The phrase "as not to undermine" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when explaining a reason for taking a particular action to avoid causing harm or damage to something else.
Example: "She chose her words carefully as not to undermine the team's confidence during the meeting."
Alternatives: "in order to avoid undermining" or "so as not to weaken".
Former Pentagon official Michèle Flournoy -- now out of government and advising Obama's reelection campaign -- told an Israeli audience this month that, in the administration's view, it is also important to go through the diplomatic motions before attacking Iran so as not to "undermine the legitimacy of the action".
In both cases, its officials were left in the dark, diplomats say, so as not to undermine a deal.
The fund also supported giving a number of countries, including Greece, more time for their fiscal adjustment, precisely so as not to undermine growth.
We should enact a deficit reduction package with both new revenues and entitlement reform ASAP but have it phase in slowly so as not to undermine the recovery.
A senior Republican lawmaker, speaking on condition of anonymity so as not to undermine the party leadership, said there was a "violent reaction" among House Republicans to the Paulson plan.
Neuberger, for the majority, got round the attorney's veto by saying that the common law imposes limits on the definition of "reasonable grounds" so as not to undermine the principle that the decisions of the courts are binding.
Beyond the requirements set by legislation, companies should consider taking the lead 'closest to home' first - ensuring sustainability within the workforce through, for example, setting tobacco-free policies, and carefully considering their responsibility for enabling better health among consumers and local communities, as well as the responsibility not to undermine legislation at national level.
Whatever the language, it is currently unclear whether and how health service leaders and staff will be willing to accept the recognition and cultivation of the person-al capabilities as part of their remit (or even to recognize a requirement not to undermine them as they work to promote health).
A democratical system requires not simply constitutional arrangements, but also mechanisms to ensure that the populace are sufficiently virtuous so as not to be motivated to undermine those arrangements.
"There are always going to be those operating outside the agreement, but as long as they are not able to undermine the process they will remain marginalized".
This may be partly attributable to the fact that men may support gender equality 'in the abstract, which may be related to social desirability, yet are not as willing to undermine patriarchy and control as strongly in practice' (Ratele 2014, 512).
