Example sentences of "so far as their [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Court has already held , in its judgment of 23 November 1989 in the Torfaen case , that national rules governing the opening hours of retail premises reflect certain political and economic choices in so far as their purpose is to ensure that working and non-working hours are so arranged as to accord with national or regional socio-cultural characteristics , and that , in the present state of Community law , is a matter for the member states . |
| 2 | However , in so far as their purpose is purely redistributive , it seems difficult to provide a rationale for price subsidies or in-kind transfers rather than cash transfers , and yet these latter forms of assistance are extremely important components of public expenditure ( see , e.g. Brennan and Pincus 1983 ) . |
| 3 | As the minutes of the conclusions of the conference stated : " Various cases have recently been referred to this HQ in which doubt has been raised as to whether certain formations and groups should be treated as Soviet Nationals in so far as their return to the Soviet Union direct from 5 Corps is concerned . " |
| 4 | ‘ Revenue and costs are accrued ( that is , recognised as they are earned or incurred , not as money is received or paid ) , matched with one another so far as their relationship can be established or justifiably assumed , and dealt with in the profit and loss account of the period to which they relate ; provided that where the accruals concept is inconsistent with the prudence concept , the latter prevails . ’ |
| 5 | My interpretation of the functional significance of these grades began by following Lack 's ( 1954 ) view that the primary adaptations of birds , so far as their dispersion was concerned , were to ensure an adequate food supply . |
| 6 | So although consumers may on average be better off so far as their spending power is concerned , they may be worse off overall when environmental factors are taken into account . |
| 7 | So far as their work goes it has point only as a mean to these . |
| 8 | Thus , the Report considers the universities mainly in so far as their influence could be seen to be reflected back on the school system examinations and the home . |
| 9 | According to Marsh and his colleagues ( 1978 ) police intervention is often welcomed by the hooligans in so far as their presence provides a safety valve and prevents the aggro from going too far . |
| 10 | He reduced wives , children and servants to the status of ‘ things ’ so far as their relation to husband/father in the family is concerned . |
| 11 | Nothing in soft conventionalism guarantees , or even promotes , the ideal of protected expectations , that past decisions will be relied on to justify collective force only so far as their authority and their terms are made uncontroversial by widely accepted conventions . |