Example sentences of "so as " in BNC.
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| 1 | He knew and practised all the rules of art , and from a composition of Raphael , Carracci , and Guido , made up a style , of which the only fault was , that it has no manifest defects and no striking beauties ; and that the principles of his composition are never blended together , so as to form one uniform body original in its kind , or excellent in any view . |
| 2 | Some art criticism in a catalogue may be included so as to document the history of taste . |
| 3 | Making difficulties just so as to be a person . |
| 4 | On the sons and daughters of the farming family was imposed the strict necessity of abstaining from sexual activity other than for the first born , so as not to impair the integrity of land succession . |
| 5 | The teachers ' union even submitted the draft constitution to the bishops so as to get it right . |
| 6 | As has already been seen , it was the style of both church and politicians to avoid their mutual consultations being known , which tells us that the secularity of the state at that time was partially a façade , but one which it was felt by both interested parties had to be maintained , probably so as not to confuse the faithful . |
| 7 | They explicitly quoted sections of Article 41 or the 1937 constitution so as to support the view of including its provisions in any new all-Ireland constitution . |
| 8 | On the basis of privately commissioned opinion polls showing an increasing majority in favour of some measure of divorce legislation , FitzGerald agreed with his cabinet to proceed with a referendum on whether to change the constitution so as to allow divorce for marriages irretrievably broken down , though only after a period of five years ' actual breakdown and legal separation . |
| 9 | From 1899 , the intention of the clergy to assume and maintain absolute control of their schools led a number of them to refuse to appoint members of the Irish National Teachers ' Organization so as to avoid trade union interference . |
| 10 | Not glass to reflect a bit of the world , but a crystal ball to look into so as to understand the world . |
| 11 | Find way of treating glass so as to respond to viewer 's gaze ? |
| 12 | She picked her way between them , treading with care so as not to shower things with sand . |
| 13 | She decided to sleep on the sofa so as not to miss anything . |
| 14 | Before passing on , I will introduce a piece of terminology of my own and call central-system thinking ‘ cognisance ’ , a term chosen so as to give the flavour of knowledge , rationality , and accessibility to consciousness . |
| 15 | When he came he had to pull away quickly so as not to spill a drop of his bodily fluids , like the instructions on the box of condoms said . |
| 16 | Sit-ups , crunches , leg raises and knee tucks are all possible on this simple piece of equipment , and as the stomach muscles become stronger the angle of incline is increased so as to bring gravity into play . |
| 17 | If the latter option is taken , it is better to spread the intake throughout the day so as to continually top up the body 's supply . |
| 18 | These exercises will be used on your first 3 routines , and will be incorporated in stages so as to make your training progressive and more demanding . |
| 19 | This exercise must be done slowly and carefully so as not to let the barbell drop from your fingertips . |
| 20 | The weights used should be increased once 3 sets of 10 repetitions have been achieved so as to make the weight training progressive . |
| 21 | Set the iron plane well down in the vice so as not to obtain the plane cheeks , or else … ! |
| 22 | Not surprisingly , the Department of Transport , and in consequence the British Railways Board , maintained a policy of aiming to reduce the PSO so as to reduce the demands on the taxpayer . |
| 23 | So as the 1980s drew to a close , the sub-sectors dubbed Coal , Construction , Petroleum and Metals were all in fine shape , and their outlook for the 1990s is promising . |
| 24 | Use light even strokes so as not to cause bubbles to form in the film . |
| 25 | Lower each slab on to the sand so as not to disturb it . |
| 26 | Lay it to a depth of at least 25mm ( 1in ) ; rake smooth , then lay each slab in place , lowering it so as not to disturb the mortar bed . |
| 27 | There 's a ‘ chat-and-pat ’ service ; staff call your hound by name , and tiptoe past your room at night so as to let sleeping dogs lie ; your dog 's photograph is taken in the hotel ; the hotel manager appears for a final ‘ wave-and-wag ’ ; there 's a VIP service for show-winning dogs ; and a discount for families whose dogs are better behaved than the owners ! |
| 28 | Its aim is to establish R&D projects so as to : ‘ Make the European Industries competitive in the design , manufacture and use of future integrated circuit microsystems , ’ according to the EC 's documents inviting companies to take part . |
| 29 | To convert it to a fluxgate transducer , the excitation is increased so as to force the core into saturation on alternate peaks . |
| 30 | The frequency is chosen to make sure that the core reaches saturation at each alteration , but does not spend any more than a short time in this condition so as to maximise the final output signal ; the circuit should produce as many saturation signals as possible . |