Example sentences of "[conj] as far as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The next day , I countered with a speech arguing that as far as the health service was concerned the issue had been settled and that the Government 's policy was to continue to make the service as effective as possible . |
| 2 | My rather innocent trust crumbled when I realized that as far as the police were concerned , I was little better than a criminal on whom they must keep tabs . |
| 3 | I have elsewhere tried to show ( Dignan , 1983 ) that as far as the peace-tax issue itself is concerned the principle of equal concern and respect does generate a right to divert an appropriate amount of income tax from military to peaceful expenditure . |
| 4 | ‘ To a wealthy or aristocratic criminal the vengeance of the law is as a flea , which merely tickles ’ , observed Reynolds 's Newspaper which thought that as far as the Garotter 's Act went ‘ only poor , plebeian criminals will be exposed … rich and aristocratic ruffians … are certain to be exempted from flogging ’ . |
| 5 | Having said that , the tachograph of that particular vehicle illustrated that as far as the speed was concerned it was n't one isolated incident . |
| 6 | We might bc excused for considering that as far as the 18th century was concerned , mining in the Coniston Fells had come to a standstill , and indeed it might have , but negotiations were still being carried out . |
| 7 | Until we sift the evidence ourselves , we ca n't comment objectively except to say that as far as the publicity campaign is concerned , Microsoft had better think again . |
| 8 | I also must add that as far as the war moved to its close , crews became increasingly better ; the output of the Empire Air Training Scheme gave us crews with more experience ; second and even third tours crews were returning to Operations ; and in the final phase , in daylight , the casualty rate dropped dramatically . |
| 9 | I believe the issues about the western road are different but but I can say that as far as the northern route is concerned , Scotton Parish Council would be more than happy if i the notation on the key diagram could be changed to a single star . |
| 10 | Madam Speaker , when my constituents complain about high fuel bills and watch the bosses of privatised utilities coining money am I to say to them that as far as the Prime Me Minister is concerned it 's nothing to do with him ? |
| 11 | You can change the input and output binding ( redirect the I/0 ) with the following CLI commands : Do n't forget that as far as the Z88 is concerned there is no difference between a " real " file and a device . |
| 12 | It could just as well have been the 20th birthday of the Eden Gardens tea urn , and as far as the Indian government is concerned , there is nothing like an international cricket tournament for persuading the electorate that , with polling day just around the corner , Rajiv is the boy to vote for . |
| 13 | And as far as the track is concerned , TVR says it has been ‘ overwhelmed ’ with interest from F3000 teams . |
| 14 | Progress was defined as the continued existence of a lack of change , and as far as the Junker lords were concerned the variety of civilisation represented by Western European societies was conspicuous for the absence of specifically German Kultur . |
| 15 | Further privileges lay in store for W. C. T. as a member of the Weavers ' Company — though nearly every entry in his name subsequently is confused by his double Christian names : even the document granting him his Freedom of the City had to insert ‘ William ’ in front of ‘ Charles ’ with a caret mark , and as far as the Weavers were concerned , he was really ‘ Charles William ’ . |
| 16 | However , after impassioned protests from Bishop John Fisher , he agreed to the less contentious formula : ‘ especial protector and as far as the law of Christ allows even supreme head . ’ |
| 17 | And as far as the child is concerned , it is the mother 's behaviour that will impinge on him , and not some abstract concept . |
| 18 | We have learnt a lot from the Nicaraguan experience and as far as the woman question " is concerned , we hope to go a bit further . |
| 19 | Beyond the Ezbekia Gardens and as far as the Moqqatam Hills lies the medieval city , dense , ruinous and vital . |
| 20 | ‘ Islamic laws are more just and effective , as far as the offender is concerned — and as far as the public that needs to be protected is concerned . |
| 21 | It requires goodwill on both sides and as far as the Regional Council 's role is concerned I shall be monitoring the development of the arrangements . |
| 22 | I mean I suppose there is in all social work in a sense , that if you go in to look at a family and , and you 're trying to assess you know whether the children should be taken into care , well you 're exercising a a sort of statutory erm er sort of responsibility , and as far as the clients are concerned , er if you , like that can sort of get in the way of er er a more human sort of relationship if you see what I mean , because |
| 23 | 142 ( 2 ) The obligation under a condition or of a covenant entered into by a lessor with reference to the subject-matter of the lease shall , if and as far as the lessor has power to bind the reversionary estate immediately expectant on the term granted by the lease , be annexed and incident to and shall go with that reversionary estate , or the several parts thereof , notwithstanding severance of that reversionary estate , and may be taken advantage of and enforced by the person in whom the term is from time to time vested by conveyance , devolution in law , or otherwise ; and , if and as far as the lessor has power to bind the person from time to time entitled to that reversionary estate , the obligation aforesaid may be taken advantage of and enforced against any person so entitled . |
| 24 | 142 ( 2 ) The obligation under a condition or of a covenant entered into by a lessor with reference to the subject-matter of the lease shall , if and as far as the lessor has power to bind the reversionary estate immediately expectant on the term granted by the lease , be annexed and incident to and shall go with that reversionary estate , or the several parts thereof , notwithstanding severance of that reversionary estate , and may be taken advantage of and enforced by the person in whom the term is from time to time vested by conveyance , devolution in law , or otherwise ; and , if and as far as the lessor has power to bind the person from time to time entitled to that reversionary estate , the obligation aforesaid may be taken advantage of and enforced against any person so entitled . |
| 25 | It is relative motion that matters , and as far as the Doppler Effect is concerned it does n't matter whether we consider the sound source to be moving past the ear , or the ear moving past the sound source . |
| 26 | Thank you and as far as the jaguar 's concerned I noted that the jaguar is not being phased out now until two thousand and four , that being a three year further delay . |
| 27 | You may sincerely believe yourself capable of running a nightclub , and as far as the public relations and administration side goes , that 's probably true . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ And as far as the mentally handicapped people go I do n't believe we should be throwing them out on the streets . ’ |
| 29 | He is a great advocate of ‘ set aside ’ and as far as the salmon is concerned , this principle would seem to apply to Scotland 's interests . |
| 30 | In this country we call it Medau Breathing Movement , and by ‘ breathing movement ’ we mean internal movement of the trunk , which starts with the rising and falling of the diaphragm and then communicates itself to the abdominal walls , pelvic floor , the whole back and as far as the collar bone . |