ADVERB
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to the degree or extent that
so far as it is reasonably practical he should practice restraint
insofar as it can be ascertained, the horse lung is comparable to that of man
How To Use in so far In A Sentence
- Let us adopt then words sanctioned by usage, and give the distinction between intelligence and instinct this more precise formula: _Intelligence, in so far as it is innate, is the knowledge of a_ form; _instinct implies the knowledge of a_ matter. Evolution créatrice. English
- But this was only innovative in so far as classical ballet was concerned as there are many 5/4 Slav folk dances.
- In so far as it was concerned with substantive law, it was mainly concerned with the law of war.
- It would also help unilingual francophones to function as unilinguals outside of Quebec, in so far as official bilingualism insures provision of government services in French.
- Jealousy was not the passion to loosen the tongue of the sagaman, and in so far as that is the theme of "King Erik," the play is not Old Norse in origin. The Influence of Old Norse Literature on English Literature
- They have proved themselves untrustworthy, at least in so far as we can take it on faith that they know what they are doing.
- Deception by mirrors has a basis in optical principles, in so far as reflections in mirrors do not correspond wholly to the objects that caused them.
- In so far as she possibly can, she lets this great dull store of words speak for themselves, without addition to their number.
- In so far as the idyll is a signifier to which a real world referent can be attached -- pre-industrial culture, medieval society, etc. -- we might be dubious of a restoration that is essentially an act of validation. Narrative Grammars
- Man has rights only in so far as they are a correlative of duty.
