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Definition of As far as possible
1. Adverb. To a feasible extent. "She helped him as much as possible"
Lexicographical Neighbors of As Far As Possible
Literary usage of As far as possible
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Thucydides Translated Into English by Benjamin Jowett, Thucydides (1881)
"At the fitting moment he advanced from the sepulchre to a lofty stage, which had
been erected in order that he might be heard as far as possible by the ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"With the beginning of the monarchy, the civil as well as the military power began
to be concentrated, as far as possible, in the person of the king. ..."
3. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"'«With this view ho preserved as far as possible tho native system of administration
of justice, and maintained the landholders and chiefs in the possession ..."
4. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1868)
"Here he destroyed all the depots, railroad switches and appurtenance«, and tore
щ> the road as far as possible in every direction from the junction, ..."
5. The Quarterly Review by William Gifford, George Walter Prothero, John Gibson Lockhart, John Murray, Whitwell Elwin, John Taylor Coleridge, Rowland Edmund Prothero Ernle, William Macpherson, William Smith (1905)
"... being referred to the various original papers for the details, and the results
are illustrated by simplified tables and as far as possible by diagrams. ..."
6. The Works of Alexander Hamilton: Containing His Correspondence, and His by Alexander Hamilton (1850)
"... and unappropriated revenue of the year 1792, stating, as far as possible, the
dates and the sums. SIR: TREASURY DEPARTMENT, January 1C, 1793. ..."
7. Bulletin by University of the State of New York (1902)
"I think on the other side, answers should bo, as far as possible, kept away from the
... as far as possible ..."
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