as far as

Idioms  

1. Also, so far as. To the extent, degree, or amount that. This phrase alone is always used to modify a verb, as in As far as I can tell it's an authentic antique, or It's a good job as far as it goes, but it may need more work, or James said that, so far as he can remember, he's never met Mike. [c. 1300] Also see the subsequent idioms beginning with as far as.

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Example Sentences

“As far as the corruption problem goes, I think that Xi has concluded that he had no other option but to cull virtually the entire generational cohort at the top” of the People’s Liberation Army, said Jon Czin, a China expert at the Washington-based Brookings Institution and former analyst at the Central Intelligence Agency.

From The Wall Street Journal

As far as the generation of young women that your 16-year-old daughter, Violet, is a part of, what gives you hope about her generation and what kind of scares you about them?

From Los Angeles Times

And getting to be around these people that are day-to-day involved with all this stuff, and some living with it, is so inspiring and made me feel like we were all on the right path as far as you tell stories about this.

From Los Angeles Times

They acted quickly and in a very organized fashion, pushing power as far as it can go in a number of agencies.

From Salon

The “magic number” — as far as there is one — surpassed $1 million in 2021, and stands at around $1.26 million, which is actually down from $1.46 million, according to a recent poll from Northwestern Mutual.

From MarketWatch