as respects

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"Does this not say something on behalf of the patients, as respects mind and body," said The Salisbury and Winchester Journal, in June, 1849, tickled by the score.

From BBC • Aug. 1, 2014

Among others, ex-Vice President Dallas, ex-Secretary of the Navy Paulding, and Mr. Henry Clay, have written letters on the state of the nation as respects the slavery question.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 by Various

A particular state of the atmosphere, as respects heat, cold, moisture, etc., or as affecting the sensations; as, a smoky air, a damp air, the morning air, etc.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

This has been attempted, so far as respects the sentiment of justice, in a little work by the present author, entitled Utilitarianism.

From A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive 7th Edition, Vol. II by Mill, John Stuart

Heriot seems to have accepted the decision as respects the council as final.

From The History of the Post Office in British North America by Smith, William, Sir