Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] [adv] as [to-vb] [pron] " 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 The user creates the pages by manipulating this information so as to make it pleasing to the eye , informative , amusing , or whatever effect is required .
6 You must work out your personal pattern so as to suit your individual conditions .
7 Thus , where at the outset it has been decided ( Clause 12.01 ) to leave the goodwill of the firm out of individual account so as to allow it to enure for the benefit of the continuing practice , or where , for similar reasons , revaluations of partnership assets have been ruled out , this should be specified ( Clause 12.02 ) .
8 Would it not be preferable to broaden the defence of diminished responsibility so as to convert it into a defence of extreme emotional disturbance , applicable to both sexes ?
9 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 .
10 Attention must be paid to the age of persons with a mental handicap so as to house them in a group which respects this .
11 I am sure that he will wish to join me in congratulating the governors , the headmaster and the parents involved in the school on their wisdom in applying for grant-maintained status so as to free themselves from the bureaucracy and interference of the local education authority .
12 How , then , can we reconceptualize the idea of rationality within higher education so as to convey something of its traditional promise , while confronting the dual problematic it faces ?
13 try to redefine the way that the opposition sees its own position so as to enable it to shift away from that position to your benefit
14 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 .
15 By a summons dated 30 April 1991 the defendants applied to the judge in chambers for directions as to whether notwithstanding the order of Morland J. , they were at liberty to comply with the notice and , if so , on what forms if any ; and , further or alternatively , variation or discharge of that order so as to allow them to comply with the notice .
16 Make a note of the values at maximum and minimum and if they are not of equal magnitude adjust the zero-offset trimpot so as to make them equal .
17 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 .
18 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 .
19 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 .
20 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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