Example sentences of "[noun] as [to-vb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The aim of imposing this levy is not so much to raise revenue as to bestow contributory rights on lower paid , part-time workers . |
| 2 | The great crusades of the 1880s over child prostitution sometimes answered as much to middle-class anxieties as to gross sexual exploitation . |
| 3 | Blanket speed limits applied to all vehicles must be set at such a low figure as to ensure reasonable safety with the most badly designed vehicle when it is in the worst acceptable state of maintenance . |
| 4 | We ventured to ask him what he was writing , and he replied that the trouble with being a publisher was that one was so absorbed in other people 's books as to have insufficient time and energy to devote to one 's own . |
| 5 | Furthermore , while these " blankouts " may distress other people , the primary sufferer may find them confusing but may go so far in denial as to accuse other people of having faulty memory for the things said or done while he or she was in a " blankout " . |
| 6 | As is so often the case with archaeological data , the smaller cemeteries present such a small sample as to make detailed conclusions of dubious value , and their small size may be misleading as more graves may await discovery . |
| 7 | The second case which raises the issue of liability under section 2 is where the doctor , in honouring the patient 's request , in some way facilitates the suicide by , for example , leaving around an extra quantity of tablets in the knowledge or with a strong suspicion that they will be taken in such a dosage as to produce fatal consequences . |
| 8 | Each registered nurse , midwife and health visitor shall act , at all times , in such a manner as to justify public trust and confidence , to uphold and enhance the good standing and reputation of the profession , to serve the interests of society , and above all to safeguard the interests of individual patients and clients . |
| 9 | Hayek , however , constructs his theory in such a manner as to render such criticisms difficult to sustain . |
| 10 | Eliot relayed this in such a manner as to imply grave delinquency on the host 's part , and made the anecdote sound very funny . |
| 11 | It will also challenge clubs like Nottingham — and perhaps even Cardiff — to become as effective as Saracens have been , not only in finding and developing new young talent , but in building such good relations with the junior clubs in their area as to make this process acceptable to both sides . |
| 12 | Between 1900 and the late 1970s … we are asked to strike comparisons between such different styles of law enforcement as to make little sense . |
| 13 | In Waugh v British Rail Board [ 1980 ] AC 521 the House of Lords decided that where a report , following an inquiry , had been prepared as much to prevent further accidents as to obtain legal advice about potential claims , it was not privileged because its sole or dominant purpose was not submission to a legal adviser in view of litigation . |
| 14 | Luther Reynolds ridiculed David in front of her , belittling him in such a way as to destroy any respect she might have had for her husband ; although she could not help but like him a little . |
| 15 | The rail unions should be putting their own demands in such a way as to reinforce this campaign ; but they have not done so . |
| 16 | There seems to be no escape from the fact that work substitutes will be needed to preserve society as we know it , carried out in such a way as to preserve particular countries ' economic viability . |
| 17 | A further element of contrast built into the research is that it will explore how inter-agency policies are negotiated and enacted at a local level , in a small number of tightly defined neighbourhoods which will be chosen in such a way as to reflect demographic variations , differences in housing stock and employment , varying local crime rates , ethnic diversity , and other relevant factors . |
| 18 | Farming for a livelihood demands manipulation of the life-processes in the soil , crops , and animals in such a way as to yield continuous sustenance or profit without depleting capital . |
| 19 | Therefore it seems there is an easy , cheap and extremely efficient method for rewarding managers in such a way as to elicit efficient performance . |
| 20 | The freshening dominates in such a way as to suppress convective water mass formation . |
| 21 | In fact , it will be argued below that the rational expectations hypothesis , the target of so many misdirected Keynesian barbs , may be combined with a model which does not assume market clearing in such a way as to allow considerable scope for discretionary demand management policies . |
| 22 | And second , it must be conceived and laid out in such a way as to support existing shops and shopping streets . |
| 23 | The aim of RE according to the phenomenologists is promoting respect for , and understanding of , religion and its significance for behaviour in such a way as to leave intact pupils ' integrity — it is not educating into religion in any way , but educating about religion understood as more than information because involving a positive and creative approach to pluralism . |
| 24 | The British leaned towards a middle line whereby Japan would be tied to the West but not in such a way as to stimulate aggressive tendencies . |
| 25 | Assuming the investor does decide to remain within the equity market then the second implication of MPT is that the process of diversification is essentially an effort to combine shares in such a way as to eradicate non-market risk . |
| 26 | ‘ … left to itself the market will function in such a way as to cause great harm to the interests of young people , companies and taxpayers alike . ’ |
| 27 | Therefore there is a logical tendency to preclude from view the social reasons why people are using the land in such a way as to cause excessive soil erosion , and so most conservation policies do not address them at all . |
| 28 | They are not taught programming as such , but learn to connect pre-constructed modules in such a way as to design effective programs . |
| 29 | One way in which the terms of competition in the single market may be affected is by granting state subsidies which favour certain undertakings or the production of certain goods in such a way as to affect inter-state trade . |
| 30 | The first has already been dealt with in Chapter 6 when we discussed Friedman 's rehabilitation of Pigou 's theory of labour market adjustment : in a competitive market economy , relative prices will respond in such a way as to eliminate any chance discrepancy between the demands for and supplies of goods and factors of production . |