Sentence examples for as to deceive from inspiring English sources

Nazi Germany's "Alpenfestung" [12] was a myth, meant as much to provide illusory comfort for the dying regime itself as to deceive the enemy.

"The government will have to prove that ratings were in fact faulty, and published intentionally so as to deceive investors in the securities.

Trompe l'oeil, (French: "deceive the eye") in painting, the representation of an object with such verisimilitude as to deceive the viewer concerning the material reality of the object.

He had begun lifting his left knee up and in, toward his belly button, while turning his torso a tad toward second base, so as to deceive the batter.

Garrett also called on the BBC to investigate further his belief that "certain individuals acted wilfully to subvert governance processes and falsify value propositions so as to deceive the various governance panels".

To equivocate is closer to prevaricate, dissimulate, which mean "to obscure so as to deceive," or more plainly, "to lie," and to dither, hesitate, falter is "to be irresolute in action, unsteady in belief".

In short, highlighting firm newness is a signaling strategy that can backfire, as others subconsciously regard such a message as invitation to deceive.

This is an excuse for postponing and resisting reunification, as well as a scheme to deceive compatriots in Taiwan and world opinion...

The president, who needed to conserve his own power by keeping the competition alive as long as possible, had to deceive with false encouragement the two or three contenders he did not intend to tap.

They were challenged to lie as skillfully as they could to deceive our psychologist.

But Dr. Boyden says he believes that being asked to tell a falsehood that everyone knows is a falsehood is not the same thing as lying to deceive someone.