Example sentences of "[vb infin] [adv] as [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A concentration may occur in one of two ways : first , two or more parties that were previously independent may merge so as to become one new independent business or secondly , one or more persons who already control one business may acquire direct or indirect control of another business . |
| 2 | Unlike a winding-up , the board of directors does not become functus officio on the appointment of a receiver but the directors ' powers are substantially superseded since they can not act so as to interfere with the discharge by the receiver of his responsibilities and accordingly their powers are suspended ‘ so far as is requisite to enable a receiver to discharge his functions . ’ |
| 3 | The idea that some form of market will act so as to restrain corporate managers from abusing their discretion by failing to serve the interests of the shareholders is flawed in two ways . |
| 4 | Although it is argued that the total value of the firm will remain constant , it is shown that this will be so because the price of equity will fall so as to offset the impact of using debt . |
| 5 | The implicit tax would thus rise and fall precisely as needed to counter speculative pressures . |
| 6 | They can feel just as threatened by you and need to have your co-operation as they learn to manage resources and personnel effectively . |
| 7 | Some authorities require a restriction on the number of weeks a buyer may purchase so as to avoid the possibility of permanent use by a single owner . |
| 8 | An argument in defence of a weaker position might run somewhat as follows . |
| 9 | The logic of this is defensible enough where there are members of the public to be terrified , but it was subsequently held that the offence need not take place in public , on the grounds that bystanders might become just as terrified in private as they would in public . |
| 10 | The argument will run roughly as follows . |
| 11 | An inductivist account might run roughly as follows . |
| 12 | One or both of them ( almost always , as stimulus increases , both ) will move so as to slide the penis in and out of the vagina , causing frictional stimulation of the sensitive organs . |
| 13 | It remains to be seen whether this suggestion will become law , but the only really confident prediction must be that so long as capitalism remains , trusts will continue to change and develop so as to meet changes in social conditions and the tax structure . |
| 14 | Thereafter students shall enrol annually as required , normally at the commencement of the academic session . |
| 15 | The provisions of paragraphs ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) above shall not apply so as to make it unlawful for a motor vehicle to be fitted with an instrument or apparatus other than a two-tone horn designed to emit a sound for the purpose of informing members of the public that goods are on the vehicle for sale . |
| 16 | Held , allowing the appeal and granting the applications , that since on an application for the grant of leave under section 8 no question with regard to a child 's upbringing was determined , and since section 10(9) stipulated particular matters , including parental wishes , to which the court was to have regard on such an application , section 1(1) did not apply so as to make the children 's welfare the paramount consideration on an application for leave to apply for a residence order made by a person other than the child concerned ; and that , accordingly , the judge had applied the wrong test ; that as a result of his failure to require that the mother be notified of the application the judge had been deprived of additional material necessary to the proper exercise of his discretion ; and that in the exercise of a fresh discretion , having regard to the new evidence and to the circumstances of the case , the foster mother 's application for leave would be refused ( post , pp. 428G — 429F , 430F , 431C–E ) . |
| 17 | The partnership would capitalise Newco sufficiently to meet the redemption obligations on the debentures and , if Newco became the beneficial owner of more than 25% of the ordinary share capital of Target , prima facie s135 TCGA 1992 would apply so as to preclude a disposal on the exchange of Target shares for Newco debentures , though it would be advisable to obtain from the Inland Revenue advance clearance for this sort of structure under s138 . |
| 18 | ‘ You must not deliberately offend so as to invite such punishment , ’ whispered the puissant amputee hoarsely . |
| 19 | On the morning after the result of the referendum had been announced , the British Foreign Secretary went on the BBC 's Today programme to announce , in effect , ‘ business as usual ’ and that the timetable for the passage of the Maastricht ratification legislation by the British Parliament would proceed precisely as planned . |
| 20 | Although ApC may be a potential cleavage site on account of its structure , the asymmetric drug molecule will always bind so as to cleave the opposing ( GT ) strand by virtue of its ability to form a hydrogen bond with guanine . |
| 21 | In the longer term they should go so as to create a real ‘ Europe without frontiers ’ . |
| 22 | If the revolution is to be successful , then this shift will spread so as to include the majority of the relevant scientific community , leaving only a few dissenters . |
| 23 | Rachel could have brought the snow in and let it melt so as to distract attention from herself . |
| 24 | ‘ Look , why do n't you go ashore as planned ? |
| 25 | That means 10 regular season matches can go ahead as planned on Sunday and all the outstanding matches will be rescheduled before the play-offs . |
| 26 | That means 10 regular season matches can go ahead as planned on Sunday and all the outstanding matches will be rescheduled before the play-offs . |
| 27 | According to officials of the European Space Agency ( ESA ) , about 60 per cent of the experiments will go ahead as planned . |
| 28 | The Poles reluctantly asked the British to cancel the visit but the British insisted that the visit should go ahead as planned . |
| 29 | Undaunted by this tremendous loss , Chris Horsley , co-owner of the Spitfire with Nick , decided that the restoration should go ahead as planned and that MAPS should carry out the work . |
| 30 | But the funeral of Mr Whitelaw , who died of a stroke , will go ahead as planned today . |