Example sentences of "[conj] [noun pl] so [subord] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The advice suggested : ‘ we must try , by adopting a uniformly more robust and aggressive approach , to recover some lost ground ’ and accused the Divisional Court ‘ almost invariably ’ of looking for errors or ambiguities so as to upset the determinations of adjudicators . |
| 2 | The next issue is whether the managers benefit from their position as directors or employees so as to acquire something for less than its full market value . |
| 3 | Although a court will generally strive to resolve uncertainties and ambiguities so as to give effect to a commercial contract wherever possible ( especially where the agreement is already partly executed ) , uncertainty or ambiguity may lead a court to conclude that the term is too uncertain to be enforceable , and in extreme cases the whole contract may be held to be void . |
| 4 | The crucial area of debate centres upon whether the signals from ecologically fragile and marginal areas will reach institutions and governments so as to induce appropriate innovations for those areas . |
| 5 | He replied politely that just as he studied the whereabouts of bones and tendons and muscles so as to know more about the figures he tried to draw , in the same way — if he was attempting a portrait — it helped to know something about the working of people 's minds and how their characters had been formed . |
| 6 | This process usually involved the gradual and haphazard addition of side-streets and lanes so as to provide access to land beyond the immediate frontages . |
| 7 | WACC-AR should develop leadership and resources so as to create a more critically aware consumer media , thus achieving a level of media literacy parallel to that of reading literacy ; |
| 8 | Colin Urie , of the Operations Section , is looking at ways of increasing cooperation between SCOTVEC and centres so as to reduce delays in certification . |
| 9 | One can feel the painter , at first with gestures that are almost childish , and later like a strong , fully grown man , emptying his body of energy and liquids so as to leave traces to prove that he had physically existed . |
| 10 | Britain , the Soviet Union and China could provide supervisors and advisers so as to reduce the American composition of the governing commission . |
| 11 | The right swept the election but most of the appointed members were moderates and leftists so as to redress the balance . |
| 12 | Put another way , it is managing antecedents and consequences so as to effect change in behaviour . |
| 13 | Marketing a school involves balancing a society 's needs for a cultured population against the immediate demands of parents , providers and consumers so as to maximise the school 's contribution to the well-being of society at large |