Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] [adv] as [to-vb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1672 Haines obtained a patent for a new method of cleaning trefoil so as to improve the seed , and this led to public controversy with Caffyn , who was himself a local farmer , jealous of Haines 's influence with local notables , and convinced that patents were unchristian and patentees covetous . |
| 2 | Plainly article 9 can not have effect so as to stifle the freedom of all to comment on what is said in Parliament , even though such comment may influence Members in what they say . |
| 3 | As respects England and Wales or Northern Ireland , any provision in an Act passed before 1st August 1958 that any order or determination shall not be called into question in any court , or any provision in such an Act which by similar words excludes any of the powers of the High Court , shall not have effect so as to prevent the removal of the proceedings into the High Court by order of certiorari or to prejudice the powers of the High Court to make orders of mandamus . |
| 4 | The justice would not , in my view , be inquiring into the offence as examining justice so as to bring the matter within section 5(1) nor would she be ‘ adjourning the trial of an information ’ to bring the matter within section 10(1) of the Act of 1980 . |
| 5 | Just as many third-world deals have involved oil so as to escape the OPEC output quotas , so Brazil exchanged $630 million worth of locally-made Volkswagens for Iraqi oil in 1984 . |
| 6 | Upon weight gain or loss ( in this case during dieting ) , the setpoint device pressures the conscious mind to change behaviour so as to reattain the set body weight . |
| 7 | This will eventually make it possible to manipulate ecology so as to test the dependence of social structure upon it . |
| 8 | Distinguished people make a practice of visiting the opera , and pull rank so as to meet the artistes , especially attractive females . ’ |
| 9 | For instance , a limitation or exclusion of liability could be justified by a preamble or postscript to the clause explaining that its purpose is to limit liability so as to enable the person protected by it to obtain insurance cover , and thus keep its costs down : In order to enable the Seller to insure against its liability under this contract , the Seller 's liability in respect of any defect in the goods or any loss caused by such defect is limited to £n ; the Buyer must bear the risk of any loss in excess of £n and should insure against such loss . |