Example sentences of "so that it [verb] the [noun] " in BNC.

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1 This could be done more effectively if the law was changed so that it became the jury 's responsibility to assess only the actual damage to the plaintiff and the judge 's responsibility to impose an unlimited fine on the defendants according to his view of their culpability .
2 Trim the edges so they are straight and even , and cut the strip so that it measures the circumference of the cake .
3 It is the extraordinary manner in which the pathological imagery has simply been inverted so that it forms the basis of a pastoral view which asserts the strength and durability of black family life and , in present circumstances , retreats from confronting the difficult issues which result in black children arriving in care in the first place .
4 King cobras curl around their pile of eggs , encircling it with their coils , and crocodiles stay alongside their nest of decaying vegetation for the two months or so that it takes the eggs within to hatch .
5 Given that such an emergency admission should be avoided at all costs , how can a social worker plan an admission so that it offers the person concerned a positive choice ?
6 ‘ Our extensive training available to staff is currently under review , so that it meets the needs of the organisation , library users and staff .
7 And we are developing our work so that it meets the needs of incest survivors .
8 A bedcradle was placed so that it relieved the weight of the bedclothes from her legs .
9 If the paper will not cover the area , then join sheets with masking tape or similar , so that it matches the size of the kite .
10 One useful operation is zooming or magnifying a portion of the image so that it fills the screen .
11 You might consider moving the stops to allow for a thicker door , or if this is impractical , using a thicker door and rebating the edges to the existing thickness so that it fits the frame .
12 From the group 's perspective , it desires to be involved where it can influence the final shape of a policy so that it maximizes the benefits and minimizes the losses to its members .
13 It must be redesigned so that it illuminates the choices facing the country — not , as now , obscures them .
14 As we understand it , nothing has changed in Japan but it still managed to make the news and push the share price higher , so that it ended the month in much the same place as it began .
15 The hair I had watched from above had become disturbed when I lifted her , so that it shaded the line of her left cheek .
16 I gather that the match was played at the new centre — little more than a new clay court being put down in an old car park and towering scaffolding stands then being erected around it , rising almost vertically so that it gave the impression of the fans literally hovering over the court .
17 If listed building consent is given to demolish a building , either wholly or in part , the Royal Commission on Ancient Monuments has to be notified so that it has the opportunity to make a record of it .
18 Leo was sitting at the kitchen table , his large frame almost dwarfing the little wooden chair , arms folded across his massive chest so that it pulled the material of his shirt impossibly tight .
19 The basic way in which these c.c.d. lines operate is to have the first capacitor connected to the input so that it samples the input voltage .
20 Some do , er the rise and fall type of fitting over a dining table where when you 're er , er having dinner you 'd have erm it down to about what not more than twelve inches above the table er so that it lit the table but did n't shine in your eyes , erm some people leave it like that all the time , other people having had a meal lift er it up , erm I think the main thing about the , er adjustable fly and fall is that erm , it 's there for , as you want it , if you 're trying to find a meal you 've lost on the floor well then you pull it down to floor level really .
21 Yeah , but you 're not pointing the pen down , hold the pen up so that it makes the line
22 This is a valid tensor equation and reduces to eqn ( 1.2 ) in a frame in free fall , so that it satisfies the principle of generalized covariance .
23 Morgan 's Sisterhood is Powerful , for example , recognizes the need to transform feminism so that it addresses the interests of women outside its predominantly white , middle-class constituency , and includes contributions from women outside it .
24 The coupled signal causes the current I and potential difference V to fluctuate about the values and corresponding to the point O. Assuming that the capacitor exhibits negligible reactance at the operating frequency so that it couples the signal properly , Thévenin transformation reveals an effective signal circuit connected to the nonlinear network terminals comprising e.m.f. in series with resistance .
25 the accuracy of basic patient activity data must be improved so that it commands the confidence of the user .
26 Jotan twitched the sword so that it broke the skin again .
27 Yet such a demand must be clearly formulated so that it challenges the stereotypes of women 's role .
28 With a low-powered winch or tow car , the acceleration is far slower and there is plenty of time to get the glider nicely balanced on the wheel so that it leaves the ground with a safe margin of speed .
29 In Australia , the states of South Australia and Victoria have redefined rape so that it covers the introduction of the penis of a person into the anus or mouth of another person as well as penile penetration of the vagina .
30 Put some of the icing sugar mixture on top and carefully mould the paste round it so that it covers the icing sugar .
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