Example sentences of "[noun pl] and so [verb] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The tendency of the later 1960s was to move away from packaged courses towards ‘ options ’ in the hope that many pupils would be able to choose from a wide range of subjects and so assemble a programme best fitted to their own interests and abilities . |
| 2 | Would not a policy of clobbering savers with an investment surcharge reduce savings and so reduce the pool of available investment capital for manufacturing industry ? |
| 3 | The women , who had lost their craft specialisation , had few opportunities to develop any new specialisms and so lost the independence and prestige they had had from making cotton lengths . |
| 4 | But last year it sold seven million bibles translated into 119 languages to 90 countries and so became the world 's largest exporter of bibles . |
| 5 | In what ways may it become possible to create greater use of the recreational advantages and so to boost the tourist industry of Northern Ireland ? |
| 6 | Legend has it that Oliver Cromwell on his way to lay siege to Middleton Hall during the Civil War found the old packhorse bridge too narrow for his cannons and wagons and so had the bridge widened . |
| 7 | He particularly sought remedies which correct these negative mind states , thus freeing the patient from their harmful effects and so giving the body a better chance to heal itself . |
| 8 | My one criticism of SansAmp has always been the harshness of the top end ; the GX-7 certainly has less odd harmonics and so produces a distortion sound which is more pleasing to the ear . |
| 9 | However , if the condition in question were designed to ensure that all operators of fishing vessels were based in the United Kingdom , it would inhibit the export of fish by British flag vessels to other member states and so constitute a breach of article 34 of the E.E.C . |
| 10 | Surfaces that come into contact with hands , such as light switches , telephone handsets , door handles , drawers , refrigerator panels and machine controls , may build up levels of contamination that can temporarily overcome skin defences and so cause the transfer of potentially harmful microorganisms to food . |
| 11 | As an extempore speaker he was able to tailor his words to his audience 's reactions and so convey the impression of personal conversation even when addressing thousands . |
| 12 | The sovereign 's power to debase the currency has passed to the commercial banks and so has the seigniorage which once accrued to the state . |
| 13 | But it is not only non-renewable resources ( such as fossil fuels and minerals ) whose supplies are being depleted : the depletion of the world 's supplies of timber and fertile agricultural land will also raise costs and so affect the inflation rates in many countries . |
| 14 | The solution lies within the Tory Party , which will remain in power for another four years and so has a duty to revive and spur the nation towards the next millenium . |
| 15 | But for this problem , the encouraging increase in student numbers in 1957- 58 — which was maintained in subsequent years and so marked the beginning of an upward trend — would probably have been apparent one year earlier . |
| 16 | Essentially , the cold war preserved American power structures and so prevented the emergence of a new set of political institutions which could regulate the post-Fordist global economy , and which could manage and respond to the dramatic changes in the balance of the world economy as a result of the introduction of new methods of production , especially in Japan and Western Europe , based on the intensive use of information technologies . |
| 17 | By claiming the right to discipline their own members , professional associations largely prevent public scrutiny of their affairs and so maintain the image which they project of themselves . |
| 18 | The pictures Mark had created for her of the Nuremberg trials figured in her dreams and so did the bomb sites of war-torn London . |
| 19 | Geoffrey Ross comments ‘ It has been noticed that many men wash their hair in water that is too hot ( which over-stimulates the sebaceous glands and so makes the scalp greasier than it should be ) and are rough-actioned with the towel when drying the hair . |
| 20 | Admittedly , the events of the 1980s have renewed a concern with the military aspects of inter-state relations and so re-emphasized the state . |
| 21 | However , as I have n't yet had the opportunity to study the large scale maps of the area , there may be hidden markers which may firm up the circles and so narrow the discrepancy . |
| 22 | Ian got in earlier than any of the clerics and so avoided the business of greetings . |
| 23 | Unemployment rises and so increases the army of industrial reserves : as a result wages are driven down even further . |
| 24 | This was done in about 1650 by cutting straight canals to bypass some of the river meanders and so allow the flood waters of the rivers to reach the sea more easily . |
| 25 | Only the cones can distinguish between different wavelengths and so provide the brain with the information necessary to colour the scene . |
| 26 | The result is that ‘ there is no economic incentive for the union to act as a moderating influence on its members and so induce a settlement . ’ |
| 27 | Aileen had read about multi-currency mortgages in the newspapers and so gave a specialist broker a call to find out more . |
| 28 | They prevent contamination to the hands and so reduce the risk of contact diseases . |
| 29 | The leather baggage and glass cosmetic pots of the day were too heavy to take on the plane but she managed to find lighter substitutes and so became a pioneer of lightweight luggage , as well as a pioneer female passenger . |
| 30 | We all know that tennis must attract increasing numbers and so enlarge the base of the pyramid . |