Example sentences of "[prep] [adj] [noun] so [conj] [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Under the old paradigm , companies are organized into a series of hierarchical tiers so that supervisors at each level can make sure that subordinates act according to plan . |
| 2 | One usual method is to leave gaps at the end of each block so that records can be inserted into a block ( with only slight reorganisation of the records in that block to maintain the correct order ) . |
| 3 | The Ministero dei Beni Culturali , for example , arranges for army frogmen to take courses in underwater archaeology , while the Ministero della Marina Mercantile makes available the results of underwater surveys so that areas of archaeological interest can be identified . |
| 4 | Lamarck , and many of his contemporaries ( including Charles Darwin himself in the later stages of his life ) , supposed that repeated use of a trait could itself change the genetic material that was responsible for the transmission of that trait so that characters acquired or improved by repeated use could be inherited directly by the offspring . |
| 5 | They also identified that more passive people were likely to accept the idea of residential care so that homes are more likely to have as residents the ‘ passive responders ’ rather than the ‘ active initiators ’ identified by Evers ( 1981 ) in her study of a long-stay hospital ward . |
| 6 | The national contract also makes it difficult to tackle variation in the quality of primary care so that populations with the greatest need too often receive the worst quality care . |
| 7 | Some organisations print a sheet of miniature photographs so that editors may choose which , if any , they would like to have . |
| 8 | The three stages of the exercise are : examination of personal values of the participants ; evaluation of existing services in the light of values expressed ; and a focus on ways of changing services so that carers can have access to ‘ valued lifestyles for themselves , as well as for the people they care for ’ . |
| 9 | We must fill our minds with the utmost of irrelevant information so that things we look at will remind us of other things and the more distant and more ridiculous the analogy , the higher the chance of the idea being really valuable . |
| 10 | In the light of the Minister 's reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Wakefield ( Mr. Hinchliffe ) , will he guarantee that at European level he will press for a system of mandatory labelling so that eggs are labelled ’ battery ’ , ’ barn eggs ’ , ’ free range ’ or whatever ? |
| 11 | They have frozen child benefit for three years so that mothers and families are nearly £1 billion worse off than they would otherwise have been . |
| 12 | The first is the ability of the Met Office to forecast cold weather in advance with some accuracy so that payments can be made in advance rather than in arrears . |
| 13 | The arable/pastoral boundary also began to creep northwards and westwards as a result of more land being brought into arable cultivation so that counties like Nottinghamshire , Northamptonshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Hampshire recorded some of the highest increases . |
| 14 | The acid tank farm is completely enclosed and the building is kept under negative pressure so that fumes can not escape into the atmosphere . |
| 15 | My hon. Friend is also right that business wants regulations kept in bounds , with decent regulations so that markets are fair and open , but it does not want the masses of red tape that the Opposition are always recommending day after day in the House . |
| 16 | Whereas they all currently specialise either in advanced academic credit-bearing courses of one or two years , or in short courses for groups who often have little or no contact with each other , Northern College 's founders hoped to combine long courses with ten-week courses so that students would benefit from having the continuity of learning associated with the long courses alongside the fresher experiences and perceptions of students on short courses . |
| 17 | Reports from such experts are subject to the same rules and privileges as medical reports but would be classed as non-medical experts so that directions will have to be sought in any type of personal injury case if a party wants to call more than one ( see RSC Ord 25 , r8 below ) . |
| 18 | The chronic phase shows progressive deterioration in emotional stability so that relationships become progressively damaged . |
| 19 | Hincmar had already observed that " because the realm consists of many regions " , court officials should be selected from different regions so that provincials with problems would feel confident of a hearing at the palace . |
| 20 | Collecting data in different forms so that results can be collated and compared can be done in several ways and can form the basis of much useful discussion . |
| 21 | Different roads are marked in different colours so that motorists know how big each road is . |
| 22 | The familiar adage is that ethnographic research provides depth by sacrificing breadth but , as Finch ( 1986 ) argues , it is possible to build an element of generality into this type of research not by random sampling , which is usual in quantitative research , but by constructing individual projects in the mould of similar ones in different settings so that comparisons can be made and a body of cumulative knowledge established . |
| 23 | ( We will refer to P1 as P1* in this section so that tableaux are distinguished from those in Section 11.2 . ) |
| 24 | the task can be systematized or programmed in some way so that others can carry out the routines strictly to your requirements , thus reoccurring items are frequently delegated without undue risks being incurred |
| 25 | The government could claim with some truth that it had forced through changes in managerial behaviour so that concepts like efficiency , cost-effectiveness and productivity were accorded more weight in the organisational culture . |
| 26 | Under the old system , which included rent in supplementary benefit so that tenants could pay it themselves , many tenants were able to shuffle their weekly budgets — this week buy some kids ' shoes , next week the rent , this week the gas bill , next week the rent . |
| 27 | In previous World Cups , two days were allocated to each match so that contests which were not concluded on the first could be decided on the reserve day . |
| 28 | The word list has been created with an eye to current concerns so that students will be exposed to an up-to-date vocabulary that is relevant to them . |
| 29 | At each level , the word list has been created with an eye to current concerns so that students are exposed to an up-to-date vocabulary which is really relevant to their needs . |
| 30 | ‘ We try to play as many venues as possible close to major cities so that fans do n't have to travel too far . |