Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | The ‘ traditional working class ’ is Britain 's newest minority and it is far too small by itself to elect a Labour government . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | But it could happen with a fair deal , and it is far far far more probable than the marble statue 's waving at us . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | ‘ Besides , you look so well in it , and it is far too large for me . ’ |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | But he is far from optimistic about how effective these arguments have been in altering policies . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | But it is far from clear yet how much . |
| 16 | Flavoured varieties are available , but it is far more interesting to make your own additions to the basic curds . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | This does not make it impossible for a domestic market to be dominated and then abused , but it is far less likely to happen . |
| 19 | But it is far otherwise concerning that parcel of matter , which makes the ring on my finger , wherein these two essences are … different . |
| 20 | Scrutiny of EC legislation is not perfect but it is far better than in all other Parliaments in Europe , except the Folketing in Denmark . |
| 21 | But it is far more demanding not only of subordinates but particularly for the manager whose role must change from critic to helper . |
| 22 | But it is far from certain that all the fish in every corporate shoal want to swim in the same direction . |
| 23 | But it is far from obvious and easy to work out how this target can be met . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | 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 . |
| 27 | Clearly , to yield contrary sentences , a pair of colour terms must refer to the same area of uniform colour ; but it is far from obvious how to devise linguistic contexts which will guarantee this . |
| 28 | But it is far from clear , given the surprisingly small effect of this continuous bombardment on Iraq 's military potential , that even another month will seriously reduce it . |
| 29 | But it is far too early in the day for lasting verdicts to be made . |
| 30 | Of course , there may be widespread approval in certain circles , but it is far from widespread in other circles of important people who will have to make the Bill work . |