insofar as

Idioms and Phrases

see inasmuch as , def. 2.

Example Sentences

As a consequence, much of the world will view this election as a world-historical calamity, placing the international reputation of the US on the slaughter bench of history, especially insofar as the election of Trump revealed the American public to be complicit in the election of an authoritarian plutocrat, if not a die-hard fascist.

From Salon

“That means that they cannot be attacked, but they can lose their protection only insofar as they are being used for military purposes, and any military action that is then taken in relation to the hospital is subject to the normal rules of combat,” meaning, most importantly, a “distinction between civilians and non-civilians.”

From Salon

Insofar as corporations have free-speech rights, it’s really useful.

From Slate

The fact check is amnesiac insofar as it does not acknowledge the clear pattern of deceit from the man whose denial it takes at face value.

From Slate

Now that it’s behaving a bit more like Michigan and Wisconsin—i.e., looking relatively “safe” for Harris, insofar as that’s possible to say given the absurdly small margins we’re working with in this race—North Carolina can now take its place, at least until the next crazy news thing happens somewhere else, as the state under the magnifying glass.

From Slate