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Free sign upThe phrase "as it means to" is not standard in written English and may cause confusion.
It could be used in contexts where you are trying to explain the intention or significance of something.
Example: "The term 'sustainability' is often misunderstood, as it means to balance environmental health with economic growth."
Alternatives: "as it signifies" or "as it implies".
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Herzog starts as it means to go on.
Spring starts as it means to go on: with death.
The regime starts off as it means to continue.
Strenuously foul-mouthed, the piece starts as it means to go on.
"Grace" isn't as intellectually probing or unsettling as it means to be.
The year will start as it means to go on – with fireworks.
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Austria's Eurovision history started as it meant to go on with its first ever entry, Wohin, Kleines Pony? (Where to, Little Pony?).
The Sweeney started as it meant to go on.
"Sometimes, a house doesn't mean as much to the kids as it meant to the parents," she said.
Michael Bateman The IoS started as it meant to go on in matters gastronomic when it hired Michael Bateman as Food Editor.
Its future depends largely on its ability to make the name Madame Alexander mean as much to today's little girls as it meant to their mothers and grandmothers.
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