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as in insofar as
to the degree that
the economic forecast for the coming decade looks promising, inasmuch as we can predict that far in advance
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as in because
for the reason that
you should not use that source, inasmuch as it is badly out-of-date
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Frankly, this is not much of a surprise considering the complexity in both the structure and functioning of international supply chains in the minerals sector the world over, inasmuch as raw materials products often undergo significant transformations once mined.
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Harry G. Broadman, Forbes, 1 Feb. 2022
And that's a rare experience—inasmuch as anyone is interested in reliving 2003 from the bench seat of a regular-cab Dodge.
—Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 1 Apr. 2023
Arguably, some pullback can be expected given the not irrational but perhaps excessive optimism about the prospects for ‘clean energy’ inasmuch as many nations are in dire financial straits due to the pandemic.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 4 June 2021
Holbein, in turn, embellished Erasmus’s fame by painting his portrait, which was mass-produced and put flesh and blood to Erasmus’s scholarship, which, in turn, inasmuch as a brainy, articulate monk could shatter the earth with his words, was earth-shattering.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 24 Mar. 2022
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Harry G. Broadman, Forbes, 1 Feb. 2022
And that's a rare experience—inasmuch as anyone is interested in reliving 2003 from the bench seat of a regular-cab Dodge.
—Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 1 Apr. 2023
Arguably, some pullback can be expected given the not irrational but perhaps excessive optimism about the prospects for ‘clean energy’ inasmuch as many nations are in dire financial straits due to the pandemic.
—Michael Lynch, Forbes, 4 June 2021
Holbein, in turn, embellished Erasmus’s fame by painting his portrait, which was mass-produced and put flesh and blood to Erasmus’s scholarship, which, in turn, inasmuch as a brainy, articulate monk could shatter the earth with his words, was earth-shattering.
—Brian T. Allen, National Review, 24 Mar. 2022
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Characters like Felix and Oswald have kind of an unfortunate connection to theater insofar as they’re associated with blackface minstrelsy—the notoriously racist form of stage performance where actors would blacken their faces, wear white gloves, and perform clownish antics.Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 9 Oct. 2024
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Horowitz follows this model insofar as his temperament allows.Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
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The process to fix this has been absolutely goofy so far as a new buff marks the fourth stage of trying to correct this problem.Paul Tassi, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Only $94,000 has been recovered so far as part of the investigation.Zack Sharf, Variety, 25 Sep. 2024
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Are you allowed to tease your experience shooting in the Arctic for Part Two? Only insomuch as nothing has ever been filmed in the Arctic for a movie of this scale.Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 July 2023
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But the Department of Defense has relaxed its requirement in recent years, insomuch as football players can defer their military service until their NFL careers are complete.Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 2 Mar. 2023
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“Inasmuch as.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inasmuch%20as. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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