Example sentences of "[verb] so [adv] [subord] the [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The usual way of expressing Boyle 's law , however , is Thus , when a gas is allowed to expand ( or is compressed ) at constant temperature from an initial volume of V1 to a final volume of V2 , the final pressure P2 can be calculated so long as the initial pressure Pl is known . |
| 2 | In its original form , it is a time-consuming and complicated procedure , but it can be simplified so long as the underlying principles are honoured ( see Arnold , 1982 ) . |
| 3 | Older people comprise a large proportion of those living in poverty in Britain and have done so ever since the systematic studies of Charles Booth ( 1894 ) at the end of the nineteenth century . |
| 4 | Section 22 empowers the Secretary of State to make an order dealing with the trade practice but he can do so only if the following requirements are fulfilled : |
| 5 | For the investor , however , multiplicity creates opportunity , and the next Bookish Portfolio stands to prosper so long as the creative process is allowed to flower . |
| 6 | They seem likely to continue to do so even after the reserve policy has been replaced by an interim policy of providing maintained protection for a list of specific products with the potential to compete with foreign products . |
| 7 | They are likely to do so only if the perceived benefits exceed the expected costs . |
| 8 | It becomes a bonfire in autumn , but strangely does not burn so brightly as the green-leafed type distinguished as viridis . |
| 9 | She said : ‘ Things have progressed so quickly since the initial idea last year that we are now seeking bookings a good bit earlier than expected . ’ |
| 10 | I was probably still thinking about that as I got back to Armstrong in Soho Square , which is why I reacted so slowly when the white Ford Capri screeched alongside Armstrong 's parking place and nosed into the kerb so I could n't move him . |
| 11 | I would not normally reveal such matters , and do so only because the hon. Member for Dagenham , who was not present at the discussions , was nevertheless involved in putting out a press release after the discussions . |
| 12 | That this Second World War would not last so long as the First , and even that it might not be a war on such a world-scale , were legitimate presumptions at the time , and Eliot was firmly of the opinion that we should be thinking then and there of the world which would finally emerge . |
| 13 | People who do not care so long as the passing hour is comfortable and cheerful are not likely to exhibit much of a front when they call themselves a union . |
| 14 | Proper evaluation of the scheme requires more than the anecdotal accounts published so far if the true effects are to be monitored and the policy lessons learnt . |