Example sentences of "[noun sg] so as not [to-vb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such a State should act in good faith so as not to frustrate the objects of the treaty . |
| 2 | We were to go on foot so as not to disturb the tranquillity . |
| 3 | At one time it was usual practice for the care case to be adjourned pending the outcome of the criminal trial so as not to prejudice the defendant 's position . |
| 4 | As the IPG has a commitment to maintain a comprehensive information system at all times for bureaux , it was decided that work on other sections of the files should continue alongside the social security work so as not to let the changes dominate the work of the group . |
| 5 | By a notice of appeal dated 23 April 1992 the Treasury Solicitor appealed on the grounds that ( 1 ) on a true construction of the Evidence ( Proceedings in Other Jurisdictions ) Act 1975 the court was precluded from making the order for examination ; ( 2 ) the deputy judge had erred in law in making the order and in holding that ( i ) it was possible to interpret section 9(4) of the Act so as not to preclude the order sought , ( ii ) the exclusion contained in section 9(4) was restricted to cases where the actual capacity in which the witness was called on to give evidence was a Crown capacity and that the fact that the evidence sought was acquired in the course of the witness 's employment as a servant of the Crown was not of itself sufficient to bring the case within the exclusion , ( iii ) the fact that the witness was now retired from his position was relevant to the question whether the exclusion in section 9(4) applied , ( iv ) if some other interpretation were possible , it would be unacceptable to approach section 9(4) as requiring the court to refuse to make the order that a witness who was competent and compellable within the United Kingdom should give evidence for foreign proceedings , ( v ) there was nothing in the material sought to be given in evidence which it could have been the policy or intention of the Act to have prevented being explored ; ( 3 ) the deputy judge had erred in law in approaching the question of capacity by concentrating on the position of the witness at the time that the evidence was to be given as opposed to the position of the witness at the time that he acquired the information which was the subject matter of the evidence and the nature content and source of such evidence ; ( 4 ) the judge had wrongly ignored the fact that the Crown as a party to the Hague Convention was in a position to give effect to it and to provide evidence to foreign courts in accordance with it without recourse to the court ; and ( 5 ) the judge had wrongly approached section 9(4) on the footing that it most likely addressed prejudice to the sovereignty of the state . |
| 6 | For example , you mentioned the need for public liability insurance , so I went ahead and arranged that ; I also had signs made saying ‘ Caution : Work in Progress ’ , as you recommended ; I took care to explain to the volunteers to avoid disturbing the kicking stones , and to avoid making heaps of spoil so as not to impede the grass cutter . |
| 7 | Humans on foot must step over the broken flagstones and around the car-paraphernalia which is implanted in the pavement so as not to obstruct the motorised flow . |
| 8 | Set the iron plane well down in the vice so as not to obtain the plane cheeks , or else … ! |
| 9 | I went into hospital with a blank jumbo pad , a pencil so as not to mark the NHS sheets , and the hero 's manuscript . |
| 10 | There are a number of industries around Baden , all sited with typical Swiss discretion so as not to bruise the town 's charm . |
| 11 | It could have been Jamie , padding softly around his flat so as not to disturb the neighbours . |
| 12 | The mother 's objection was not found to be unreasonable and no suggestion was made to allow adoption with a condition of access so as not to deprive the ten year old of the security that goes with adoption compared to long-term foster care . |
| 13 | One went on tiptoe so as not to disturb the hush . |
| 14 | I mean , could one do the Tesco superstore , pick up the bedding begonias and the kids from their respective nurseries , shell peas for the boss 's wife and remove the rotary drier from its rotospike so as not to offend the neighbours who 've stuck a Sky dish up against your patio view , whilst obsessed by lust ? |
| 15 | We have this church , where Bee preach the sermons quiet , without spirit so as not to move the congregation to sing too loud or ring the bell or catch the Spirit and speak in tongues , so when Corporal Prince break into the Church one evening , he and the whole Bonasse Police Force , he finds us singing soft and low as children in a Sunday School : ‘ God moves in mysterious way His wonders to perform . ’ |
| 16 | In Kilronan churchyard lies the blind harper who , it is said , wrote the music for the tune that became ‘ The Star-Spangled Banner ’ — Turlough O'Carolan , led across Ireland on a white horse by his servant , and sleeping with his harp in the bed so as not to let the instrument 's wood warp in damp rooms . |
| 17 | I carefully examined every photograph in minute detail through a magnifying glass so as not to miss a thing . |
| 18 | How shall we word a letter so as not to offend the parents ? |
| 19 | Beaverbrook considered it an achievement that the USA and UK had settled on the 1943 draft as a formula for future negotiations , but US ambassador John Winant , at lunch with Churchill , Berle , and Beaverbrook , thought the Prime Minister wanted the Lord Privy Seal to ‘ soft-pedal ’ the internationalization aspect so as not to offend the USA . |