Example sentences of "in [adj] [noun] [adv] as [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Every village school in Eritrea is designed in this way so as to prevent detection from the air by the MIGs and Antanov bombers of the Ethiopian air force . |
| 2 | The frequency is chosen to make sure that the core reaches saturation at each alteration , but does not spend any more than a short time in this condition so as to maximise the final output signal ; the circuit should produce as many saturation signals as possible . |
| 3 | Otherwise you are likely to find that your puppy will continue in this manner so as to attract your attention . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | For example , in the celebrated Royal Mail Steam Packet case ( R v Kylsant and Morland ( 1931 ) 75 Acct LR 62 ) it was argued in court that if the accounts or the audit reports had shown the enterprise 's true financial position , it would have encouraged competitors to engage in predatory pricing so as to drive the company out of business . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | The theories which have been advanced so far have not been adequately tested in empirical research so as to gain credibility . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | It explains why Paul will not allow that there are specially illuminated , ‘ gnostic ’ Christians at Colossae : the divine mystery of the gospel is an open secret , and Paul warns ‘ every man , and teaches every man in all wisdom so as to present every man mature in Christ ’ ( Col. 1:26,28 ) . |
| 11 | Pynchon , like Joyce , delights in repeating details in new contexts so as to tantalize the reader into thinking he/she has missed crucial meanings . |