Example sentences of "[noun pl] were [vb pp] [adv] as [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 The items were selected so as to give a quick overview of performance in relation to a range of topics including number concepts , measures , spatial concepts , algebra , graphs and number patterns .
2 Curves predicting the numbers of damaged lymphocytes were constructed so as to allow for three possibilities : CD45RA cells die , CD45R0 cells die and CD45R0 cells change into CD45RA cells .
3 Under a presidential decree of Aug. 6 , oil and gas export prices were deregulated so as to bring them into line with world prices .
4 In February 1992 , however , Lautro 's Rules were amended so as to give other persons served with an intervention notice the right to appeal against it : see new rules 7.28 and 7.3(12) .
5 This was followed in 1988 by a reform of the Community Budget in which steps were taken to shift expenditure from agricultural to the structural funds , that is those concerned with regional and social matters , and the expenditure rules were recast so as to concentrate such structural spending on the poorest regions .
6 His routines were organized so as to facilitate this intellectual process : weekends were reserved for Colombey , where he could take long walks and mull over problems ; workday schedules at the Elysée were strictly adhered to ; he insisted on absolute punctuality and an atmosphere of unruffled calm .
7 This liability would only be avoided if careful records of the sources of drugs were kept so as to pass on liability to the manufacturer responsible for any defect .
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