Example sentences of "[noun sg] so [that] [adv] [art] " in BNC.

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1 A skilful negotiator will attempt to trade concession for concession so that ultimately an agreement which satisfies both parties is reached .
2 In spring , either dig up the shrub and replant at a deeper level , or mound soil round its base so that only the upper half of stems is exposed .
3 Each has a social component so that potentially the social significance of various rates , ratios and relationships can be used to interpret trends .
4 Each additional storey may be given its own roof so that eventually the building looks like a Chinese pagoda .
5 The procedures for assessment and the evaluation of educational needs have become more formalised since the 1981 Education Act so that now a report from a qualified teacher of visually handicapped children is a requirement of the assessment procedure for a child whose learning or development is affected by defective sight .
6 One reason why farm workers ' wages remain so comparatively low is that the demand for labour within agriculture has been declining as a result of mechanization-Indeed , the prospect of more expensive labour has often been sufficient to stimulate farmers to engage in a further round of mechanization so that both the supply and the demand for labour have chased each other down in an ever-decreasing spiral .
7 But broadcasting costs are more volatile than other costs and also rise at a faster rate so that even a licence fee increase which keeps up with general costs is an actual real decrease in its total value .
8 The front leg also bends at the knee , with the heel raised from the ground so that only the ball of the foot touches the floor ( a sort of tip-toe position ) .
9 Indeed it was still argued that determined efforts should be made towards monetary union so that eventually a common currency could be issued by a European central bank .
10 This involved the translocation of the gene responsible for resistance to the carbamate insecticide propoxur on to the male-Y-chromosome so that only the males were resistant .
11 However , autonomous replication occurs in only 50-70% of the transformants , suggesting a defect in the recognition of the Tetrahymena telomeric template by the putative P. anserina telomerase so that only a fraction of entering DNA is stabilized into linear extrachromosomal molecules .
12 The object is to re-define the rapist so that almost no man is outside its scope .
13 That is , in periods of high unemployment , the government would expand aggregate demand : this would reduce the unemployment but at the same time tend to create inflationary pressure so that eventually the government would have to reduce aggregate demand again .
14 He bit off whatever he was going to say and inhaled deeply , smoothing his face into a blank expression so that only the hot glitter in his eyes betrayed his anger .
15 The clenched fist still swung at his side , and without easing his grip , he twisted her arm so that now the pain was terrible to endure .
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