asfaras
- To the degree or extent that.
as far as the eye can see
As far as the financing is concerned, there will be no problems.
As far as the choice makes any difference, I prefer the second option.
I'll help youas far as I can.
- (proscribed)Used without any completion, usually to imply "to the degree or extent that ... is/are concerned".
- Synonym:regarding
As far as the policies and procedures under which these companies operate, we keep a very close eye on that.
- Ellipsis is common with certain semantically light elements of certain clauses. For example, "as far as it is practical" can be shortened to "as far as is practical" and, further, to "as far as practical".
- The use without completion is increasingly common, especially in speech, whether the speaker forgets the completion (e.g. after a long noun phrase) or does not realise that it is necessary.
to the degree or extent that
asfaras
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically:seeas,far,as.
as far as the next town
- (sometimes proscribed; see usage note) With respect to; as relates to.
As far as financing, there will be no problems.
2004, Susan Maria Leach,Before & After: Living & Eating Well After Weight Loss Surgery (non-fiction),HarperCollins,→ISBN, page21:As far as food—still no nausea or problems.
2007 July 28, “Stateline Area News in Brief”, inBeloit Daily News[1] (Broadsheet):As far as food, the fire department will have hot dogs and brats.
2007 July 27, Jodi Rogstad, “The lure of the frontier echoes far”, inWyoming Tribune Eagle[2]:As far as food, Courville had expected to have his pick of barbecue and beef jerky[…]
2007 August 5, Susan Frick Carlman, “Pasta and more”, inNaperville Sun:"We put a lot of emphasis into the training of our staff,as far as food knowledge, wine knowledge," he said.
The full form of the "with respect to" sense requires a completion such as "as far as Xis concerned" or "as far as Xgoes". The omission of a completion is considered incorrect by many commentators, though it is nevertheless quite common, especially in speech.[3]
