With the idea of endeavouring to ascertain as to this, I invited...—Times.
Confronted with the simple question as to in what way other people's sisters, wives and daughters differ from theirs...—Daily Telegraph.
It is not quite clear as to what happened.—Westminster Gazette.
Doubt is expressed as to whether the fall of Port Arthur will materially affect the situation.—Times.
I feel tempted to narrate one that occurred to me, leaving it to your judgment as to whether it is worthy of notice in your paper.—Spectator.
I was entirely indifferent as to the results of the game, caring nothing at all as to whether I had losses or gains.—Corelli.
The first as to in this may pass, though plain to is better.
German anticipations with regard to the future are apparently based upon the question as to how far the Sultan will...—Times.
But you are dying to know what brings me here, and even if you find nothing new in it you will perhaps think it makes some difference as to who says a thing.—Greenwood.
This is the worst of all. The subject of makes (anticipated in the ordinary way by it) is who says a thing; but the construction is obscured by the insertion of as to. We are forced to suppose, wrongly, that it means what brings me here. Worse than the worst, however, at least more aggressively wrong, is an instance that we find while correcting this sheet for the press:
...Although it is open to doubt as to what extent individual saving through more than one provident institution prevails.—Westminster Gazette.
Another objection to the compound prepositions and conjunctions is that they are frequently confused with one another or miswritten. We illustrate from two sets. (a) The word view is common in the forms in view of, with a view to, with the view of. The first expresses external circumstances, existing or likely to occur, that must be taken into account; as, In view of these doubts about the next dividend, we do not recommend... The other two both express the object aimed at, but must not have the correspondence, a view to, the view of, upset.
A Resolution was moved and carried in favour of giving facilities to the public vaccination officers of the Metropolis to enter the schools
