insofar as
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- (UK): IPA: /ɪn.səʊˈfɑːrəz/, SAMPA: /In.s@U"fA:r@z/
- (US): enPR: ĭn-sō-färʹəz, IPA: /ɪn.soʊˈfɑrəz/, SAMPA: /In.soU"fAr@z/
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[edit] Conjunction
- to the extent that
- 1922 (June 7), G.S., "Can a Living Wage Be Paid?", Correspondence, The New Republic 31 (no. 392): 50
- Insofar as it expresses an expansion in physical plant, it ought to make possible the production of more goods.
- 1982, David R. Blumenthal, Understanding Jewish Mysticism, Volume II, page 195
- Hasidism, insofar as it was new—and not all of Hasidism was "new" in this sense—rejected the older hierarchies of celestial palaces, of Intelligences, of hypostases, of sefirot.
- 1996, National Research Council (U.S.), National Science Education Standards, page 133
- Insofar as possible, the current edition of a publication is annotated in part 3.
- 1922 (June 7), G.S., "Can a Living Wage Be Paid?", Correspondence, The New Republic 31 (no. 392): 50
[edit] Usage notes
- The form insofar is American English; the standard form in British and other English is in so far.
[edit] Synonyms
- (to the extent that): inasmuch as, in that
[edit] Translations
to the extent that
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