in so far as

Meanings

conjunction

alternativeAlternative spelling of insofar as.
Asked if such a service could be put in place again, rather than buses, Mellors said: "I think the key thing is the first two weeks of January are pretty unique, in so far as the renewal of a bridge over the M6 at Penrith is very much a once-in-a-generation project.
2025 October 1, David Stubbings, “News: S&C to carry AWC services during West Coast closure”, in RAIL, number 1045, page 17

adverbto the degree or extent that

Similar

insofarin so farso farto that extentto that degree

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