SO AS

Definition: SO AS

SO AS

1. So that. [Obs.] The relations are so uncertain as they require a great deal of examination. --Bacon. 7. As if; as though. [Obs. or Poetic] He lies, as he his bliss did know. --Waller. 8. For instance; by way of example; thus; -- used to introduce illustrative phrases, sentences, or citations. 9. Than. [Obs. & R.] The king was not more forward to bestow favors on them as they free to deal affronts to others their superiors. --Fuller. 10. Expressing a wish. [Obs.] ``As have,'' Note: i. e., may he have. --Chaucer.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Crosswords: SO AS

So as your father once condemned us, so now do we condemn his misbegotten brat! (Superman II; writing credit: Jerry Siegel; Joe Shuster)

So as a personal favor to me, will you try to put your tongue in neutral for a while? (The Abyss; writing credit: James Cameron)

Fighting for something better than just jungle law, fighting so as he can stand on his own two feet, free and decent, like he was created, no matter what his race, color, or creed. (Mr. Smith Goes to Washington; writing credit: Sidney Buchman)

Math. So as a public service here tonight I thought I would offer a brief (New Math; performing artist: Tom Lehrer)

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A white female patient receives a lateral mammogram treatment. She is lying on her left side with the left breast compressed and she is holding her right breast out of the way so as to not block the x-ray. Note the older methods of the diagnostic procedure. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.

(4) color slides show a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, the top slice of bread is turned clockwise so as to see the peanut butter and jelly filling. Credit: Renee Comet (photographer).

Trawl net being towed. Small diameter wire attached to net mensuration sensors and holds sensors at constant tension so as not to foul net. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

View through arch of east tower. Photograph by Jack E. Boucher, March 1977. (Reproduction Number: HAER WVA,35-WHEEL,35-44) The Wheeling Suspension Bridge has been called "the father of American suspension bridges." Designed in 1849 by Charles Ellett as part of the National Road (later U.S. 40), the bridge spans a distance of 1,010 feet across the Ohio River so as to allow boats to pass underneath it. The bridge has been altered several times by noted engineers including Ellett's partner, William McComas, and William Hildenbrand. It remains the oldest vehicular suspension bridge in the world that is still in use. Credit: Library of Congress.

Painting by F. Luis Mora, depicting Lt(JG) Kalk assisting survivors of USS Jacob Jones (Destroyer # 61) after she was sunk by the German submarine U-53 off the Scilly Isles on 6 December 1917. A plaque accompanying this painting read: "The Jacob Jones was sunk by an enemy torpedo between Brest and Queenstown. Lieutenant (jg) S.F. Kalk rendered conspicuous and gallant services after the ship sank by helping men from one raft to another so as to equalize the weight on the rafts. He died of exposure and exhaustion in order to save others. Lieutenant (jg) Kalk was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal posthumously.". Credit: NAVY.

Barn on a hummock in Bird's Point, New Madrid Fuse Plug Levee District. Elevation is artificially made so as to be above flood level. Credit: Library of Congress.

Production. Parachute cloth and shrouds. The water stretching machine of an Eastern parachute manufacturer stretches shroud lines so as to make them more adaptable to the finished product. Credit: Library of Congress.

Boston and Maine railroad shops at Billerica, Massachusetts. The heavy sections of steel which were once proud boxcars but now fit only for scrap are being cut by these heavy shears so as to be made ready for shipping to steel mills. Credit: Library of Congress.

The water stretching machine of an eastern parachute manufacturer stretches shroud lines so as to make them more adaptable to the finished product, Manchester, Conn. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

All evil customs connected with forests and warrens, foresters and warreners, sheriffs and their officers, river banks and their wardens, shall immediately by inquired into in each county by twelve sworn knights of the same county chosen by the honest men of the same county, and shall, within forty days of the said inquest, be utterly abolished, so as never to be restored, provided always that we previously have intimation thereof, or our justiciar, if we should not be in England. (reference)

At first, when some certain kind of regiment was once approved, it may be nothing was then farther thought upon for the manner of governing, but all permitted unto their wisdom and discretion which were to rule, till by experience they found this for all parts very inconvenient, so as the thing which they had devised for a remedy, did indeed but increase the sore which it should have cured. (Second Treatise of Government)

The Clearing Offices concerned will lay before the Mixed Arbitral Tribunal all the information and documents in their possession, so as to enable the Tribunal to decide rapidly on the cases which are brought before it. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

By a most fortunate chance his leaving Highbury had been delayed so as to bring him to her assistance at this critical moment.

