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

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

I heard what you said to the lubber as brought you aboard, and I always respects a boy as respects his mother.

From Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone by Beach, Charles A.

All the narratives which I have been able to verify have been found to be fundamentally accurate—sometimes modified afterwards, as respects their mere form, by a memory more or less confused.

From Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants by Flammarion, Camille

Politics of each country, well worth studying so far as respects internal affairs.

From Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism by Chinard, Gilbert