Example sentences of "so far [conj] this [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the south , it was to be a different story and with Vietminh claims recognized neither by the British/Indian forces who arrived first nor by the French who followed not long after , and with Japanese forces for the most part under much tighter control , the reassertion of French sovereignty , at least in so far as this might be done through the possession of Saigon , did not have long to wait . |
| 2 | The Interim Committee reached the decision on 26 February 1948 that UNTCOK should adhere to the original intention in so far as this could be accomplished ; elections would be supervised in the south but nothing could be done about the north . |
| 3 | An American air intelligence report in February 1950 summarised the trend in so far as this could be ascertained . |
| 4 | This Service would provide legal help to CABx and other social agencies , similar to that hitherto provided by solicitors to CABx on an honorary basis ; would establish close liaison between the local profession and CABx and other social services ; would provide oral advice for the public in cases that could be readily disposed of ; would maintain permanent advisory centres where necessary , offering advice and assistance short of proceedings or representation in court ; and would set up permanent local centres offering representation in magistrates ' courts and county courts and the conduct of litigation so far as this could not be absorbed by solicitors ' firms . |
| 5 | The retention of the business rate , moreover , will perpetuate many of the inherent problems of the rating system , and — in so far as this will be set by Whitehall — will increase the potential for central control of local finances . |
| 6 | In any event , the courts now seem to take a softer line on police practice so far as this can be discerned from the undiscussed elements in cases that reach the law reports for other reasons . |
| 7 | Modern techniques of electroencephalography ( BEG ) , however , hold out the promise of localising the electrical activity of the brain in so far as this can be detected at the scalp . |
| 8 | It therefore behoves the courts to be ever sensitive to the paramount need to refrain from trespassing upon the province of Parliament or , so far as this can be avoided , even appearing to do so . |
| 9 | American Airlines vice-president Hans Mirka said the route had lost ten million dollars so far and this could no longer be sustained . |