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

They “are so near, and yet so far,” as respects humanity.

From Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites by Stables, Gordon

Though less hardy than the black-faced sheep of Scotland, they are more profitable as respects their feeding, making more flesh on an equal quantity of food, and making it more quickly.

From Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. by Jennings, Robert

His orders from the home office as respects the expenditure of the postal revenue were as explicit as those under which Heriot was struggling in Canada.

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

But again as respects the historic tradition of the church our author is not less emphatic.

From The Making of the New Testament by Bacon, Benjamin Wisner