Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] as [adv] as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , many of these , er many of these jobs of course as far as the young people were concerned were dead end jobs . |
| 2 | I think that the idea of offsetting imbalances on on one project er with transfer the work in other is certainly very interesting but of course as far as the erm tornado programme is concerned I think it it is now really far too late because production is over apart from the the second Saudi Arabian order and we are really only working on the manufacture of spares and given that the existing suppliers are all tooled up for those and indeed her are way down the learning curve having produced vast quantities of them , it really would n't be economic to transfer any of that work now I do n't think . |
| 3 | But the single patient with x and not y does make a great deal of difference as far as the theoretical use of the concept is concerned . |
| 4 | ‘ We all know about criminal cases and traffic offences , but there are many aspects of the work of the Magistrates Court which do not see the light of day as far as the general public are concerned , for example juvenile and matrimonial cases . |
| 5 | Towards the end of his first letter to the Corinthians , Paul challenges the Corinthian Christians on the quality of their love , and in doing so has provided us with a bench-mark of quality as far as the practice of love is concerned . |
| 6 | If that departure has not been wholly amicable and an adjustment arises which increases an individual 's tax liability , there is the prospect of prolonged discussions with former partners and possibly problems of collectability as far as the Revenue is concerned . |
| 7 | Because clearly an increase in in in the allocation sends a much stronger signal to potential investors and it carries with it a greater degree of certainty as far as the district council 's concerned , as far as potential investors are concerned . |
| 8 | In conclusion , these are early days and there is a lot that still remains to be learned about adoption with contact as far as the children are concerned . |
| 9 | Obviously I could tell I was getting pathetic , but surely I sounded completely under control as far as the director 's box was concerned ? |
| 10 | Water that was clear and alive with wildlife as recently as the late 1940s is now murky and almost lifeless . |
| 11 | Irvine 's Society of Archers was in existence as late as the 1850s but for some reason unknown the papingo shoot appears to have ended as early as 1721 . |
| 12 | The combined firm , which might be in existence as early as the end of March , would have funds under management of about £4 billion and handle the affairs of more than 30,000 clients . |
| 13 | All the difficulties with ‘ wet white ’ were eliminated in Birmingham where there was an obscure ruling that bare legs were banned ( this remained in force as late as the 1950s ) , so when playing there they were given cotton tights but had to put a penny at the side , wrap a piece of string round it and the tights in order to hold them up . |
| 14 | But there was no money in conservation as far as the business people were concerned and the charities and voluntary bodies were well-meaning but lacked resources . |
| 15 | No other vehicle was in sight as far as the eye could see . |
| 16 | Kathleen Stone ( 1973 ) identifies this device in operation as early as the late nineteenth century , in the steel industry . |
| 17 | Here was someone in the top position virtually starting from scratch as far as the day-to-day running of the various institutions were concerned , When she tried to lay down the law experienced officers found it hard to stomach . |
| 18 | Omanis made their mark in history as early as the third century . |
| 19 | In fact as far as the law is concerned it 's really irrelevant that you bought the goods in a sale . |
| 20 | These measures do not , however , involve a general ban on the use of metal detectors and detectorists who follow their hobby in a responsible manner have no cause for concern as far as the Government 's proposals are concerned . |
| 21 | But it was certainly not one-way traffic in front of an absorbed 19,528 crowd although Dean Saunders had the ball in the net for Villa as early as the tenth minute only to see it wiped out for offside . |
| 22 | For once she would probably have been better off staying at home as far as the weather was concerned . |
| 23 | The ancient Egyptians had no compunction in substituting glass or faience for natural stones , the Byzantines explored the possibilities of enamel and the Chinese began to produce pearls by culture as early as the thirteenth century , a process which in the hands of the Japanese first brought fine pearls to the new mass market . |