as far as possible
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"We investigated as far as possible but all enquiries have been exhausted at this time," the statement said.
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"There will be lots of complications, but we have the obligation to try to go as far as possible."
From Barron's
It asks schools to freeze tuition for five years and reduce administrative costs as far as possible.
If they fail to confirm the details, the suspects would be taken by the police "under proper escort, in groups as far as possible", and handed over to the border forces for deportation.
From BBC
"We want to try as far as possible to avoid those countries enacting any kind of panicky policies," says Prof Gietel-Basten.
From BBC
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