Example sentences of "as far [conj] possible [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For this reason it is absolutely vital before setting out on a journey of this type , to plan as far as possible for this eventuality . |
| 2 | From that experience , he derived an ideal of stage unity stemming from a close collaboration ‘ regardless as far as possible of individual prestige and personality ’ , which was reinforced by working in the Group Theatre of the thirties with Auden , Isherwood , Spender , Britten and others . |
| 3 | On Sunday West Germany had complained about the police presence around its embassy , and the slackening of restrictions is thought to have reflected an apparent Czechoslovak desire to remain as far as possible on good terms with both Germanies . |
| 4 | He tried to broaden the base of support for the government , relying as far as possible on legal processes in restraining the press and arresting suspects , sacking the hated Minister of Education , Tolstoy , and planning steps to alleviate the burden of redemption payments on the hardest-pressed peasants . |
| 5 | The kind of standards of performance which you need to search for and devise are ones that rely as far as possible on observable facts rather than mere opinion . |
| 6 | But in 1938 he could only suggest that the manyattas be brought as far as possible under administrative control and the moran ‘ encouraged in any activities to maintain their manliness such as sports , road work , or their lion-hunting with spears ’ . |
| 7 | first , the existing local authorities argued for the retention of the status quo ; second , some Conservative Members of Parliament sought to retain the existing system as far as possible in such areas as Surrey ; third , groups concerned with some services — particularly education — pointed out weaknesses in the proposals as far as their service was concerned ( Rhodes 1970 : 120 ) . |
| 8 | It was official policy at the outset to broadcast as far as possible in African languages . |
| 9 | ‘ It was Nigel 's wish that his family and friends should , as far as possible in this specialist world , themselves carry out his funeral . |
| 10 | There would , however , appear to be one question on which there is unanimity of opinion and that is that Japan must be protected as far as possible from Communistic influences and from infiltration from the USSR . |
| 11 | They use delinquent criteria in order to distance themselves as far as possible from conventional ones , and hence insulate themselves from a sense of failure . |
| 12 | Reluctance and misunderstanding must in their case be dissolved as far as possible by rational persuasion . |