Example sentences of "and as [adv] as the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The search for better grazing prompted many of the great nomadic outpourings from Central Asia , and as recently as the early 1960s a civil war was fought in what is now Zaire over the control of Katanga 's copper mines . |
| 2 | As early as the 1380s , and as recently as the 1520s , the presence of French troops in Scotland had produced hostility rather than amity . |
| 3 | Until 1861 a man could hang for engaging in homosexual relations , and as recently as the early 1970s many doctors still regarded homosexuality as an illness to be treated by electric shock therapy . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | And as far as the track is concerned , TVR says it has been ‘ overwhelmed ’ with interest from F3000 teams . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | 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 ’ . |
| 8 | 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 . ’ |
| 9 | And as far as the child is concerned , it is the mother 's behaviour that will impinge on him , and not some abstract concept . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | Beyond the Ezbekia Gardens and as far as the Moqqatam Hills lies the medieval city , dense , ruinous and vital . |
| 12 | ‘ 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | 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 |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | 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 . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ And as far as the mentally handicapped people go I do n't believe we should be throwing them out on the streets . ’ |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | The chief responsibility of the keeper 's council was to keep the king supplied with necessary cash , but no amount of good will and effort on their part could have produced it as promptly and as copiously as the king 's needs demanded . |
| 24 | Market research surveys were probably the first type of opinion survey to be used and as early as the first decade of the twentieth century . |
| 25 | And as early as the fifth game of the league campaign , following defeat at Distillery , Mr B told anyone who cared to listen that ‘ Linfield 's league title hopes were slipping away ’ . |