Example sentences of "far [adj] [subord] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This is entirely understandable since repeating familiar , and previously sufficiently successful , behaviour patterns is far easier than constantly modifying your behaviour to suit differing circumstances . |
| 2 | Despite the fact that the contribution from the Ukraine is far smaller than originally envisaged , fifteen institutions in all agreed to lend pieces from eighteen ancient cultures ranging from the Neolithic to the Byzantine . |
| 3 | The UK 's reserves of lowland peat bogs are far less than previously thought , according to a new survey by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee ( JNCC ) — the scientific umbrella group for the government 's three national conservation agencies in England , Scotland and Wales . |
| 4 | Satellite studies of the Amazon rainforest by the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA ) show that the area being felled each year is far less than previously estimated . |
| 5 | Over the past few months , for instance , our Government has single-handedly ensured that the new directive on efficiency standards for boilers ended up far weaker than initially proposed by the commission . |
| 6 | I see education as far more than just training you to go out and do a job , and I think the whole learning process , whatever you 're learning , matures you into being capable of taking responsibilities and learning other things , and I think arts subjects do that just as well as science subjects . |
| 7 | Art means far more than just learning to draw and paint . |
| 8 | Second , when prayer is seen as a conversation with a very dear friend , we begin to understand prayer as far , far more than just asking God for a hand-out . |
| 9 | Central direction has increased since 1979 but local authorities are far more than simply field agents of central government departments . |
| 10 | In ecumenical circles of late we have been reminded that ‘ remembering ’ in the biblical context was far more than simply recalling to mind what God had done in the past . |
| 11 | The issue of planning is complex since it involves far more than merely accepting new structures and new forms of co-operation — for in effect it involves recognising a new dimension of financial commitment at a time when money is short . |
| 12 | In the centuries preceding the scientific renaissance in the West , Muslim scholars did far more than merely reproduce their heritage from the Greeks . |
| 13 | Lorraine Monk , of Kingston-upon-Thames , said Labour would have to do far more than merely reverse NHS cuts . |
| 14 | MAFF 's 1988 report on pesticide residues stated that residues were far higher than originally thought , particularly in the case of fruit and vegetables treated for storage . |