Example sentences of "as [adv] [subord] possible and " in BNC.

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1 Evidence from ophthalmologists , especially Mann and Pirie ( 1946 ) , and observation of good practice by educational psychologists and teachers confirmed that this was not so , and that children with low levels of vision should be encouraged and trained to use their vision as effectively as possible and to enjoy using it .
2 The first was a local need for accurate information about current welfare assistant practice to enable the resource to be provided as effectively as possible and also to identify good and inappropriate practice , and adopt or remedy these as necessary ; and to identify training needs .
3 We must train staff to teach as effectively as possible and should encourage them to see this as an important part of their job .
4 There have been some temporary secondments to ensure that the division is staffed as effectively as possible and that the experience available is as approprite as may be .
5 Our aim is to ensure that food is wholesome , of high quality and produced as economically as possible and to ensure that , not only in the United Kingdom but in the export market , people have the benefits of an outstanding product .
6 In the indirect business of conversation , it is as well to do it as skilfully as possible and without leaving others feeling awkward .
7 It may well be cheaper , however , to use the existing ships to hunt for whales as vigorously as possible and if the whales go extinct — well , scrap the ships and invest in some other business !
8 Like a good gardener , you scatter the seeds — your applications — as widely as possible and hope that some at least fall on fertile ground .
9 We keep the central heating off as long as possible and the thermostat is set low .
10 She played those games — anything to keep the girls children as long as possible and not face up to the fact that she was over the hill .
11 She was with a stranger and told friends that she intended to stay at the site as long as possible and then possibly go to Portsmouth .
12 Then jog properly for as long as possible and record the number of steps .
13 Continue for as long as possible and record the number of steps .
14 Continue for as long as possible and record your steps here .
15 Continue for as long as possible and record the number of steps .
16 Continue for as long as possible and record the number of steps .
17 Continue for as long as possible and record the number of steps .
18 Continue for as long as possible and record the number of steps .
19 Continue for as long as possible and record the number of steps .
20 Continue for as long as possible and record the number of steps .
21 Continue for as long as possible and record the number of steps .
22 Try to continue the pattern as long as possible and if you have to return to stocking stitch do make sure that the work matches on both sides of the neck .
23 Chris avoided tedium very successfully ; he resisted having an agenda for as long as possible and always refused point-blank to have a vote on anything , so meetings never got hung up on procedure , nor were they subjected to much prior lobbying .
24 Remove spent tomato plants as soon as possible and put the old compost on the garden as a mulch ; do n't save it for using again next year .
25 ‘ Yes , Piper , he wants you to get yourself , and your bagpipes , over there as soon as possible and play him a tune .
26 Only I would wish to tell my sister as soon as possible and put paid to her nonsense .
27 He was , however , full of enthusiasm for the resumption of operations as soon as possible and had come up with a new idea .
28 He escaped with Bean from the tea table as soon as possible and slipped out of the house , heading back for the open spaces of the industrial estate .
29 He will take up the £51,000 a year job as soon as possible and is expected to have to give up his chairmanship of the all-party defence select committee .
30 A meeting of Leaders and Trustees was held in the Carleton Cafe the following Friday evening , 18 December — they wasted no time — and after a prolonged discussion the decision was taken to build a new church as soon as possible and certainly within the following five years .
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