forasmuch as
Britishconjunction
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And thou hast showed this day how that thou hast dealt well with me: forasmuch as when the Lord had delivered me into thine hand, thou killedst me not.
From The Bible Story by Newton Marshall Hall
Comgall said she was his, forasmuch as she was caught in his territory.
From Old Celtic Romances by Unknown
And Gideon saw that he was the angel of the Lord; and Gideon said, "Alas, O Lord God! forasmuch as I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face."
From Heroes of Israel Text of the Hero Stories with Notes and Questions for Young Students by Theodore Gerald Soares
And forasmuch as the night approached, it was thought good to defer the further declaration of the rest until the next day following.
From Mary Queen of Scots 1542-1587 by Various
Others again said that, forasmuch as the expedition was perilous, they ought to go by night and not by day.
From The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea Vol. II by Gomes Eannes de Zurara
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