The Professor rapidly arranged them in two rows, so as to make a dark passage, leading straight from the door to the mouth of the cage.

One of these sheets of shadow entirely covered the wall against which Marius was leaning, so as to conceal him.

Cranly seized his arm and steered him round so as to head back towards Leeson Park.

With a little more wit we might use these materials so as to become richer than the richest now are, and make our civilization a blessing.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

Evaluation results should be reported and widely disseminated so as to advance both science and practice. (references)

The vaccine would prevent nicotine from reaching the brain so as to reduce its effects and help keep people from becoming addicted. (references)

Women who discover that they are pregnant but have not already spoken with their doctor about ways to reduce the risks should do so as soon as possible. (references)

Business

But importers sell imported apparel directly to retail stores so as to reduce extra costs. (references)

In practice, flogging is administered in accordance with Shari'a so as to prevent major or permanent injuries. (references)

In some areas cooperation between official and unofficial churches has expanded so as to blur the line between the two. (references)

Civil Liberties

Kuwait

Some have argued that these procedures are purposely kept vague by the Government so as to maintain the status quo. (references)

Hong Kong

The U.N. Human Rights Committee in November 1999 noted its concern that the ordinance could be applied to restrict unduly the right of association and called on the Government to review the law so as to ensure full protection of the right to freedom of association under the ICCPR. (references)

Economic History

Egypt

Many do so as part of a manufacturing or assembly operation in Egypt. (references)

Minorities

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Some hard-line local authorities in the eastern RS sought to keep information regarding the right to return and conditions in return sites from reaching displaced Serbs in their areas, so as to dissuade them from attempting to return to their former homes. (references)

Political Economy

Botswana

To keep voters' confidence, the government is engaged in a privatization drive aimed at improving productivity and diversifying the economy so as to generate jobs for all segments of society. (references)

Political Rights

Burma

In 1995 the NLD withdrew from the convention and demanded a revision in working procedures so as to allow debate and meaningful participation by all parties in formulation of a new constitution. (references)

Trade

Indonesia

A product registration regulation is also in place that requires detailed product processing information so as to approach proprietary information. (references)

Egypt

All food products should be packed in appropriate packages which should be clean, intact, and odorless so as to preserve the product and not affect its characteristics. (references)

Luxembourg

After opening the systems to economic operators in general, the packaging directive (94/62) clearly says that these systems shall also apply to imported products under non-discriminatory conditions, including the detailed arrangements and any tariff imposed for access to the systems, and shall be designed so as to avoid barriers to trade or distortions of competition, in conformity with the Treaty. (references)

Travel

Spain

These attacks were apparently planned so as to avoid inflicting casualties. (references)

Women

India

In February 2000, CEDAW noted that "steps have not been taken to reform the personal laws of different religious and ethnic groups, in consultation with them, so as to conform with the Convention. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "SO AS": not so as ♦ so as to ♦ so as to be on the safe side. Additional references.

Albanian

deri ... që (so as to). (various references)

Arabic 

‏لكي (because, in order to, so as to, that, with a view to). (various references)

Bulgarian 

така че (so, so as to, so that), за да (so as to, that, to). (various references)

Chinese 

�"�以 (in order to, so as to), 為了 (for the purpose of, in order to, so as to), 免得 (so as not to, so as to avoid), 以便 (in order to, so as to, so that), 以免 (in order to avoid, so as not to), 以 (according to, because, by, in order to, so as to, to use, with). (various references)

Czech

jen když, aby (as, in order that, in order to, so that, that). (various references)

