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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for the reason that you should not use that source, inasmuch as it is badly out-of-date

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Recent Examples on the Web 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. 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 See all Example Sentences for inasmuch as 

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“Inasmuch as.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inasmuch%20as. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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