Example sentences of "and [adj] [noun sg] so [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For this reason one might expect there to be no large change in surface energy between liquid and solid glass so that surface tension and therefore surface energy , measured quite easily on molten glass , ought to be approximately applicable to the same glass when hardened . |
| 2 | No , M' lud , it portrays a vile and hopeless marriage so that others may learn that only by following Christian instructions will their own marriages be happy . |
| 3 | ‘ Our goal ’ , he says , ‘ is to make sure the town is in good social and economic shape so that it is ready for the next century . ’ |
| 4 | At the least , the seller should agree to ensure that the business of the offeree group is carried on in the ordinary and usual course so as to maintain the same as a going concern ; and that nothing is voluntarily done or omitted which would result in a material inaccuracy in the warranties if they were repeated on , and as at , completion . |
| 5 | He spoke to the captain in a calm and clear voice so that others in the room could hear : |
| 6 | Women idealise male qualities of aggression , ambition and sexual confidence so that we do n't have to confront them in ourselves . |
| 7 | Immediately an expected date of discharge from hospital is known , inform the Department of Health and Social Security so that any pensions , benefits and allowances to which your parent is entitled may be restored to the normal level as soon as possible . |
| 8 | To some extent there was a contradiction between the declared aim of the service , which was to organize the transition from school to full-time wage-earning in a thoughtful and informed manner so that the adolescents went into respectable occupations with long-term prospects , and the policy actually pursued . |
| 9 | As 1992 approaches , the year for the fulfilment of the Single European Market , it is even more important for the Churches of Europe to have a more accurate and comprehensive picture so that strategies for the re-evangelisation of the European Community can be developed . |
| 10 | Encouraging dialogue between individual parent and individual teacher so that each child can be given specific help and encouragement , discussion between parent and teacher being seen as a better way of evaluating progress than a written report . |
| 11 | Most data collection and analysis was already available from previous research , and the aim here was to increase empirical and conceptual depth so as to allow critical engagement with current policy debate over housing provision in Britain . |
| 12 | Regardless of age , any patient with suspected variceal bleeding should be submitted to immediate resuscitation and urgent endoscopy so that the source of the haemorrhage may be identified and appropriately treated . |
| 13 | The analysts had so far carried out a largely theoretical exercise , developing models in a detached and objective way so that broad-based ideas about future strategies could be discussed with the College Principals and officers from the LEA headquarters . |
| 14 | Not only giving injections , but even branding horses can be done in a calm , easy , and reassuring way so that the horse is not upset . |
| 15 | Meanwhile professional advisers , both directly and through their managers , address changes that affect prescribing in primary care with regional health authorities , purchasers , and providers ; among these changes will be better information systems between secondary and primary care so that patients being discharged into the community have their medicines available and that ‘ at risk ’ patients are identified : pharmaceutical services must follow the patient . |
| 16 | It would then suggest ways of meeting these needs in the short and long term so that the quality of the staff could be maintained and developed . |
| 17 | These elections must take place in a clean and decent way so that our revolution is not tarnished . ’ |
| 18 | He put three mugs on a tray and poured coffee so that he would have something to do when he went into the living-room . |
| 19 | The floor of his room was like a maze , with tower-blocks of books , whole walls of them set out on the thin carpet and holed linoleum so that only small corridors for him to walk in remained between them . |
| 20 | The distinction between killing the patient and changing treatment so as to allow death to take place is sometimes a fine one , and taxes philosophers and lawyers . |
| 21 | Will he therefore ensure that after any incident involving the use of lethal force there is a prompt , thorough and impartial investigation so that the facts are plain to see ? |
| 22 | In their traditional exhibitionist role women are simultaneously looked at and displayed , with their appearance coded for strong visual and erotic impact so that they can be said to connote to-be-looked-at-ness . |
| 23 | Fowler was sitting by an alcove where there were shelves stuffed with books , old books with broken spines and faded lettering so that it was impossible to decide what most of them were about . |
| 24 | The Earl of Warwick , one of the judges , protested and asked for time to produce charters and other evidence so that ‘ we might still enjoy with quietness the possessions of our ancestors which had bin oute of the Forrest for three hundred and thirty yeares ’ . |
| 25 | The greater understanding of the behaviour of commuters and the long term trends are being synthesised with information on the policies of transport operators and central and local government so that the influence of policy , such as that in the 1980 Transport Act , on the long-term trends can be better understood . |
| 26 | He argues the need for : a written constitution which is compatible with the rule of law ; the separation of legislative , executive , and judicial power so that a system of checks and balances will be in place ; a bicameral legislature , to provide an additional check ; a federal system of government to protect against big , centralized government ; a bill of rights which will protect a sphere of private autonomy ; judicial review to ensure an effective mechanism of protection ; and specific limitations on legislative and administrative discretion . |