Example sentences of "so [adv] as the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Few of these , from the vantage point of 1990 , flourished as corporations so successfully as the BBC , which gained a reputation as one of the great creations of social and cultural policy in the twentieth century . |
| 2 | So long as the adventurers keep out of the circle , all well and good . |
| 3 | The effect of s7(2) and ( 3 ) is that the other implied terms can not be excluded or restricted at all where the buyer deals as a consumer ; they can be excluded outside of consumer supply transactions so long as the supplier can show that such an exclusion is fair and reasonable . |
| 4 | But so long as the company 's objective is maximum profits , a concern with the welfare of third parties is necessarily an instrumental one : it is a means of protecting profitability in the long term . |
| 5 | ‘ Theoretically , yes , but that 's unlikely to happen so long as the company is successful and the shareholders approve of the way it 's run . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ So long as the things being moved and shaken show no ripples … |
| 7 | So long as the army is loyal , the regime will survive . |
| 8 | The Soviet Union , for its part , let it be known that if serious trouble did break out in East Germany Soviet troops would not move in , as they did to quell the 1953 revolt — so long as the West did not interfere either . |
| 9 | 8.4 If at any time is at default in performance or observance of any of its obligations under this Agreement , shall be entitled for so long as the default continues , but without prejudice to any other rights under this Agreement , to withhold delivery of the Licensed Software from notwithstanding that orders for the Licensed Software have been accepted by . |
| 10 | In particular , the option writer 's possible gain is restricted to the price at which he sells the option , the option premium , while his potential exposure to loss is unlimited so long as the contract remains open . |
| 11 | The units are expendable and can easily be replaced so long as the tree is healthy . |
| 12 | The lien of a solicitors ' firm over clients ' papers pending payment of its costs will not be lost by a change in membership so long as the papers have come into the firm 's possession before the change : they can not ( subject always to any specific arrangements with the client to the contrary ) lawfully be retained after such a change in respect of a debt falling due before that event . |
| 13 | In all the provisions there are exception clauses : an obligation can be revoked or modified only with consent ‘ unless it is established they had otherwise agreed ’ ; assent shall be presumed ‘ so long as the contrary is not indicated ’ ; a right may not be revoked or modified ‘ if it is established that the right was intended not to be revocable ’ . |
| 14 | As this process continues , the scope for further squeezing of the wealth of households through inflation is being reduced , and , so long as the authorities rely on inflation as a method of financing government expenditure , they will be obliged constantly to speed up the rate of inflation in order to achieve the same real effect . |
| 15 | I agreed , so long as the houseman would assure me that he was out of immediate danger . |
| 16 | He may have said that there will be no increase in German rates before Maastricht — indeed , hopefully , so long as the treaty is signed , not before our general election . |
| 17 | Most , however , had earned remission , which is given at a rate of five days per month , so long as the prisoner works to a satisfactory standard . |
| 18 | But the County Council still has some longer term debt , not external but internally , that is being paid now and not over time , and so the position actually will not change , so long as the Council continues to have more credit approval than it requires to use the new borrowing . |
| 19 | At the other extreme , Prof Patrick Minford believes that most of the UK 's problems are cyclical and will disappear as a spontaneous recovery takes root , filling the Chancellor 's coffers with tax revenues and creating new jobs , so long as the Chancellor has continued to keep inflation under control . |
| 20 | ‘ But so long as the system remains as it is , those who choose to disregard their obligations must realise they may face a fine . ’ |
| 21 | Initially , output will be SIF resolution , or 352 by 240 pixels , 1.5Mbps and 30 frames a second but output can be generated at any format , resolution or bit rate that the application requires , so long as the system configuration is adequate to support the desired compression rates and quality factors . |
| 22 | This seems a paradox but it is not : the system is geared to the needs of the operating units but the units are expendable so long as the system remains intact . |
| 23 | All this will be possible so long as the materials … possess the qualities of being first hand , sensory , within the pupil 's experience , limited in quantity , and making human sense . |
| 24 | Therefore , it is appropriate to insert such safeguarding words as : So long as the buyer shall remain in possession of the lease and shall not have assigned the same . |
| 25 | So long as the energies of project workers and project participants can be distracted by the relentless search for short-term funding , the chances of any significant changes being achieved are minimal . |
| 26 | And for so long as the honours system continues in operation , there ought to be recognition of citizenship as a criterion . |
| 27 | If you want to keep Pimelodus pictus with small fish , you might find you can get away with it in a densely planted tank , so long as the Pims are getting plenty of other food to eat . |
| 28 | Microwaves are refracted by plasma , and microwave interferometers can measure average electron densities , so long as the density is in a suitable range . |
| 29 | It is provided , however , that if a person has a right to place animals on unfenced land , he is not to be regarded as in breach of a duty of care by reason only of his placing them there , so long as the land is in an area where fencing is not customary or is common land or a town or village green . |
| 30 | Oh they , they say it 's all controllable so that I 've , I 've answered , I have n't just let the Environmental Health wash over me I 've actually written back to them again , er I 'll be interested to see whether I get a letter back from them , but I phoned up the Council this morning and they 're rejecting on two grounds , one is to do with the highway and the sort of the traffic situation coming in there , although the , the authority , the Highway Department are n't objecting to it and the other one is erm , on local environmental issues I think you know that is , is unsuitably , unsuitable environmentally to the area well I can only say that I 'm grateful to the planning , to the planning offices for they 're going out on a limb if you like because I think they 're on thin ice erm and so long as the committee will , will back them up I mean I do n't know of what else I could of done as a person |