Example sentences of "as it [vb mod] [verb] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | I would like to avoid defeat partly as it would avoid the first league double against us in three years and to keep the unbeaten run together . |
2 | Sir : Roy Hattersley says that he is against electoral reform as it would stop the Labour Party winning an overall majority . |
3 | Individuals have no standing to prevent or interfere with the executive 's exercise of this power , as it would undermine the overall control of foreign policy . |
4 | Leading edges have been pulled into parabolic curves by a combination of tailoring the sail and strong tension on long and unsupported leading edge spars.This is both cosmetic and practical , as it can convert the conical camber to cylindrical camber . |
5 | The counter-argument is that seasonal adjustment will itself take care of much of the distortion ( as it will eliminate the predictable seasonal rise in unemployment in July and August when school-leavers come on to the register ) . |
6 | The abolition of the earnings rule is likely to widen inequalities in income between older men and women as it will allow the former 's higher earnings to be extended into old age . |