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as far as
Idioms and Phrases
Also, so far as . To the extent, degree, or amount that. This phrase alone is always used to modify a verb, as in As far as I can tell it's an authentic antique , or It's a good job as far as it goes, but it may need more work , or James said that, so far as he can remember, he's never met Mike . [c. 1300] Also see the subsequent idioms beginning with as far as .Example Sentences
The charity warned it is expecting to make further cuts to spending, although funding for its programmes will be "protected as far as possible".
As far as most of us know, they’re all on the same side, like one big happy family shivering in perfect harmony.
However, nothing in the Alien Enemies Act or, as far as I can tell, anywhere in the U.S. code allows the government to contract with a foreign government to imprison people removed from U.S. soil.
I mean, there are characters, but there’s not a friend group, as far as I’m aware of, so we’d like to address that, for sure.
And of course then when 9/11 happened, within hours of it happening, I said to my husband, “I am walking downtown, I’m going to B&H Photo, I’m renting a camera, and I’m going to walk downtown as far as I possibly can and I’m going to be photographing all day because this is how I’m gonna get through the day.â€
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