insofar as
conjunction
: to the extent or degree that
we agree only insofar as the budget is concerned
Examples of insofar as in a Sentence
The news is good insofar as it suggests that a solution may be possible.
insofar as I know, there are no other complications for obtaining the building permit
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Second, insofar as growth is associated with environmental degradation and inequality, are societies now approaching the point at which its costs exceed its benefits?
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Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, on the left, the ADL is often accused of caring about antisemitism mostly insofar as it can be used as a weapon for its pro-Israel advocacy.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
This is the story of a budding cinephile who stumbled upon an unusual film and resolved, insofar as any 13-year-old can set firm intentions, to spend the rest of his life watching, and writing about, movies.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
This behavior is harmless, except insofar as laws and social conventions go.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2024
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Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
Meanwhile, on the left, the ADL is often accused of caring about antisemitism mostly insofar as it can be used as a weapon for its pro-Israel advocacy.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 9 Jan. 2025
This is the story of a budding cinephile who stumbled upon an unusual film and resolved, insofar as any 13-year-old can set firm intentions, to spend the rest of his life watching, and writing about, movies.
—Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
This behavior is harmless, except insofar as laws and social conventions go.
—R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Insofar as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insofar%20as. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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