Example sentences of "so far as [adj] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is nothing constitutionally mandatory about any such particular structure but , both in existing legislation and particularly so far as internal civil service organisation is concerned , such a structure is assumed and there are heavy administrative costs involved in change . |
| 2 | On the other hand , it leads to the admission that in so far as all linguistic theories are provisional and incomplete ( particularly in the sphere of semantics ) , even the best-informed linguistic analysis leaves a great deal to be desired . |
| 3 | It has been suggested that the main controlling factor , so far as shallow marine organisms are concerned , is the 15°C winter isotherm , which corresponds pretty well with the present limit between the temperate and the subtropical marine faunas . |
| 4 | It avoids so far as possible those terms of art which have acquired a special meaning understood only by lawyers in which many of the penal enactments which it supersedes were couched . |
| 5 | However , in so far as such social features are part of the meaning of utterances , they ought also to be treated in pragmatics ; yet within pragmatics , these social constraints on language usage and their systematic effects on language structure , have been very much understudied , perhaps as a result of the philosophical and linguistic bias ( no doubt reflected in this book ) towards what Buhler ( 1934 ) called the representational , and Jakobson ( 1960 ) the referential , function of language . |
| 6 | By the making of a new will or of a codicil or other writing executed with the same formalities as a will , so far as such later document is inconsistent with the will . |
| 7 | Second , in so far as modern complex statistical studies can separate the influence of some of these factors , education is important , though not dominating . |
| 8 | The enlargement of the EC had , quite simply , come at the worst possible time so far as global economic conditions were concerned , and did not bring the dynamic improvements that had been hoped for . |
| 9 | In so far as this political power , as ‘ concentrated violence ’ against the bourgeoisie , is itself an economic force , it is the force which severs the capitalist relations of production , by putting the proletariat in charge of the material and physical framework of production … on the other hand , this same ‘ concentrated violence ’ is partly turned inward , where it is a factor in the self-organisation and compulsory self-discipline of the workers . |
| 10 | However such an examination is the more timely — and likely to be the more revealing — in the light of the London — Peking accords on the transition to Chinese authority , in so far as this last may affect the nature of the bureaucracy , modify its practices and , possibly , inject popular consultation on some issues . |
| 11 | I mean all I , I would like to , to say is that so far as this particular road , whatever you may call it , er is concerned , that we look at highways priorities in this committee and that we would receive an assurance that this would not be bulldozed through , if I may put it that way , erm and opposed to one two three four other major schemes which are perhaps of more importance in terms of highways rather than er a , a corporate objective . |
| 12 | Territory has a particular kind of significance in all this in so far as these young people are reasserting their lost solidarity and independence through literally ‘ winning space ’ : claiming particular territories to be ‘ theirs ’ . |
| 13 | In so far as these religious matters were an expression of English resentment against their conquerors , such a Danish attitude would have tended to appease and disarm the opposition . |
| 14 | In so far as these subordinated forms of racism are granted some relative autonomy , and are not treated as simply an echo of the dominant ideology , the argument usually reverts to the classical tenets of a ‘ necessary false consciousness ’ . |
| 15 | It is quite plain , for aught that appears in this statement of claim , that however the child in the womb may be regarded , whether as part of the mother or having a distinct personality — whether an entity or a non-entity — it was , so far as any actual relation the company had with it , a non-entity ; and , therefore , in my opinion , the existence of the duty , for the breach of which the defendants would be liable as carriers of passengers , can not be inferred . |
| 16 | ‘ The third defendant denies the plaintiffs ' claim against him but if contrary to his contentions he is held liable to the plaintiffs , he claims against you to be indemnified against the plaintiffs ' claims and the costs of this action , alternatively contribution to such extent of the plaintiffs ' claims as the court may think fit , on the grounds that ( 1 ) at all material times , you were the accountants retained by and advising the plaintiffs and each of them in respect of the proposed transaction ( and in particular the financial aspects thereof ) in relation to which the said alleged liability of the plaintiffs and each of them to [ B.M.T. ] was incurred ; ( 2 ) in about the period from January to September 1983 , you acted in breach of contract and negligently towards the plaintiffs and each of them in that you failed to advise them properly or at all with regard to the said proposed transaction and the financial aspects thereof and in particular failed to explain the full nature and extent thereof to the plaintiffs and each of them and/or failed to advise the plaintiffs as to the commercial prudence of the same and/or the risks inherent in proceeding with the same and/or failed to warn them not to enter into the same ; ( 3 ) that in so far as any financial information was or may have been communicated by the third defendant he did so in reliance upon information supplied by you . |
| 17 | True , he no longer had any real family with blood links or domestic ties : separated from his mother since adolescence , so far as any real communication went ; his father dead ; himself disappointed in love . |
| 18 | In so far as any one institution is responsible for this basic stage of child socialization — literally , making social — then that institution is more often than not in our society the nuclear family . |
| 19 | A woman may not be bound by her role as a housewife but it is still the case that in so far as any one person is left with the main responsibility for the housework , that person is the woman . |
| 20 | Therefore i if we , if he done that then that paragraph would seem to be slightly and the second point was really to ask if there was any further update on the progress in terms of negotiations in Surrey and East Sussex er in terms of this erm particular by-pass and I know that Mr in particular has been concerned with negotiations and Mrs also erm Mrs is not here therefore as Mr could advise me for us o of where we 're at really , so that we fully understand because obviously the the line of the by-pass is very important so far as any further development is is concerned . |
| 21 | The first is that the act of self-poisoning may have been rewarding in so far as any subsequent positive changes could be seen as resulting from the act itself . |
| 22 | for the rest , the Keynesian/monetarist debate is unfinished and inconclusive so far as any particular policy by any individual state is concerned . |
| 23 | In so far as both these questions have to be solved simultaneously , it is important to utilize the other quadrants in Fig. 11–2 . |
| 24 | Consequently , as Needham has pointed out , in so far as Chinese natural philosophy ‘ was committed to thinking of time in separate compartments or boxes , perhaps it was more difficult for a Galileo to arise who should uniformise time into an abstract geometrical co-ordinate , a continuous dimension amenable to mathematical handling ’ . |
| 25 | In so far as past medical expenses are concerned , the application of this subsection gives rise to no difficulty . |