Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] [to-vb] [conj] [adj] " in BNC.

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1 When a phosphate ion binds to such a protein ( this process is called phosphorylation ) the protein changes its shape , curling up or stretching out within the membrane , so as to open or close channels which run across the width of the membrane from the outside to the inside of the cell .
2 The role of the organiser is vital in providing careful preparation and support so as to ensure that identifiable outcomes result from the placement .
3 Reasonable accommodation involves the making of modifications or adjustments in the employment process and to the workplace environment so as to ensure that disabled persons are not discriminated against but may enjoy equal employment opportunities with others .
4 As my hon. Friend the Member for Dagenham ( Mr. Gould ) said , the spokesmen got themselves into an even bigger twist over the question whether cost should be the primary basis on which to judge a contract , or whether then to introduce another element so as to ensure that white collar services can be won by the private sector .
5 c ) We shall continually review our debt recovery procedures and those of solicitors , debt collection agencies and others whose services we use to obtain repayment of debts , so as to ensure that acceptable standards are maintained .
6 On the instrument rating test you are required to adjust your outbound time so as to produce and overall time of 4 minutes .
7 Maslow went so far as to say that ill people who treat their fellow men with kindness are forces for mental health and those who disdain or belittle other men are forces for mental illness .
8 Gyford ( 1985b , p. 27 ) goes so far as to suggest that local government reorganization was one of the reasons for moves to the left outside London , where older councillors were replaced not by the hoped for technocrats waiting in the wings , but instead often by representatives of Labour 's new left .
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