Example sentences of "going [adv] far as [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Although parts of Sun , such as Sun Federal , have reportedly been flirting with IXI , Sun headquarters has clearly labelled the firm a competitor going so far as to put a last-minute kibosh on a real estate deal that would have moved IXI headquarters in Cambridge , England into Sun UK 's offices as a tenant .
2 Khasbulatov spoke strongly in favour of increased co-operation between CIS member states , going so far as to mention a " supranational parliament " and common citizenship .
3 Over a hasty but adequate meal , the situation and plans were discussed , Black Agnes approving heartily , almost gleefully , indeed going so far as to add an improvement of her own .
4 Educated , urban Spaniards demanded institutional and constitutional reforms , some going so far as to favour the monarchy 's replacement by a republic ; in Catalonia and the Basque country , where distinctive languages and cultures existed , rising nationalist movements opposed the regime 's centralizing character ; in Morocco , Spain and her army became embroiled in what was to be her last colonial war ; and two mass forces of the left , socialism and anarchism , emerged to offer organized protest against the injustices of Spanish society .
5 CA has also try to get Borland , Kahn said , going so far as to threaten a hostile takeover .
6 Borland International Inc chief executive officer Phillipe Kahn told InformationWeek that Computer Associates International Inc wined and dined Novell Inc boss Ray Noorda in an attempt to acquire the NetWare company : Kahn said Noorda quoted an inflated price and chief Computer Associate Charles Wang and executive vice-president Sanjay Kumar stormed away from the table ; the Islandia , New York company has also try to get Borland , Kahn said , going so far as to threaten a hostile takeover bid for the company .
7 Again the immigration people questioned him about his occupation , even going so far as to check the word antiquarian in an English-Spanish dictionary .
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