Example sentences of "[adj] and [adj] [noun] so [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The analysts had so far carried out a largely theoretical exercise , developing models in a detached and objective way so that broad-based ideas about future strategies could be discussed with the College Principals and officers from the LEA headquarters . |
| 2 | You must therefore insist on clear and full answers so that you may understand the way in which the student 's mind is working . |
| 3 | He spoke to the captain in a calm and clear voice so that others in the room could hear : |
| 4 | Perhaps changing some people 's old and dated views so that soon when other young women undoubtedly become pregnant they will be protected from what I personally find I am going through . |
| 5 | ‘ Our goal ’ , he says , ‘ is to make sure the town is in good social and economic shape so that it is ready for the next century . ’ |
| 6 | It tends to medicalise and individualise social and economic problems so that the stress of the effects of poor housing , for example , is treated as an individual depressive illness — to be treated with psychotropic drugs . |
| 7 | ‘ We can do nothing for Eastern Europe if we fail among ourselves in a few days ’ time to agree on economic and monetary union , social and environmental policies so that we can complete the European single market on time . ’ |
| 8 | The greater understanding of the behaviour of commuters and the long term trends are being synthesised with information on the policies of transport operators and central and local government so that the influence of policy , such as that in the 1980 Transport Act , on the long-term trends can be better understood . |
| 9 | To some extent there was a contradiction between the declared aim of the service , which was to organize the transition from school to full-time wage-earning in a thoughtful and informed manner so that the adolescents went into respectable occupations with long-term prospects , and the policy actually pursued . |
| 10 | At the least , the seller should agree to ensure that the business of the offeree group is carried on in the ordinary and usual course so as to maintain the same as a going concern ; and that nothing is voluntarily done or omitted which would result in a material inaccuracy in the warranties if they were repeated on , and as at , completion . |
| 11 | The developmentalists grabbed it and used it to make distance between the materially rich and poor nations so that very soon ‘ Third World ’ universally connoted poverty , overpopulation , disease , disorder , illiteracy , violent social upheavals and every imaginable human horror . |
| 12 | A primary objective for ODA-funded BGS support for the Geological Survey Department is the training of junior professional and technical staff so that both posts may eventually be filled by local staff . |
| 13 | ‘ Leadership over human beings is exercised when persons with certain motives and purposes mobilize , in competition or conflict with others , institutional , political , psychological and other resources so as to arouse , engage and satisfy the motives of followers . ’ |
| 14 | He will need to be informed about new strategic departures and their effects upon the covariance between corporate and market-index returns so that he can alter the portfolio held if the risk-return mix is not the one desired ; but corporate diversification to manage total risk is not required by the shareholder . |
| 15 | Most data collection and analysis was already available from previous research , and the aim here was to increase empirical and conceptual depth so as to allow critical engagement with current policy debate over housing provision in Britain . |
| 16 | The mind learns to hold the elements of a properly structured language in both peripheral and foveal zones so that particles are magnified in and out of the group instantaneously . |
| 17 | In their traditional exhibitionist role women are simultaneously looked at and displayed , with their appearance coded for strong visual and erotic impact so that they can be said to connote to-be-looked-at-ness . |
| 18 | No , M' lud , it portrays a vile and hopeless marriage so that others may learn that only by following Christian instructions will their own marriages be happy . |
| 19 | It would then suggest ways of meeting these needs in the short and long term so that the quality of the staff could be maintained and developed . |
| 20 | The serious aerial photographer will be looking for adjustment through vertical and horizontal axes so that the field of view is precise . |
| 21 | As 1992 approaches , the year for the fulfilment of the Single European Market , it is even more important for the Churches of Europe to have a more accurate and comprehensive picture so that strategies for the re-evangelisation of the European Community can be developed . |
| 22 | Priority in debate to Southern and Northern regions so if all the additional speakers could come down to the front , be very much obliged . |
| 23 | It stimulates the development of rational thinking , of critical and creative abilities so that an educated person is able to employ any knowledge and skills she may have in a variety of ways and contexts . |
| 24 | These elections must take place in a clean and decent way so that our revolution is not tarnished . ’ |
| 25 | The second volume is illustrated with a judicious selection of new and archival photographs so that past and present states of individual works can be compared , but the bulk of the volume contains over 500 documents with commentary so that the primary sources can now be easily consulted . |
| 26 | Will he therefore ensure that after any incident involving the use of lethal force there is a prompt , thorough and impartial investigation so that the facts are plain to see ? |
| 27 | the reform of judicial and penal systems so that only criminals are sent to prison , and ensuring that while they are there , their basic human rights are strictly respected ; and |
| 28 | The execution … of the Saviour 's plan required the prudent application of wise and well-judged measures so as not to injure private property , not to disturb civil order , not to expose Christianity to the scandal of sedition , not to obscure the glory of a Kingdom not of this world . |
| 29 | But the designer must not go too far in the other direction by filling the schedule with deeply sensitive and thought-provoking questions so that the respondent is exhausted after a short period . |
| 30 | It will consider school , local and national developments so that when discussion of future plans takes place it is done with full knowledge of the school audit and national and local priorities beyond . |