insofar
[in-suh-fahr, -soh-]
- to such an extent (usually followed by as): I will do the work insofar as I am able.
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Origin of insofar
First recorded in 1590–1600; orig. phrase in so far
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Examples from the Web for insofar
Contemporary Examples
Certification is voluntary only insofar as work as a physician is voluntary.
That is good, insofar as voters who have been hurt or helped by Obamacare can make themselves heard.
We forgive them insofar as Assange and company weaken American power and American authority.
The GOP economic plan, insofar that it exists, calls for austerity budgets, deep tax cuts, and tight monetary policy.
GOP Aims to Cut $40 Billion Out of Food Stamps to Foil Illusory ‘Cheaters’Jamelle Bouie
September 5, 2013
And of course I was pro-Israel insofar as I was pro-peace; I was a Christian.
Historical Examples
Insofar as I myself am concerned, I am wholly disinterested.
The LoyalistJames Francis Barrett
She was a devout adherent and had been, insofar as he had been able to discover, an ardent Whig.
The LoyalistJames Francis Barrett
He began to wilt, insofar as so rigidly constructed a creature could go limp.
The Blue TowerEvelyn E. Smith
And insofar as he could tell at the distance not a single one of them was of Allied design.
Dave Dawson at DunkirkRobert Sydney Bowen
Still, no one gave that much thought, insofar as Wyeth could ascertain.
The Forged NoteOscar Micheaux