Example sentences of "far it be " in BNC.

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1 We can now ask how far it is sensible to say that genes ‘ program ’ or ‘ control ’ development .
2 So I prefer to drive back home after a meeting , no matter how far it is . ’
3 ‘ I do n't really care how far it is .
4 With Seve you 're sticking your neck out telling him how far it is to the green .
5 The point at which a group 's needs and requests become institutionalised determines how far the community group is part of civil society and therefore lying outside the rubric of the state , and how far it is part of the state apparatus .
6 It is 25 ft four inches high , six ft wide and two ft three inches thick at its base ; how far it is sunk into the ground is not known .
7 It is not always clear how far it is possible or desirable to integrate such students into the regular adult programme .
8 How far it is sensible to smooth over the differences between religions , and between them and psychoanalysis , in this way is debatable , for it too much lessens the advances made by Freud in the understanding of religion .
9 Christians may hold very different positions as to how far it is normative .
10 It will be necessary to see how far it is possible to go along with a strict criterion-referenced system or what kind of compromises may be worked out if such a system has advantages of motivating pupils and aiding changes in curriculum .
11 It is , however , very much a matter of judgement how far it is desirable to pursue coverage at all costs .
12 Ultimately , arguments about quality are usually arguments about how far it is necessary to go to achieve the communication objectives .
13 If you choose a particular position , such as the doorknob on your front door , you can describe any position in your house by saying how far it is a ) behind the front door ( its x1 coordinate ) b ) to the right of the line perpendicular to the front door ( its x2 coordinate ) c ) above the doorknob .
14 What matters more than prior political involvement is how far Law Lords consciously or otherwise are influenced in their judgments by their own political opinions , how far this is avoidable and how far it is undesirable .
15 Certainly , it is sometimes said that a claim for conspiracy gives the plaintiff procedural advantages , but the reality of this may turn on how far it is to be held on ordinary principles that instigation or procurement suffices to make a person who does not participate in the act a joint tortfeasor .
16 So long as you know how far it is to the line , and so long as someone is calling out the time to the start , you just need to judge your speed correctly .
17 Do you know how far it is to my house from here ?
18 The court will take account of a wide variety of factors : the type of decision being given ; whether it is final or preliminary ; the nature of the individual 's interest ; the type of subject-matter ; and how far it is felt necessary to supplement the statutory procedures , to name but a few .
19 The bee tells her audience how far it is to the food by another property of the dance , its rate .
20 Now , the apparent brightness of a star depends on two factors : how much light it radiates ( its luminosity ) , and how far it is from us .
21 Another aim is to test how far it is possible , from the published results of existing clinical trials or other evaluation studies , to estimate the outcome of a wider range of health care activities in comparable terms , using the concept of ‘ quality adjusted life years ’ .
22 I see the school writing a self-appraisal and want to see how far it is doing what it said in practice . ’
23 ‘ Have you seen how far it is to the bathroom ? ’
24 ‘ Can you tell me how far it is to Karlovy Vary and Františkovy Láznë ? ’ she asked the male receptionist when she reached her hotel .
25 Yeah because what they did they they 've done it a few a times though different people , look and see how far it is before it 's a blind spot .
26 I like , I like that , I like the idea of it telling you how far it is
27 Well it tells you how far it is , look
28 Little bit further yes , it 's not very far it 's not very far
29 What was being fought out over The Lodger was a debate about how far it was possible to combine a concern for art with the values of popular cinema .
30 Victory , perhaps to their own surprise , now seemed almost within the invaders ' grasp but at a Council of War , held at the prince 's headquarters in Exeter House , Derby , on the morning of Thursday 5 December , Lord George Murray , whose tactics so far had been masterly , astounded his fellow-commanders by remarking that ‘ the first thing to be spoken of was how far it was prudent to advance further ’ .
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