"As was standard, the fee for the lawyer - (...) -depended on the size of any eventual settlement,..."
(The Guardian )
Is As a dummy one in As was standard?
I wouldn't call it a dummy, no. It is an essential part of the meaning, corresponding to something like "In the way that".
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I wouldn't call it a dummy, no. It is an essential part of the meaning, corresponding to something like "In the way that".