Example sentences of "an [adj] [noun] so [conj] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Mungo nodded with an exaggerated movement so that the gesture would carry .
2 No longer would it be necessary to evolve an extended programme so that the highlights of each discipline should fall over separate weekends .
3 Data-gathering provides an early-warning system so that the situation can be analysed soon after the trend has begun to take shape and corrective measures can be applied promptly .
4 The joint chiefs of staff reviewed the role of Japan in defence policy and recommended to James Forrestal , the Secretary of Defense , on 1 March 1949 that in consequence of the serious world crisis and the probability of this crisis deepening , appropriate measures should be taken at an early date so that the ‘ military potential ’ of Japan could be utilised should events warrant it .
5 For Truman , Stalin , and Churchill it was an operational decision so that the Chinese armies could operate in the north and SEAC forces in the south .
6 Mr Taylor-Young also says that costs are basically the same as for an advisory service so unless the client has time and is very keen to be in charge , it is advisable to opt for discretionary management .
7 Essentially they wanted a consultancy service from a social worker who was basically a colleague sharing their frustrations and difficulties but also their joys and successes and recognising their own expertise and greater knowledge of detail ; a sounding-board off which to bounce ideas about how to solve a problem ; someone concerned about quality control , providing an inspectorial service so that the child 's interests could be safeguarded ( but this aspect they saw as being of prime importance at the approval and matching stage ) .
8 Position the vases in front of an open window so that the breeze wafts the scent into the room
9 It was already late morning , and the red glare of the sun was evaporating away the moisture left by an earlier shower so that the golden roofs of the principal buildings were wreathed with a mist which eddied and flowed under the influence of the heat which rose off the plain .
10 Although this seems equitable , it is claimed that imputed income is not an everyday concept so that the tax of income that is not a money flow would be politically unpopular as it would have to be paid from the working partner 's income .
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