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

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1 ‘ Maybe we should breed men an inch high so as to live a million years . ’
2 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 .
3 There are cases , including the authorities to which Cooke P. referred , in which an order apparently final has been treated as interlocutory so as to deprive a litigant of a right of appeal or so as to restrict such right .
4 But in other west European countries a different conclusion is being drawn , namely that European political union , perhaps excluding Britain , is all the more important so as to provide a check on American behaviour , to avoid a unipolar world .
5 ( Domiciliary ) services appear to be provided where no family is available rather than to assist a family in their support .
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