Example sentences of "far as [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And they 're not help particularly by this text which can consume them with a sense of guilt as far as their faith is concerned . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 ) . |
| 4 | 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 . " |
| 5 | So far as their work goes it has point only as a mean to these . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | Individual departments in most medical schools have nearly unrestricted autonomy as far as their teaching is concerned . |
| 8 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 9 | As far as their size is concerned , the 1966 White Paper envisaged that they would average about 2,000 full-time students each , together with a substantial number of part-time and occasional students . |
| 10 | 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 ) . |
| 11 | And it was Bicester Town six , their highest score of the season , as far as their home matches are concerned , and Swindon Athletic one . |
| 12 | Drum machines , too , come under close scrutiny as far as their effects-worthiness is concerned , with sensible examples of different delay times , types of gated reverb etc . |
| 13 | Their aim is to give busy men and women the freedom , as far as their hair is concerned , to take off at a moment 's notice without having to spend hours in front of the mirror — these beliefs have certainly proved successful for Ralph and his team . |
| 14 | Beating drums and sticks and piping , with dancers and tumblers leaping ahead of them , the grave band of three old men and four younger ones in cloaks of feathers and aprons of leaves had approached him and they had parleyed , as far as their inability to communicate in language allowed . |
| 15 | We compromised on borrowing the Land Rover for positioning , followed by walking as far as their enthusiasm took them . |
| 16 | Until very recently this was not because they were inherently unprofitable : many small societies proportionately held their own very well until the early 1990s as far as their capital strength and profitability were concerned . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | If this is followed , it should let bands progress as far as their creativity will allow . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | All paradigms will be inadequate to some extent as far as their match with nature is concerned . |
| 22 | Yet the contrast that presented itself to me as Edward Thomas described it was dramatic : down in the valley less than half a mile away was a modern colliery with all the latest gadgetry of modern technology , while the hill farmers ( at least some of them ) were still in the Middle Ages — even earlier , as far as their material culture was concerned . |
| 23 | He reduced wives , children and servants to the status of ‘ things ’ so far as their relation to husband/father in the family is concerned . |
| 24 | As far as their usefulness as a measure of performance the conclusion that should be reached is that none is superior as we can only measure performance by comparison . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | As far as their training and qualifications were concerned , one-third had no qualifications at all and less than half had obtained basic school qualifications . |
| 27 | According to tests with the missile in the US , of the missiles that successfully penetrate as far as their target , half will land within about 12 m of the aiming point . |
| 28 | Sin was sex ; pride , avarice , gluttony had no place as far as her life was concerned . |
| 29 | Especially from the Seven Years War in 1757 , the wars in which Britain was involved may have been European and dynastic in origin , but so far as her struggle with France was concerned , they were global in breadth . |
| 30 | He left the cosy little restaurant to reappear a few minutes later with the announcement that her taxi was at the door and that he and Bob would go with her as far as her hotel . |