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so as to

adv. in order to; "he observed the snakes so as to describe their behavior"

Usage examples of "so as to".

Her head was half bent, so as to face the northern sky, where the Alppain light was still glowing.

The woman returned a few minutes later, rubbing the coupon on her sleeve so as to slick it up.

The whole machine rested upon a flat platform, raised about four feet above the level of the roof, so as to encounter no obstruction on starting its flight.

He remembered his disappointing experience with the American, and he did not want to affright his guest so as to spoil the social nature of the occasion.

He was heading for the back door, and I had to aim real low so as to get him in the leg.

Underneath there's a fixed radiator to direct the repulsion beam downward so as to hold its passenger suspended above the ground.

Moving slowly, so as to excite no hostility, Rafe Caradec walked his horse across the stream and then swung down.