Example sentences of "so that [pron] [vb -s] the [adj] " in BNC.

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1 A speaker somehow ‘ translates ’ his ideas or thoughts into spoken or written signs , he ‘ encodes ’ them , and the hearer translates them back again , he ‘ decodes ’ them , so that he has the same thoughts , near enough , as the speaker .
2 The problem in part is ( or ought to be ) one of generalising successful practice , shaping it up so that it encompasses the whole school and motivates all the teachers , not just those who are keen , or authoritatively skilled , in transacting bits and pieces .
3 In a kind of skipping movement he shifts his weight to the forward , leading right leg , scooping the left foot in front of the right knee and jumping off with the right leg so that it passes the left foot again .
4 Move the fifth paragraph ( 'TABLES : … leg room ? ' ) so that it becomes the second one
5 The d.c. supply voltage ( V5 ) is chosen so that it produces the rated winding current ( 1 ) when applied to the total phase circuit resistance , which is equal to the sum of the phase winding ( r ) and forcing ( R ) resistances : In general the phase winding has a considerable inductance , so its natural electrical time constant ( inductance/resistance ) is long .
6 The familiar Fairy Queen editions — Shedlock 's original Purcell Society edition , and Anthony Lewis 's revised version — rearrange Purcell 's music so that it follows the 1692 quarto order .
7 A cat inhibits the desire to chase the bird until it is ready so that it has the highest chance of success .
8 It should be carefully controlled so that it has the same character at all times , and is in perfect accord with the composer 's aesthetic objectives .
9 It is possible , therefore , to construct a sample so that it has the same distribution of characteristics as the population as a whole or , if necessary , selected portions of it .
10 Instead of letting structural details determine the interior style , Jon and Catherine Edgson prefer to start with the inside , so that it dictates the whole look of the house .
11 If you play against a particular army a lot then you 'll naturally try to assemble your own force so that it stands the best possible chance against that foe .
12 The alternative , which revolves around the controlled clogging of one filter so that it begins the anaerobic denitrification process while the other handles aerobic filtration ( the 15/30 method referring to the day of the month when each filter must be alternatively cleaned ) , has never worked for us .
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