Example sentences of "[coord] [pron] is far " in BNC.
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| 1 | She 's been monitoring my progress , since I 've taken up the job again , and she is far from pleased . |
| 2 | Skiing in the Rockies is a pleasant mix of downhill and cross-country and there is far less snobbery towards that ancient form of skiing . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | The ‘ traditional working class ’ is Britain 's newest minority and it is far too small by itself to elect a Labour government . |
| 5 | Cobalt blue is a pure blue , lacking the greenish undertone of previous artists ' blues like azurite , Prussian blue and indigo and it is far less expensive than the natural ultramarine , extracted from lapis lazuli , used by artists in earlier centuries . |
| 6 | It is relatively easy to legislate against CFCs — but they may persist in the atmosphere for 100 years , and so will continue to build up ; and it is far harder to suppress N 2 0 production . |
| 7 | Hypochondria is thought to be a result of repressed emotions and secret fears , and it is far more likely to develop in families where there is a preoccupation with illness , or in people who have a great deal of contact with invalids as children . |
| 8 | But it could happen with a fair deal , and it is far far far more probable than the marble statue 's waving at us . |
| 9 | Postwar economic growth , especially in the past decade of celebration of free enterprise and markets , has generated a more or less universal acquisitiveness , and it is far from evident that in circumstances in which the desires which have been aroused can not be gratified , or their pursuit breeds disillusionment , socialism , historically grounded in the labour movement , does or can now provide a new direction . |
| 10 | ‘ Besides , you look so well in it , and it is far too large for me . ’ |
| 11 | The answer is now clear , and it is far from platitudinous ; indeed , as we shall see in the next chapter , it is fundamental to an understanding of the modern world . |
| 12 | Clearly , there are other possibilities , and it is far from obvious , at this stage of the development of the subject , just which of the many possible formulations is the best . |
| 13 | This could be dangerous from the tenant 's point of view and it is far better to settle the form of the guarantor 's covenants at the outset . |
| 14 | Thus , among South American hunters and gatherers , women are actively excluded from hunting large animals , an occasional but highly valued activity , but , on the other hand , they are expected to supply the basis of daily sustenance through gathering of vegetable products , an activity which men affect to despise , but which is far more time consuming , and infinitely more important for subsistence . |
| 15 | There is not the freedom of movement there is with the network system but there is far less deadweight of support staff than there is with the pyramid or layer system . |
| 16 | But there is far more to ICI 's acrylics interest than just the plastics . |
| 17 | But he is far from optimistic about how effective these arguments have been in altering policies . |
| 18 | In the diver-picture he shows himself ready to adumbrate the idea of a spatial setting , but he is far more cautious and conventional than his Etruscan predecessor . |
| 19 | But it is far from clear yet how much . |
| 20 | Flavoured varieties are available , but it is far more interesting to make your own additions to the basic curds . |
| 21 | But it is far more worthwhile than being polite about an old alliance , and equipping it with new ‘ pillars ’ that crumble when the next unexpected bugle sounds . |
| 22 | This does not make it impossible for a domestic market to be dominated and then abused , but it is far less likely to happen . |
| 23 | But it is far otherwise concerning that parcel of matter , which makes the ring on my finger , wherein these two essences are … different . |
| 24 | Scrutiny of EC legislation is not perfect but it is far better than in all other Parliaments in Europe , except the Folketing in Denmark . |
| 25 | But it is far more demanding not only of subordinates but particularly for the manager whose role must change from critic to helper . |
| 26 | But it is far from certain that all the fish in every corporate shoal want to swim in the same direction . |
| 27 | But it is far from obvious and easy to work out how this target can be met . |
| 28 | On rare occasions an experienced tiger will kill a wild buffalo or gaur , the Asian wild ox , weighing up to a ton ( 1 tonne ) , but it is far more likely to tackle the young of the larger and powerful species , including elephants and rhinos . |
| 29 | It is certainly true that employment opportunities for older men have declined sharply over the last eighty years , but it is far from clear that this has been solely due to a contraction of demand for them . |
| 30 | Recording quality is once again hardly subtle , but it is far more vivid than the 1962 version once available on EMI ; beware a glitch in the second movement at 1′21″ which causes a fraction of a beat to be lost , possibly in order to edit out a particularly hacking cough . |