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Question : use of "so as to"

by anshulagarwal12 » Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:26 am
Congress is debating a bill requiring certain employers provide workers with unpaid leave so as to care for sick or newbom children.

(B) to provide workers with unpaid leave so as to

(D) to provide workers with unpaid leave so that they can

Here B seems to be absolutely correct. But its wrong. y?
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by AJWILL » Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:47 am
hi anshul.

the deal is that "so as to" can never be used together
the idiom is ....so X as to Y
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by anshulagarwal12 » Tue Jul 31, 2012 12:53 am
AJWILL wrote:hi anshul.

the deal is that "so as to" can never be used together
the idiom is ....so X as to Y
Hi AJwill,

Thanks for your reply. Can you tell me where is So X as to Y is generally used?
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