Example sentences of "[adj] [noun] so [that] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But there is no late date set into the legislation , only that ratification when it is required means that from the first of the following month then the elections on the new constituency boundaries may take place under the new er European rules so that a decision is of course for an election in June er is in fact needed by the first of May . |
| 2 | These exercises , which are easily and quickly generated , can be presented to your students either as printed worksheets — you will be provided with the answers on a separate sheet — or can be put on to a floppy disk so that a student or group of students can work on screen . |
| 3 | The purpose of these ports was to spread out American naval forces so that a sneak attack could not cripple the fleet , although others suggested that their intent was actually to spread the pork as widely as possible . |
| 4 | In some cases such multiple choice items form attitude scales in which each alternative is given a numerical weighting so that a set of such items can be cumulated to give the respondent an overall score on the scale . |
| 5 | A man knows and wants this ; he will edge up to it ; he will initiate little occasions so that a woman can shed light for him … |
| 6 | Some areas have day care available at weekends , or for long days so that a carer can go out to work . |
| 7 | It is necessary to identify a subpopulation of patients with CLO who are at especially high risk of developing adenocarcinoma so that a screening protocol that is cost effective and has an impact on patient survival can be developed . |
| 8 | We need electoral reform so that a minority government with a 100seat advantage can not implement the extremist policies of the Eighties again . |
| 9 | The state cabinet overturned the park 's protected status so that a paper and pulp mill , a joint venture of the Malaysian conglomerate and the Indian firm Birlas , could be built there . |
| 10 | Psychometrically the problem is to develop appropriate descriptive taxonomies so that a person 's actual or potential contribution to an organisation is succinctly expressible . |
| 11 | Typical of these is the use of hidden cameras linked to some form of eye-scan monitor so that a reader left in a waiting room with a magazine can be watched , to see how the magazine is read and which bits of a particular page or ad are most carefully looked at . |
| 12 | This rule only applies where the specific listed items have some common feature so that a genus can be identified , and it may not apply where the general word precedes the list . |
| 13 | However well-conceived , plans should incorporate sufficient flexibility so that a manager may feel free to pursue opportunities which may arise after a budget has been settled . |
| 14 | Costs follow the event on the hearing of the preliminary issue so that a plaintiff who gets judgment on a preliminary trial of the liability issue will be entitled to his costs up to that point straight away , which is an advantage over simply getting an interim payment . |
| 15 | He argues the need for : a written constitution which is compatible with the rule of law ; the separation of legislative , executive , and judicial power so that a system of checks and balances will be in place ; a bicameral legislature , to provide an additional check ; a federal system of government to protect against big , centralized government ; a bill of rights which will protect a sphere of private autonomy ; judicial review to ensure an effective mechanism of protection ; and specific limitations on legislative and administrative discretion . |