Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] is far " in BNC.
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| 1 | The priority for Leeds at the start of the season was a place in Europe and despite leading the table for much of the season that now looks to be their only target — although it is far from guaranteed . |
| 2 | The code word for locking Germany into the alliance with France is , of course , ‘ Europe ’ , although it is far from clear that using the methods of the 1950s , strengthening the legal structure of the EC , can continue to serve their purpose , since the legal structure itself would inevitably be more and more influenced by Germany . |
| 3 | In reality , individuals , families and even groups can change position , although it is far from usual . |
| 4 | Remember that it is far better to get down and then to run into obstruction than to stall on to it at flying speed . |
| 5 | Governments are expected to meet again here on January 18 to review the past six months , and many , particularly the US , are expected to argue that it is far too soon to be sending Vietnamese back against their will . |
| 6 | But a glance at the Soviet Union should be enough to remind Mr de Klerk that it is far easier to dismantle his predecessors ' oppressive structures than to build a new democracy in their place . |
| 7 | No one can doubt that it is far better to aim to prevent job problems arising than to try to cure them by means of a law suit . |
| 8 | Pointing out difficulties is a very common behaviour but is one of the riskier ones because research shows that it is far from certain how people will take it . |
| 9 | Experts agree that it is far too soon to tell how many lives the belt law has saved . |
| 10 | It is a sign of the success of this new Nimbus recording that it is far from effaced in such company , and will no doubt win this barnstorming masterwork of late-Romanticism many new friends . |
| 11 | Do you know that it is far better to train by reward than by punishment ? |
| 12 | Realising that it is far too late in her life to expect her to do more than make an effort to modify this trait in her character , you should see if you can direct it away from the home . |
| 13 | But the main problem is that it is far more difficult to teach a new spoken dialect because so many aspects of spoken production are automatic and below the level of conscious control . |
| 14 | Those who believe that it is important to consider the structure of the market rather than the behaviour of firms argue that it is far better to deal with problems before they arise . |
| 15 | The Museum 's policy is that it is far better to leave such time-capsules undisturbed . |
| 16 | The example of the a-ray microscope shows that it is far from clear how these two worlds could be juxtaposed without subverting and contradicting the very quantum theory they were invented to explain . |
| 17 | A second objection is that it is far from clear how we would decide , in any principled way , what the participants in a discourse fragment are , in fact , ‘ concentrating ’ on . |
| 18 | Furthermore , there are significant flaws in the use of such substitutes as Methadone : sufferers from addictive disease will commonly use other drugs including intravenous drugs in addition to their oral Methadone and when they do finally want to end their suffering and come off drugs altogether they commonly find that it is far harder to come off Methadone that to come off heroin . |
| 19 | The report 's recommendations are in line with the Industry 's argument that it does not make economic sense to close Britain 's nuclear power plants early and that it is far cheaper to run the stations than to close them . |
| 20 | On reflection , the hon. Gentleman will agree that it is far better for all nuclear powers and principal arms manufacturers to move forward together , rather than for any one to break ranks and anticipate matters . |
| 21 | It will provide massive rebates for those who are worse off ; and it will be welcomed by the majority of the public , who will realise that it is far fairer than the community charge , that it is progressive and that it will work . |
| 22 | The King 's Cross scheme may not be perfect and I respect the views of local Members who say that it is far from perfect . |
| 23 | Remembering always that it is far better to announce that you are the ‘ Co-operative Funeral Service ’ to a person who may seek information regarding a memorial , than to announce that you are the ‘ Co-operative Memorial Service ’ to a person who requires information regarding funeral arrangements . |
| 24 | Other recent studies have suggested that it is far more polluted than the Rhine , traditionally regarded as Europe 's dirtiest river . |
| 25 | But the cracks show that it is far less resistant to corrosion than previously thought . |
| 26 | Despite what others may do , one man who has already proved this year that he is far from finished is Joey Dunlop . |
| 27 | The world we can build of philosophy can include both music and poetry , and in addition religion and art and much else so it is far greater in extent then poetry or music alone . |
| 28 | We are in the middle of this inquiry , so it is far too early for anyone to make predictions about the outcome , ’ he said . |
| 29 | She 's been monitoring my progress , since I 've taken up the job again , and she is far from pleased . |
| 30 | This reassures me that the band are clear about what they are trying to do , and it is far easier for me to get excited by someone coming in with a plan and an idea . |