Example sentences of "[vb infin] far [verb] " in BNC.

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1 It may sound far fetched , but it 's true .
2 Damage to especially favoured areas , such as mangroves and coral reefs , can have far reaching effects elsewhere .
3 But when you bear in mind the background points ( catalysis , the interaction with radiation , the notion of turnover ) you see how it is that very small amounts of pollution really could have far reaching effects .
4 ‘ The obvious symmetrical properties of sea shells indicate the operation of a far deeper principle in nature than previously thought , one that could have far reaching implications for Science in general . ’
5 Dr Hoover believes that the results of the research could have far reaching implications .
6 Most of the time it is just a minor irritant , but interference can have far reaching effects .
7 The wrong selection can have far reaching consequences ; the initial choice of an elastomer for the seals in the landing gear of the DC-8 aircraft resulted in serious jamming because the seals become swollen when in contact with the hydraulic fluid .
8 They can have far reaching consequence in the development of an organism , e.g. one error of a base results in haemoglobin S being produced which results in sickle cell anaemia .
9 Nevertheless , it is our opinion that clinicians should be familiar with its clinical picture as much is at stake ; the diagnosis is easily missed , which may have far reaching consequences in terms of prognosis .
10 It could have far reaching effects on the ecology of James Bay , an important wildlife refuge , with increased salinity posing a threat to fish , migratory birds , ringed seals and beluga whales .
11 You will learn about how they all depend on each other and about how the destruction of any one of them can have far reaching consequences .
12 Each case would have had to be worked out individually and the cost , in time and resources , to employers , employees and to the Revenue itself would have far outweighed the amount of tax recouped .
13 It brought back unpleasant memories , for Bodie , of long , tedious hours at a desk , learning the sort of things about Swedish Industry , and the difference between X and Y , that he would have far preferred to have left undiscovered .
14 For the rest of us , who rarely perform at our physical maximum , these problems would seem far removed .
15 Gagnon and Simon ( and Plummer ) seem to accept the existence of bodily potentialities on which ‘ sexuality ’ draws , and in this they do not seem far removed from Foucault 's version that what ‘ sexuality ’ plays upon are ‘ bodies , organs , somatic localisations , functions , anatamo-physiological systems , sensations , and pleasures ’ , which have no intrinsic unity or ‘ laws ’ of their own . ’
16 Such abstract economic arguments may seem far removed from the aspirations of nature conservation , but the report 's principle that sound management can benefit both wildlife and local people is also central to WWF philosophy .
17 Construction and dance may seem far removed but Chris has been dancing since the age of seven .
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