Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [noun] so as [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It must so conduct affairs so as to secure full or near-full employment and that the rate of inflation will be stable and low enough to be tolerable . |
| 2 | Using reported experiences , we aimed to draw together good practice and make recommendations to the organisations on how best to manage secondments so as to help secondees adapt more rapidly to their new jobs and , in due course , to the return of their former posts . |
| 3 | I even considered swooning so as to get out of the room when suddenly a secret door just behind the throne was thrown open and the most incredible sight emerged : a man , black as night , well over two yards high . |
| 4 | For many , ‘ law ’ and ‘ order ’ refer to the ideal of legality ( or ‘ the rule of law ’ ) — and while it is clear that this does not refer to an uncontroversial notion , it is arguable that most people would agree on certain core features of the rule of law : a congruence of official action with a previously declared rule so as to preserve individual autonomy and freedom from arbitrary state power , and a notion of equal treatment of individuals in the eye of the law . |
| 5 | ‘ This refers specifically to the assumed facility of a wholesaler to order in bulk , and to be able to recycle and place previously purchased stock so as to minimise returns . |
| 6 | The drafter should therefore draft clauses so as to maximise the chances of severance : the easiest way to do that is to draft separate limitations in separate sub-clauses . |