Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [adv] as [to-vb] [pos pn] " in BNC.

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1 ( 5 ) In order to determine whether any particular item of information falls within the implied term so as to prevent its use for disclosure by an employee after his employment has ceased , it is necessary to consider all the circumstances of the case .
2 Now I think of an animal or a small child depositing its excreta in the wrong place so as to annoy its owner or parent .
3 Otherwise you are likely to find that your puppy will continue in this manner so as to attract your attention .
4 These genes are the mechanism by which information arriving at the cell nucleus is translated into instructions for the later synthesis of key structural proteins — that is , proteins which will eventually be inserted into the synaptic membrane so as to change its structure and shape .
5 You must work out your personal pattern so as to suit your individual conditions .
6 However , such disadvantages could be minimized by elaborating the definition of extreme emotional disturbance so as to clarify its extent and its limitations , and by evolving sentencing guidelines which set out the major determinants of culpability .
7 The scum kid seemed about to fit the mask to his own face so as to hide his savage features … or to become , for a few moments , the reflexion of Lexandro who lived such an unimaginable , foreign life .
8 The general procedure , however , is to work with the dog over a period of time , ensuring a non-conflict situation so as to overcome its fears .
9 The idea is that they feed the other side with what appears to be genuine material so as to establish their credibility and then the other side asks them to do things for them on their own home ground .
10 Radical voices in developing countries began to accuse the West of plotting to keep down the numbers in the Third World so as to maintain their own privileged position .
11 Both groups follow Foucault to the extent that they neither propose , nor utilize , a general theory of history as such ; but unlike Foucault they simply tend to shelve the whole problem so as to avoid its theoretical difficulties .
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