it 's far from basic . |
| 7 | As we also found earlier , it is far from easy to specify exactly what being an autonomous agent actually consists in , although we have a firm conception of a kind of ideal type — someone moved by the pure light of reason who ponders the evidence before them and makes considered , unconstrained decisions . |
| 8 | Although the ‘ price per pop ’ , the measurement used to value US cellular businesses , has risen steadily it is far from certain that the trend will continue . |
| 9 | So , however much terror it inspires , it is far from certain that the ULFA will control a majority of Assam 's legislators . |
| 10 | However , the basis for drawing the graph depends on many uncertainties and is very fragile , and while it shows the potential contribution of die studies and studies of output to our understanding of ancient economies , it is far from certain that it is historically accurate . |
| 11 | Pointing out difficulties is a very common behaviour but is one of the riskier ones because research shows that it is far from certain how people will take it . |
| 12 | But it is far from certain that all the fish in every corporate shoal want to swim in the same direction . |
| 13 | However , it is far from certain that either of these two 32-bit contenders will be the ultimate victor . |
| 14 | The weather bucked up once we were back , tho' it is far from warm . |
| 15 | There is a similar distinction between ‘ debentures ’ and ‘ debenture stock ’ but here it is far from meaningless and debenture stock has considerable practical advantages . |
| 16 | In reality , individuals , families and even groups can change position , although it is far from usual . |
| 17 | He shows the reader that whilst this community is progressing chronologically , it is far from progressive in other ways . |
| 18 | I am still very critical of my own shape but I console myself with the fact that while it is far from perfect , it is better than it used to be . |
| 19 | The King 's Cross scheme may not be perfect and I respect the views of local Members who say that it is far from perfect . |
| 20 | As information it is far from perfect but it draws its significance from the weight and faith which parents place on their view of which items constitute the stepping-stones of their children 's ambitions . |
| 21 | But bolstered by the law , it is far from cosy . |
| 22 | But it is far from impossible . |
| 23 | The comment about Tape Unit 18 made above applies also to Tape Unit 19 : at first hearing it seems very difficult , but when worked on step by step it is far from impossible . |
| 24 | Yet if isolationism is taken to mean that the USA tried to cut all ties with other nations — to withdraw into " fortress America " — then it is far from accurate . |
| 25 | It is far from surprising that Mr Llambias stresses the importance of using an intermediary , but his reasons for doing so are cogent . |
| 26 | The answer is now clear , and it is far from platitudinous ; indeed , as we shall see in the next chapter , it is fundamental to an understanding of the modern world . |
| 27 | But of course it is far from obvious . |
| 28 | But it is far from obvious and easy to work out how this target can be met . |
| 29 | Clearly , to yield contrary sentences , a pair of colour terms must refer to the same area of uniform colour ; but it is far from obvious how to devise linguistic contexts which will guarantee this . |
| 30 | When terms such as ‘ Libraries , Children 's ’ are found alongside ‘ Business libraries ’ , it is far from obvious whether terms are being inverted or put in direct order . |