Danish

saaledes opnaar man en relativt ren skal af stoerknet metal-dette er faktisk et af de maal,der tilstraebes med denne forarbejdningsmetode:et meget formbart yderlag ved staal til dybtraekning eller til traadtraekning (in fact, one of the objects of this method of steelmaking, so as to have a ductile skin on steels destined for deep-drawing or wire drawing), underlagspapir maa kunne taale at traedes paa og vaere saa stift,at det i blaesende og fugtigt vejr ikke danner folder (waterproof paper must be resistant and strong enough so as not to form folds in wet and windy weather), poroesiteterne kan goeres synlige ved udsivning,eller ved hjaelp af en speciel kobberaetsning,der lader de sejgrede omraader staa lyst:poroesiteterne fremtraeder da sort paa den lyse baggrund. (by a copper etch selected so as to show up the segregated zones in white ; the porosities then appear as black on the white segregated background, even better, the porosities may be revealed by penetrant inspection or), i anlaeg,hvor staldgoedningen goeres flydende,findeles goedningen,og samtidig tilsaettes vand,som goer det muligt at sprede goedningen ved hjaelp af specielle vandingsanlaeg (manure liquifying plants tear up the dung and mix it with water, so as to enable spreading by means of special sprayers), en saadan foretrukken orientering kan foelges op helt fra den stoebte tilstand for at opnaa saerlige magnetiske egenskaber efter valsning (this kind of preferred orientation might be sought after in the as-cast state so as to obtain exceptional magnetic properties after rolling), der er fastlagt en taerskelvaerdi, som er sammenlignelig med det franske index for stoevindholdet (so as to be comparable to the French coniotic index), boejekraften skal paalaegges langsomt, saa at materialet deformation ikke hindres (the bending stress must be applied slowly so as not to prevent plastic deformation), bestemmelserne i denne Traktat kna ikke paaberaabes over for gennemfoerelsen af aftaler (the provisions of this Treaty shall not be invoked so as to prevent the implementation of agreements). (various references)

Dutch

om (about, around, at, by, in order to, on, round, to, towards, untranslated, untranslated here, upon). (various references)

Finnish

semminkin kun (all the more because, the more so as), varmistuaksein (so as to make sure), oppiakseni (so as to learn), oppiakseen (so as to learn), olletikin (notably, particularly, the more so as), jottei (in order that . . not, lest, so as not to), jotta saisin (so as to get). (various references)

French

une telle orientation privilégiée peut être recherchée dès la coulée pour obtenir après laminage des propriétés magnétiques exceptionnelles (this kind of preferred orientation might be sought after in the as-cast state so as to obtain exceptional magnetic properties after rolling), pas aussi (not so as), on peut mettre en évidence les porosités par ressuage, ou mieux par une attaque cuivrique choisie pour révéler en blanc ces zones ségrégées : les porosités apparaissent alors en noir sur le fond clair ségrégé (by a copper etch selected so as to show up the segregated zones in white ; the porosities then appear as black on the white segregated background), on obtient ainsi une croûte relativement pure de métal solidifié - c'est d'ailleurs l'un des buts recherchés par ce mode d'élaboration, a savoir l'obtention d'une peau bien ductile pour les aciers destinés � l'emboutissage et au tréfilage (a relatively pure crust of solidified metal is thus obtained.This is, so as to have a ductile skin on steels destined for deep-drawing or wire drawing), les dispositions du présent traité ne sont pas opposables � l'exécution des accords (the provisions of this Treaty shall not be invoked so as to prevent the implementation of agreements), l'effort de pliage doit être appliqué lentement, pour ne pas faire obstacle � l'écoulement plastique (the bending stress must be applied slowly so as not to prevent plastic deformation), le papier sous-dalles doit être résistant et assez rigide pour ne pas former de plis les jours de grand vent et par temps humide (waterproof paper must be resistant and strong enough so as not to form folds in wet and windy weather), la Commission générale a établi le cadre de l'organisation du Dialogue afin de fournir une structure institutionnalisée aux relations entre la Communauté européenne et le monde arabe (the General Committee established the organizational framework for the Dialogue so as to provide an institutionalized structure for the relations between the European Communities and the Arab World), ils ont convenu de la nécessité de définir et d'adopter une attitude concertée plus ferme � l'égard de l'Afrique du Sud, en mettant l'accent sur des initiatives concrètes, afin de promouvoir dans ce pays un abandon de la politique d'apartheid (concerted attitude towards South Africa, so as to bring about the discontinuation of the apartheid policy there), dans les installations de dilution,le fumier de ferme est broyé avec addition d'eau,de façon qu'il puisse être distribué par des buses d'arrosage spéciales (so as to enable spreading by means of special sprayers), assez ... pour (so as to), afin de (so as to, so that). (various references)

