3. Result clauses may also be introduced by quīn = ut nōn; as,—
nihil tam difficile est quīn quaerendō invēstīgārī possit, nothing is so difficult that it cannot be discovered by searching;
nēmō est tam fortis quīn reī novitāte perturbētur, no one is so steadfast as not to be thrown into confusion by a strange occurrence.
4. Note the use of quam ut (sometimes quam alone) to denote Result after comparatives; as,—
urbs erat mūnītior quam ut prīmō impetū capī posset, the city was too strongly fortified to be taken at the first attack (lit. more strongly fortified than [so] that it could be taken, etc.).
Causal Clauses.
[285]. Causal clauses are introduced chiefly by the following particles:—
1. Quod, quia, quoniam.
2. Cum.
3. Quandō.
[286]. The use of moods is as follows:—