Example sentences of "be [vb pp] so as [to-vb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | which established that in the absence of a prohibition in the memorandum , the articles could be altered so as to authorise such an issue . |
| 2 | The words used will be interpreted according to the so-called " golden rule " : they will be given their ordinary grammatical and literal meaning unless that produces absurdity , inconsistency or repugnancy , when the literal meaning can be modified so as to avoid that absurdity , inconsistency or repugnancy . |
| 3 | But his whole account can perhaps be understood so as to avoid such objections . |
| 4 | There remains , however , a question of principle which has not been fully considered : should the fault element in offences against the person be widened so as to criminalize some negligent causing of physical harm ? |
| 5 | Held , allowing the appeal , ( 1 ) ( Lord Mackay of Clashfern L.C. dissenting ) that , subject to any question of Parliamentary privilege , the rule excluding reference to Parliamentary material as an aid to statutory construction should be relaxed so as to permit such reference where ( a ) legislation was ambiguous or obscure or led to absurdity , ( b ) the material relied upon consisted of one or more statements by a minister or other promoter of the Bill together if necessary with such other Parliamentary material as was necessary to understand such statements and their effect and ( c ) the statements relied upon were clear ( post , pp. 1039C , G , 1040B , D–E , 1042C–D , H — 1043A , 1056A–C , 1061E–F , 1063F–G ) . |