German

Stallmistverfluessigungsanlagen zerkleinern den Dung unter Wasserzusatz,so dass er mit Spezialregnern verregnet werden kann (manure liquifying plants tear up the dung and mix it with water, so as to enable spreading by means of special sprayers), so erhält man eine relativ reine Hülle aus erstarrtem Metall-das ist übrigens eines der angestrebten Ziele bei dieser Art der Verarbeitung:eine sehr formbare Haut bei tiefzieh-und Ziehstählen zu erhalten (a relatively pure crust of solidified metal is thus obtained.This is, in fact, one of the objects of this method of steelmaking, so as to have a ductile skin on steels destined for deep-drawing or wire drawing), sie waren sich darin einig, dass gegenueber Suedafrika eine entschlossenere konzertierte Haltung festgelegt und vertreten werden muss, wobei der Schwerpunkt auf konkrete Initiativen gelegt wird, um dieses Land zur Aufgabe der Apartheid-Politik zu bewegen (concerted attitude towards South Africa, so as to bring about the discontinuation of the apartheid policy there, they have agreed on the need to lay down and follow a firmer, with the emphasis on practical steps), zumal (above all, chiefly, especially, especially as, in particular, mainly, particularly, particularly as, since, the more so as), Unterlagspapier muss trittfest und so steif sein,dass es bei windigem und feuchtem Wetter keine Falten bildet (waterproof paper must be resistant and strong enough so as not to form folds in wet and windy weather), um ... zu (in order to, so as to, to), eine solche bevorzugte Orientierung , Vorzugsorientierung, kann schon von der Schmelze her erarbeitet werden, um nach dem Walzen aussergewoehnliche magnetische Eigenschaften zu erhalten (this kind of preferred orientation might be sought after in the as-cast state so as to obtain exceptional magnetic properties after rolling), durch Ausschwitzen kann man die Porositaeten sichtbar machen oder besser noch mit Hilfe einer ausgewaehlten Kupferaetzung, um die geseigerten Zonen hell erscheinen zu lassen dann erscheinen die Porositaeten schwarz auf dem hellen geseigerten Untergrund (by a copper etch selected so as to show up the segregated zones in white ; the porosities then appear as black on the white segregated background, even better, the porosities may be revealed by penetrant inspection or), die Durchfuehrung von Abkommen kann nicht aufgrund der Vorschriften des Vertrages beanstandet werden (the provisions of this Treaty shall not be invoked so as to prevent the implementation of agreements), die Allgemeine Kommission legte den organisatorischen Rahmen fuer den Dialog fest, um eine institutionelle Struktur fuer die Beziehungen zwischen den Europaeischen Gemeinschaften und der arabischen Welt zu schaffen (the General Committee established the organizational framework for the Dialogue so as to provide an institutionalized structure for the relations between the European Communities and the Arab World), der Schwellenindex wurde auf 5 festgesetzt,um ihn mit dem franzoesischen koniotischen Index vergleichbar zu machen (a threshold index has been fixed, so as to be comparable to the French coniotic index), der Biegevorgang soll langsam erfolgen,so dass ein freies plastisches Fliessen moeglich ist (the bending stress must be applied slowly so as not to prevent plastic deformation). (various references)

Greek 

για να (in order to, so as to). (various references)

Hebrew 

לבל (in order not to). (various references)

Hungarian

mert (as, because, doubly so as, for, since, sith), azzal a céllal, hogy (so as to), azon célból hogy (so as to), azért (in order to, so as to, that is why, that's why, thence, therefor, therefore, thereupon, to the end that, wherefore), annál is inkább (doubly so as, how much more so, so much the more, the rather that), annál inkább (all the more, the more so as). (various references)

Italian

per (about, all over, along, around, as, at, by, during, for, from, however, in, in order that, in order to, of, on, out, out of, over, per, through, to, toward, towards, via), in modo da, in modo, così (as, like, like this, so, such, that, this, thus). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

陽 (appearance, in order to, kind, like, manner, so as to, so that, sort, such as, sun, sunlight, way, yang), 人文字 (arranging a group of people so as to form a character or spell out a message), 様 (appearance, in order to, kind, like, manner, Mr or Mrs, so as to, so that, sort, such as, way, yang). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ひともじ (arranging a group of people so as to form a character or spell out a message), よう (appearance, business, calamity, early death, employ, hire, in order to, kind, like, manner, so as to, so that, sort, such as, task, to become intoxicated, to get drunk, use, way, yang). (various references)

