Example sentences of "[adj] [adv] [conj] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In Chapter 2 , I argued that it is very important to test the system as a whole as early as possible rather than to develop components in isolation . |
| 2 | The draft rules for the asylum appeals procedure were issued unfinished so as to aid discussion . |
| 3 | The optional words in brackets in subclause 8.1.2 should be included for obvious reasons , and it is suggested that if those words were included then so should the words at the end of subclause 8.1.4 so as to avoid a conflict . |
| 4 | The Americans were anxious to see the Russians engaged in the Far East as soon as possible so as to minimise American losses . |
| 5 | Perhaps cyclists using the service could be asked to clean their bikes as much as possible so as to minimise the risk of oil stains etc . |
| 6 | Governments should aim to make their policy instruments as predictable as possible so as to minimize confusion and hence undesirable fluctuations in output . |
| 7 | Get actual local conditions as early as possible so as to have time to make any amendments to your plan . |
| 8 | The Society 's view is that a more positive solution is needed : to amend the Financial Services Act 1986 so as to make it clear precisely how far rules made under the Act displace the general law . |
| 9 | Was that so as to cast doubt on Googol 's word ? |
| 10 | Section 4 of the 1982 Act amends the Law Reform ( Miscellaneous Provisions ) Act 1934 so as to exclude the survival of any claim for damages for loss of earnings during the lost years for the benefit of the estate in respect of deaths occurring on or after 1 January 1983 . |
| 11 | Since the enactment of s 459 1985 , it has been regarded as a better remedy for a minority affected by prejudice in a company to ask for a share purchase order under s 461 rather than to seek a return of share capital through a winding-up petition which results in the liquidation of a solvent company ( a member can not petition under s 122(1) ( g ) if the company is insolvent because he has no interest ) . |
| 12 | Pre-prepared units of work should be labelled and stored so as to make them accessible to pupils and teachers alike . |
| 13 | Foucault argues that a whole series of movements since the nineteenth century , including various anthropologizing Marxisms , have developed complicitly with this so as to preserve the sovereignty of the subject against Marx 's and others ' decentrings : positivism , the Hegelian Marxism of Lukács , the Marxist humanism of Sartre , as well as various theories of cultural totalities such as that of the Frankfurt School . |
| 14 | It may be helpful to bend down to do this so as to minimize the strain on your back , especially with a heavy dog . |
| 15 | This does not appear to be altogether necessary , having regard to the grade of the inclines , but possibly the condition of the bond has induced them to add this so as to prevent the semblance of a hang to the descending tank . |
| 16 | ‘ Maybe we should breed men an inch high so as to live a million years . ’ |
| 17 | Situations in which they can prove useful are in small and/or lightly-stocked tanks , and rearing tanks where feeding is rather heavy and regular , as long as the turnover rate is not too high so as to stress the young fish or drag them into the filter . |
| 18 | It was , he continued , more important than ever to ensure that leases were well-drafted so as to make landlords and/or tenants fully aware as to whether or not their insurance policies covered damage caused by terrorism . |
| 19 | It is difficult to see any reason why in civil proceedings the privilege against self-incrimination should be exercisable so as to enable a litigant to refuse relevant and even vital documents which are in his possession or power and which speak for themselves . |
| 20 | Upon receiving the report , the court can make an interim order under s 252 so as to facilitate the implementation of the proposed voluntary arrangement or make a bankruptcy order ( s 274 ) . |
| 21 | For reasons which are not stated the legislature in 1988 made it essential for a successor to live in the dwelling house during the period of six months but did not amend the Act of 1985 so as to impose either a six months ' period or residence in a particular dwelling house in the case of a council house . |
| 22 | The aim of structural fire precautions is to limit the spread of fire within the building or from one building to another so as to minimize the risk to life . |
| 23 | I watched a girl in front of me trying to hop from one patch to another so as to avoid ducking the two strips of leather somebody had sold her as shoes . |
| 24 | We can see therefore that in this model government debt is equivalent to a fall in T 1 accompanied by a rise in T 2 so as to leave the present value of lump-sum tax payments unchanged ( Diamond , 1973b , p. 222 , and Bierwag , Grove and Khang , 1969 ) . |
| 25 | Consequently it was decided to approve the proposals outlined in Section 2 above and to authorise the Director of Finance to initiate the appointment process . |
| 26 | In 1792 wages in Sheffield were said to be so high generally as to allow the leisure-preferring cutlers to live comfortably from working only three days a week . |
| 27 | ‘ Eldorado is substantially different now but to get people to admit that is an uphill struggle . |
| 28 | It is the object of the present study to find this out and to apply the findings in teaching beginning and slow readers . |
| 29 | ‘ Once they have decided that they are committed to one man , they seem to want to acknowledge this publicly and to receive public approval in return . |
| 30 | The whole object of sex is to have unlike acting on unlike so as to make possible the production of unlike offspring , thus allowing for adaptive change , Darwin argues . |