forasmuch as

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Was passing eulogy on Rhodes and the Chartered Company, forasmuch as, whilst certainly mowing down the Matabele with the Maxim gun, they had spread the benefits of civilisation, "extending railways, extending telegraphs, extending roads."

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 105, November 18, 1893 by Various

And Gideon saw that he was the angel of the Lord; and Gideon said, "Alas, O Lord God! forasmuch as I have seen the angel of the Lord face to face."

From Heroes of Israel Text of the Hero Stories with Notes and Questions for Young Students by Soares, Theodore Gerald

The Master spoke and said: No, there is verily no such kind of entering in; forasmuch as Heaven and Hell are every where, being universally co-extended.

From Dialogues on the Supersensual Life by Böhme, Jakob

This woman shalt thou seek throughout the world, forasmuch as she is the dream of dreams in thy soul.

From The Stars in the Pool A Prose Poem for Lovers by Wallace, Edna Kingsley

And she was sad in the midst of sunshine, forasmuch as she was troubled at the mien of the maid, her daughter, who sat with drooping head and still hands.

From The Stars in the Pool A Prose Poem for Lovers by Wallace, Edna Kingsley