Example sentences of "[verb] so [that] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Either a curve must be fitted , a job which is difficult to do well , or the data must be manipulated so that a straight line becomes a good summary . |
| 2 | These figures had now been revised so that a truer comparison of the housing stock 's condition could be made . |
| 3 | These questions should be designed so that a positive answer indicates a strength , a negative answer a weakness . |
| 4 | On the revenue side it meant such devices as changing the weighting of the staff mix so that a greater proportion of unqualified staff were employed than might ideally have been desired . |
| 5 | Cable which has a large reserve of strength is mostly used so that a weak-link device of some kind safeguards the structure on a fast launch in gusty conditions . |
| 6 | If the all-provident mother of the hunter-gatherer societies had been lost with the coming of agriculture and weaning so that a divine substitute had had to be found in heaven in the shape of the mother-goddess , then eventually a real , human substitute had been found on earth in the person of the all-powerful emperor or king whose granaries could supply in reality what the opulent breasts of the divine mother promised in phantasy — namely , reassurance against oral anxiety and the fear of hunger . |
| 7 | Care can , for example , be timed so that a particular nurse has the chance to develop the skills she lacks . |
| 8 | A file in which all the attributes are inverted , i.e. have indexes provided so that a direct search can be made on any attribute , is known as fully inverted . |
| 9 | Although the model represents the organisation as a whole , it can be adapted so that a particular part of the model can appear in a different form to different users . |
| 10 | In a fringe area , or where distant stations are wanted so that a directional antenna is essential , a rotator can be purchased for quite a modest by today 's standards . |
| 11 | DHAs were expected to devolve a substantial measure of autonomy to units who remained directly managed so that a clear distinction was made between purchasing and providing functions . |