Example sentences of "in [adj] [noun pl] [adv] [conj] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is possible that juries would prefer to convict of murder in such cases so as to register their abhorrence of the defendant 's activities in general . |
| 2 | However , they have consistently opted to eke out a living by temporary migration and wage labour rather than leaving in such numbers so as to exceed natural population growth , and thereby ease the pressure . |
| 3 | Where one such lift is used the dock and load would be balanced by a suspended weight but two such lifts would generally be arranged to work simultaneously in opposite directions so as to balance each other . |
| 4 | The main purpose of the costings for the latter years is to identify probable peaks and troughs in the overall programme , which can be smoothed out by phasing in major projects so as to avoid clashes . |
| 5 | to develop from a small beginning in manageable steps rather than to spend a long period identifying ‘ all ’ institutional needs and all required data items followed by software development of a ‘ complete ’ system on an unmanageable scale ; |
| 6 | Pynchon , like Joyce , delights in repeating details in new contexts so as to tantalize the reader into thinking he/she has missed crucial meanings . |