Example sentences of "so far as [adj] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To start with , he generally studied the objects in his still lifes from slightly above eye-level , so that the spectator sees them in their most informative aspect ; this high viewpoint was probably assumed largely in order to limit the pictorial depth and ensure the unity of the picture surface in so far as that looking downwards on to the subject one 's eye is not allowed to wander off into limitless space . |
| 2 | We might admit , then , so far as that goes , that you can conceive of its hurting you in someone else 's knee ( a new sense of ‘ His knee is hurting me ’ ) but you can not conceive of its hurting anyone else there . |
| 3 | So in so far as that affects the confession it may mean that it could be removed but that 's really completely irrelevant to you because erm that 's his confession , not evidence against him . |
| 4 | Finally , I shall turn to a religious position such as my own which is not Christian , though religious and within the western tradition , in which the present is normative and the past is only drawn upon in so far as that seems to be appropriate . |
| 5 | If we care about other people — and if we want so far as possible to affirm other people — we shall walk warily before dismissing out of hand , discourteously or clumsily , what is deeply meaningful to them . |
| 6 | She wished so far as possible to respect in her dominions the rights of the provincial estates , the greatest bastions of resistance to change . |
| 7 | The general purpose of these provisions is to allow the court so far as possible to settle competing claims in one set of proceedings . |
| 8 | The 1986 Manual also reported that ‘ The Treasury have directed that the format ( rather than the content ) of the annual accounts of all public sector bodies ( i.e. including Health Authorities ) should so far as possible follow that of the private sector ’ ( para 3 , Ch 1 ) . |
| 9 | What the ordinary man most wanted of the State was that it should so far as possible leave him alone . |
| 10 | However R.15 requires a declaration when a company applies for recognition that its memorandum and articles enable it ( i ) to remain in compliance with certain key rules and ( ii ) so far as possible to ensure continued compliance by its shareholders with certain key Rules . |
| 11 | ( b ) that the memorandum and articles of association of the body are such as to enable the body ( i ) to continue to comply with Rules 3–6 and ( ii ) so far as possible to ensure continued compliance by its members with Rules 5 and 6 ; |
| 12 | ( 8 ) A recognised body shall so far as possible ensure that its members comply with this Rule and Rule 6 . ’ |
| 13 | R.5(8) provides that a recognised body shall so far as possible ensure that its shareholders comply with Rs.5 and 6 ( R.6 makes provision with respect to mental health ) . |
| 14 | ( 8 ) A recognised body shall so far as possible ensure that its members comply with this Rule and Rule 6 . |
| 15 | ( 3 ) A recognised body shall not enter in its register of members any person until that person has submitted a Compensation Fund covenant to the Council and shall so far as possible ensure that all beneficial owners of any shares submit such a covenant to the Council . |
| 16 | Accordingly , the draftsman should so far as possible ensure that the plan is accurate . |
| 17 | They are expected so far as practicable to make decisions on benefit entitlement within 14 days , but this time limit is frequently exceeded . |
| 18 | the terms of any such scheme ( an ‘ overseas scheme ’ ) shall , so far as practicable having regard to the local circumstances , confer benefits which in the opinion of the Directors are substantially similar to those which will be conferred by the proposed British Gas Executive Share Option Scheme to be approved as Resolution 11 ( ‘ the Scheme ’ ) ; and |
| 19 | Section 3 of that Act so far as relevant provides : |
| 20 | In most fields , the Stormont government aimed to follow British practice in so far as this benefited its citizens but to act separately when special local conditions required separate treatment . |
| 21 | In so far as this involves finding more and more ingenious ways of keeping as many people as possible away from unspoilt parts of rural England , there is common ground between some visitors to the countryside and many of those who live and work there . |
| 22 | Independence , in so far as this entailed freedom from obligation to a politician , was thus restricted to men with independent wealth and few dependents , but for most freeholders the friendship of a politician was a necessity at some point in their lives . |
| 23 | In so far as this amounts to treating women less favourably than men , because they are women , it is unlawful . |
| 24 | In so far as this affects the contemporary architecture , the Ostrogothic work in Italy has already been discussed ( see Volume I , Ravenna ) but the Visigothic work in northern Spain was influential as was the effect of the Merovingian culture in northern France leading to the Carolingian dynasty in northern Europe under Charlemagne . |
| 25 | As Miliband ( 1974 ) says , ‘ Old age , disablement , low pay , unemployment , etc. become synonymous with poverty in so far as those involved are members of the working class . ’ |
| 26 | Like the LEA , the committee must seek to grant parental preference , but subject to the exceptions contained in section 6 in so far as these have not been dis-applied by the 1988 Act ( see below ) . |
| 27 | In so far as these involved Thorkell after 1021 it is worth remembering that Olaf and he had been associates in the army of 1009 – 12 , and that both had later served Æthelred . |
| 28 | It is sufficient to stress that during the first hours and days of life the child 's whole interaction with other things consists of reflex adaptation to the circumstances of the moment in so far as these affect biological need — the need , at this stage , of continued existence only . |