Example sentences of "[adv] as [pron] is possible [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , it is not necessary for the restraint of trade clause to be part of the main contract so long as it is possible to argue that it is referable to it or is in some other way of contractual force . |
| 2 | Just as it is possible to inherit blue eyes or r ; d hair , we can also inherit good and bad influences — both physical and mental . |
| 3 | Just as it is possible to enjoy taking part in a favourite sport without either joining a dub or belonging to a team , so it is possible to be a spiritual person even if you never enter a church , synagogue , mosque or any other place of religious worship . |
| 4 | Yet it is possible to have a real relationship without such consciousness , just as it is possible to talk about God without being spiritual . |
| 5 | Just as it is possible to have perfect manners and yet not be a true ‘ gentleman ’ , so it is possible to be connoisseur of fine art and yet be a vandal . |
| 6 | Peter Calvocoressi has described the principle of Enigma as succinctly as it is possible to do : ‘ The Enigma was an encyphering machine that produced a highly-variable scramble of the 26 letters of the alphabet by passing electric current through a set of moveable rotors , each of which by its internal electrical connections contributed to the overall scramble . ’ |
| 7 | will always support as far as it is possible to do so . |
| 8 | The field of art and design education represents a very broad spectrum of study and as far as it is possible to distinguish between ‘ art ’ and ‘ design ’ the former is generally used to denote painting and sculpture and the latter is concerned with the production of graphic material , three-dimensional or textile/fashion artefacts by hand or machine processing . |
| 9 | As far as it is possible to ascertain , this particular meaning appears to manifest itself only as a purely human phenomenon |
| 10 | In Kufra the police and , so far as it is possible to know , the secret police , were all Kufrans ; in Ajdabiya the officers reflected the tribal composition of the local population ( although their deputy chief was an outsider on temporary assignment for a few years ) . |
| 11 | Each should respect the other 's strengths : that the teacher can intervene in a positive way to prevent the acquisition of bad learning and reading habits and to ensure that broad aims and objectives are , as far as it is possible to ensure , reached ; and that the librarian , working in a permissive non-authority setting , can by indirection and suggestion , using the child 's natural behaviour and personally chosen interests , foster the development of activities and skills from which learning and motivation arise . |
| 12 | What we sought to do , in terms of Community competence , in the discussions was to extend it in areas where we thought it was appropriate and to define it more adequately than it has been defined in the past in order to prevent , as far as it is possible to prevent it , that element of creeping competence that so offends many people in this country . |
| 13 | In the event of damage caused during a riot , it is essential that such claims are dealt with immediately as it is possible to obtain a recovery against the local Police authority . |
| 14 | Myelography and computed tomography are still widely used in the evaluation of spinal abnormality but MRI is superior and is likely to replace myelography , particularly as it is possible to visualise the spinal cord without introducing intrathecal contrast medium . |
| 15 | Hawaii and Iceland are nearly as far apart as it is possible to get on Earth , but both are composed of basalts , and oceanic volcanoes everywhere in the world are composed of almost identical basalts . |