Pig Latin

osay asay

Portuguese

tela debaixo das lajes.A tela debaixo das lajes deve ser resistente e suficientemente rígida para não formar pregas nos dias de muito vento ou em tempo húmido (waterproof paper must be resistant and strong enough so as not to form folds in wet and windy weather), podem pôr-se em evidência as porosidades por extracção de líquido ou,melhor,por um ataque cúprico escolhido para fazer destacar em branco estas zonas segregadas:as porosidades aparecem então a preto sobre o fundo claro segregado (by a copper etch selected so as to show up the segregated zones in white ; the porosities then appear as black on the white segregated background, even better, the porosities may be revealed by penetrant inspection or), obtém-se assim uma camada relativamente pura de metal solidificado-é aliás um dos objectivos procurados por este processo de elaboração a saber a obtenção duma pele bem dúctil para os aços destinados � embutidura e � trefilagem (a relatively pure crust of solidified metal is thus obtained.This is, in fact, one of the objects of this method of steelmaking, so as to have a ductile skin on steels destined for deep-drawing or wire drawing), o esforço de dobragem deve ser aplicado lentamente,para não prejudicar a deformação plástica (the bending stress must be applied slowly so as not to prevent plastic deformation), nas instalações de diluição o estrume é triturado com a adição de água,de forma a que possa ser distribuído por bicos de aspersão especiais (manure liquifying plants tear up the dung and mix it with water, so as to enable spreading by means of special sprayers), as disposições do presente Tratado não podem ser invocadas para impedir a execução de acordos (the provisions of this Treaty shall not be invoked so as to prevent the implementation of agreements). (various references)

Romanian

ca sã, şi (already, also, and, but, by now, likewise, too, yet). (various references)

Russian 

чтобы (be careful that, far be it from, for the purpose of, in order ~ to, in order for, in order that, in order to, instead of, just so that, so, that, to the effect that, with a view to, with the view of), с тем (therewith, therewithal, to the effect that, with a view to, with the view of). (various references)

Scottish

sg� nraich (affright so as to cause dispersion). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

tako da bi (so as to). (various references)

Spanish

Se ha fijado un índice umbral de tal modo que sea comparable al índice coniótico francés (IK). (a threshold index has been fixed, so as to be comparable to the French coniotic index), para (against, as, as far as, as for, as regards, at, by, compared with to, for, for the purpose of, hold it, in favor of, in favour of, in order, in order to, in regard to, of, off, per, so as to, to, towards), mayormente (mainly, predominantly, the more so as), las porosidades se pueden poner de manifiesto mediante inspección penetrante o,incluso mejor,mediante un ataque cúprico elegido de manera que muestre las zonas segregadas en blanco;las porosidades aparecen entonces en negro sobre el fondo blanco segrega (by a copper etch selected so as to show up the segregated zones in white ; the porosities then appear as black on the white segregated background, even better, the porosities may be revealed by penetrant inspection or), esta clase de orientación preferente se puede elaborar ya en la colada, para obtener características magnéticas excepcionales después de la laminación (this kind of preferred orientation might be sought after in the as-cast state so as to obtain exceptional magnetic properties after rolling), el papel aislante bajo las losas debe de ser resistente a las pisadas y lo suficientemente rígido para no formar pliegues en caso de tiempo húmedo y ventoso (waterproof paper must be resistant and strong enough so as not to form folds in wet and windy weather), el esfuerzo de doblado debe aplicarse lentamente para no impedir la deformación plástica (the bending stress must be applied slowly so as not to prevent plastic deformation), de este modo se obtiene una corteza relativamente pura de metal solidificado. Por otra parte, este es uno de los objetivos perseguidos en esta forma de elaboración, para obtener una superficie muy dúctil en los aceros para embutición profunda o trefila (a relatively pure crust of solidified metal is thus obtained.This is, in fact, one of the objects of this method of steelmaking, so as to have a ductile skin on steels destined for deep-drawing or wire drawing). (various references)

Swedish

jaså (hallo, hello, I see, oh, really, so as to), försiktigtvis (so as to be on the safe side), för att (because, in order that, in order to, lest, so as to, so that, to). (various references)

Turkish

-mak için (so as to), için (for, in order to, in the cause of, on account of, pro, seeing, so, so as to), -ecek şekilde (so as to). (various references)

Ukrainian

щоб (that, toward, towards), для того щоб. (various references)

Welsh

megis (as, like). (various references)

tamquam. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: ossa.

-1 letter: ass, sos.

-2 letters: as, os, so.

+1 letter: askos, basso, fossa, lasso, oases, oasis, oasts, ossia, psoas, sagos, saros, soaks, soaps, soars, sodas, sofas, sojas, somas, soras, soyas, stoas.

+2 letters: across, arsons, ascots, assoil, assort, avisos, bassos, boasts, cansos, coasts, dossal, fatsos, fossae, fossas, glossa, gossan, hostas, kaross, lassos, masons, morass, paseos, roasts, sabots, sajous, salols, salons, salvos, sambos, samosa, santos, sapors, sarods, savors, savoys, season, serosa, shakos, shamos, shoals, shoats, skoals, soaves, sofars, softas, solans, sonars, sowans, sowars, stoats, stomas, toasts.

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