Example sentences of "but as far as the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 But as far as the government , politicians and media in Britain are concerned the war is only taking place in the desert .
2 No one ever imagined for a moment that it would be easy to find a solution which would satisfy both sides , but as far as the government is concerned the dialogue remains open .
3 I do n't want to speak ill of the dead but as far as the work was concerned I have to say that he wo n't be missed . ’
4 But as far as the public at large was concerned , he was forgotten , was n't he ?
5 But as far as the church was concerned it was no joke when he refused to take excommunication seriously .
6 Quite what this means in engineering terms I do n't know , but as far as the knitter is concerned , it means that if you buy the fine gauge lace carriage separately from your machine , the machine and carriage will probably have to be sent away to be tuned .
7 But as far as the Prince 's speech was concerned the couple might as well have been strangers .
8 Not only that , but as far as the core levels are concerned the fact that atoms have combined to form molecules is almost irrelevant .
9 Admittedly , we on the ground were not the ones who put their lives in danger every night , but as far as the air crew were concerned it was a job they had volunteered to do and they did it willingly , believing that every effort counted in the long run .
10 He knew only too well what would happen ; no doubt his stepfather would have the daily help to come in and take care of him , but as far as the business was concerned , it would likely be whipped from under him by the many land sharks who would prey on the defenceless old man without the slightest compunction .
11 Iran claimed to have liberated 37 villages in the provinces of al-Amarah and Basrah , but as far as the front was concerned , Iraq 's defences near al-Amarah were reported to have held .
12 But as far as the security services are concerned , the Kremlin is still plotting to undermine world capitalism and J. Edgar Hoover is still holed up in the FBI powder room .
13 At a very humble level , the bee can see in the ultraviolet , which is invisible to us : we would be tempted to say that the ultraviolet was not light , because we can not see it , but as far as the bee is concerned it most certainly is !
14 Dougal was wearing three jerseys and Celia 's duffel coat , but as far as the wind was concerned he might as well have been naked .
15 How they do it is very much their problem , but as far as the client is concerned this is , in a sense , the agency 's factory floor .
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