as in insofar as
to the degree that
the idea works so far as you've thought it out, but there may be angles you haven't considered
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The telephoto lens feels the weakest of the three, but not so far as to let the overall package down.
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Ewan Spence, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Roberson is going so far as to challenge the credit union, which has nearly $1.5 billion in assets, in district court.
—Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Lionsgate released Small Things Like These in the UK, Ireland and the U.S. in November, with over $6M in global box office so far as international rollout continues.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
Three suspects have been arrested so far as a result, one in France and two in Spain.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Ewan Spence, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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Roberson is going so far as to challenge the credit union, which has nearly $1.5 billion in assets, in district court.
—Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Lionsgate released Small Things Like These in the UK, Ireland and the U.S. in November, with over $6M in global box office so far as international rollout continues.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2024
Three suspects have been arrested so far as a result, one in France and two in Spain.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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