Example sentences of "so far [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 No one has so far questioned the judgement that ‘ Montini 's letter is the single most important document for understanding not only the first session but the whole Vatican Council ’ .
2 Most of the modes considered so far require the involvement in each state of an agency of central government as well as the competent official ( parquet , etc. ) at the local level .
3 Of the 29 other people who 've so far attended the course , only one has broken that oath .
4 John Patten , scourge of the teachers , has a plan but so far lacks the populism to enforce and sell it .
5 Does n't he care that nuclear energy has so far saved the world from burning five hundred million tons of coal ?
6 Top estimates so far put the cost at £450 million ( the Guardian ) and 1,000 jobs ( the Independent ) .
7 The Commission has not so far brought the matter to the European Court of Justice .
8 Hundreds have so far viewed the display of books , papers and office equipment used by Child & Co since the formation of the bank in the 16th century .
9 There are other problems also : one is how to overcome the environmental objections and the contracting and technical failures which have so far stunted the growth of nuclear power in the UK , and another is how to keep up the momentum of conservation ( or energy efficiency improvements ) in the absence of the price increases which have proved the prime motivation towards energy saving .
10 The Metropolitan Borough of Wigan has been sufficiently impressed with the results so far to finance the printing of enough copies for the first year pupils of three comprehensive schools beginning in September 1985 .
11 Although the Peace Tax Campaign has so far eschewed the use of extra-constitutional forms of dissent , confining itself for the most part to orthodox expressions of protest such as parliamentary lobbying and legal action in the courts , the failure of conventional forms of political protest to influence the prevailing defence strategy/taxation policy could have important implications regarding the future choice of tactics to be used .
12 Kirkbymoorside deserves sympathy for having lost its status as the only town in the country to have so far escaped the painter 's handiwork .
13 For I too have the same taint of ‘ foolishness ’ upon me as my great-uncle Fred , though I 've so far escaped the anguish of his illness .
14 His work remains largely in the hands of private collectors , and has so far escaped the reassessment and appreciation give to fellow Cubists Picasso , Braque and Leger in recent years .
15 Note that we have not so far specified the wire thickness of either ring .
16 Claire is one of three patients so far to undergo the procedure under the supervision of consultant orthopaedic surgeon Richard Montgomery .
17 She is one of three patients so far to undergo the procedure at the hospital , under the supervision of consultant orthopaedic surgeon , Mr Richard Montgomery .
18 The five leaflets published so far cover the problem of global warming , biological diversity — saving the wealth of life on earth ; Britain 's threatened countryside ; safeguarding our seas ; and protecting Britain 's wildlife .
19 The three found they could speed up the development of the 601 chip by combining work already under way at IBM with Motorola chip technology , and early next year , IBM , Apple and Motorola will announce the PowerOpen Association to rally support for the chip , which has so far won the backing only of Compagnie des Machines Bull SA and Thomson-CSF SA .
20 So far did the experience lie beyond the normal province of time , she could not later tell whether it lasted for moments only or extended into hours .
21 At this time , however , the problem was almost certainly one of finding outlets , so far did the region lie from major markets , if indeed any great proportion of its products was marketed .
22 In short , it is that it offers a way of by-passing ‘ the awkward corner ’ , Nearly twenty years ago Professor Joan Robinson observed that the predictable consequences of the attainment of near-full employment must , if institutions and attitudes did not accommodate themselves to the new circumstances , be so far to strengthen the power of the trade unions as to prompt a vicious spiral of wages and prices ; and that it would become chronic .
23 QEB considered a report on the school teacher fellowship scheme , noted the successful outcome of the work of the two fellows who have so far held the post and welcomed the external sponsorship that had been attracted .
24 Korea 's present crop of elected politicians have so far lacked the stomach for a war on inflation .
25 Remember that we have so far shown the Bank taking advantage of a ‘ natural ’ or autonomous shortage of funds .
26 We have not so far introduced the length of each step into our expressions .
27 Much of what he had seen so far confirmed the assessment of the Imperial survey — that the stage of development Tarvaras had reached was equivalent to that which was thought to have existed during the Terran medieval period .
28 It is vital that we should be able to illuminate the journey so far ; and let the journey so far illuminate the future .
29 THIS magazine has so far avoided the temptation to stick compact discs , screwdrivers , knitting patterns or any other free gift on its front cover .
30 Suggestions so far include The Bank , The Outpost , Lineker 's and Boothroyd 's .
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