Example sentences of "[noun pl] [adv] as [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The issue which divides your Lordships is whether this House should now reinterpret the principles lying behind the authorities so as to give a right of recovery in such circumstances . |
| 2 | The game has been put back 24 hours so as to avoid a clash with live television transmission of Honved v Manchester United and Rangers v Levski Sofia — so there 's no excuse . |
| 3 | The basic idea ( see Figure 9.2 ) was that members agreed to maintain no more than a 2¼ per cent band around all their respective currencies so as to set a limit to the degree to which exchange values could fluctuate ( the ‘ snake ’ ) . |
| 4 | To show this , suppose that the UK has a relatively high rate of inflation and that , as a result , the pound is depreciating : speculators who expect the pound to continue depreciating will sell pounds and buy stronger currencies so as to make a capital gain later . |
| 5 | Suppose now that we cut a number of adjacent bonds so as to constitute a crack , then of course we have interrupted the flow of stress in the broken chains and the load in these broken chains has got to go somewhere ( 1c ) . |
| 6 | On the other hand , if the landlord is likely to relet the demised property at the end of the tenancy without incorporating it into any greater unit it may be prudent to spread the termination dates so as to prevent a cash flow crisis , which might be occasioned by too many voids at the same time . |
| 7 | The resulting material is then mixed with other waste plastics so as to produce a range of products , including chairs and tables , marine wood , toothbrush handles and weatherproof flooring . |
| 8 | They included plans to reduce military personnel by some 250,000 overall by ( i ) eliminating three active-duty Army divisions and combining two reserve divisions so as to leave a total of nine divisions ; ( ii ) removing five Air Force fighter squadrons ; and ( iii ) scrapping 62 Navy ships by 1994 . |