so as to

Idioms  

1. In order to, as in We took off our shoes so as to avoid scratching the newly finished floors. This idiom is always followed by an infinitive. For a synonym, see in order to, def. 5.

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Example Sentences

In other words: “You have to stay locked in, so as to not scare the children,” Featherstone said.

From The Wall Street Journal

After initially holding firm on its intent to renegotiate terms of the rivalry year-to-year, so as to wait on changes to the College Football Playoff format, USC sent an amended offer to Notre Dame before the season that would have extended the series for two seasons.

From Los Angeles Times

Mr. Johnson said Tuesday he will let the budget go into effect so as to “not add the risk and speculation of a government shutdown” to Chicago’s worries.

From The Wall Street Journal

The point is that we are all capable of believing things which we know to be untrue, and then, when we are finally proved wrong, impudently twisting the facts so as to show that we were right.

From Salon

The Justice Department’s filing in federal court Wednesday said the pilots of an Army Black Hawk helicopter “failed to maintain vigilance so as to see and avoid” an American Airlines regional jet.

From The Wall Street Journal