Example sentences of "[coord] is far " in BNC.
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| 1 | Compensation is paid to the producer , a total of £524,008 so far , which works out at about 78p a bird and is far from adequate , according the egg producers ' association . |
| 2 | ‘ It cost far too much and is far too grand for an old fellow like me . ’ |
| 3 | In America there was and is far less formality . |
| 4 | Her record of her rural childhood and young adult life in Britain at the turn of the century is a fund of sociological insights and is far more fascinating to read , and incomparably better written , than practically any genuinely sociological work of the time . |
| 5 | Working in an EPH , either as a member of staff or as a consultant analyst , can be a moving and traumatic experience , and is far removed from more typical analysis work in office and business situations . |
| 6 | Hong Kong remains almost as uncompetitive as it has been at anytime since 1986 , and is far less competitive than a year ago . |
| 7 | Sybase UK 's marketing director , Keith Dixon , says ‘ object-oriented technology as a complete set is still immature and is far too complex to incorporate into existing software . |
| 8 | The temptation to use the " substantival-adjectival " technique is great and is far too common in technical writing . |
| 9 | In reality the impact of illicit drug misuse on the rest of society is fairly minor compared with the effect of alcohol , and is far less of a public health hazard than that commonest of all drugs , tobacco , a legal substance which kills about 100,000 in Britain every year . |
| 10 | Moreover , we do not wish to give the impression that the cello and bass always work in double harness : on the contrary , they can be used independently to a quite large extent , though discretion and careful thought are very necessary in this matter , since the basses when used alone tend to sound rather dry , and if their part lies low and is far removed in pitch from the rest of the harmony it is too indeterminate in pitch to give satisfactory support unless it consists of a sustained or better ( since the bow is short ) a reiterated pedal note . |
| 11 | ‘ This computer allows us to send electronic mail , E-mail , which reduces the need to use paper and is far quicker . |
| 12 | It all helps to get your eye in and is far better than trying to rely on memory . |
| 13 | It will continue to do so and is far more committed than either of the other parties |
| 14 | ‘ The church has huge amounts of money and is far better-placed to fund these things than us , ’ he claimed . |
| 15 | The dreaded gardeners ' garters , of Phalaris arundinacea ‘ Picta ’ manages to creep all over the place but is far too lovely a plant to write off just for that reason . |
| 16 | Spiritual direction then , fully includes our humanity but is far more than personal adjustment or social adaptation . |
| 17 | It has also been shown that reported child abuse is not distributed randomly , but is far higher among the most socially deprived groups in society ( Creighton , 1984 ; Krugman , 1986 ) . |
| 18 | This is easy enough with record sheets and drawings , which can simply be photocopied or put on to microfilm , but is far more of a problem with a photographic record comprising hundreds or thousands of slides and photographs . |
| 19 | Alternanthera lilicana ( former Thelanthera lilicana ) is a very attractive , red-leaved stem plant of the same family , but is far more demanding in respect of light , iron and carbon dioxide . |
| 20 | It comes with the standard features found in more sophisticated packages , but is far easier to use . |
| 21 | CHEMICALS group Courtaulds has come through the past year with a 3pc profits rise but is far from confident market conditions will be any easier in 1993 . |