Example sentences of "so [that] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 31 | Either a curve must be fitted , a job which is difficult to do well , or the data must be manipulated so that a straight line becomes a good summary . |
| 32 | He claimed that space-time had an inbuilt tendency to expand , and this could be made to balance exactly the attraction of all the matter in the universe , so that a static universe would result . |
| 33 | Or of the mother who promotes cross-cousin marriage so that a new member of her own lineage can be brought into her adopted one , so that she will be less of an outsider in the latter . |
| 34 | Not only was the pope desirous of peace in Europe and settlement of the imperial question , but he was also concerned with establishing a truce between the two kings so that a new crusade might be advanced . |
| 35 | Moreover , the Ruhr coal industry put down numerous deep boreholes north of the mining area , so that a new coalification map for the top Carboniferous seemed justified . |
| 36 | To join a new length of pipe into an existing inspection chamber , you will have to break a hole in the wall of the chamber and chop away at the benching so that a new half channel can be laid to join up with the main channel . |
| 37 | Existing GIS techniques usually base the estimates on area-weighted shares , so that a new polygon created by ‘ slicing ’ an existing area in half is assigned half the population of that source unit . |
| 38 | And was n't the leadership contest hastily arranged precisely so that a new shadow cabinet could be harrying the Conservatives throughout the summer ? |
| 39 | Arriving at the post synaptic membrane , it causes a change in its permeability so that a new action potential begins . |
| 40 | Edward III 's son , the Black Prince , although only sixteen , fought at the battle at Crecy , and at the siege of Calais , which surrendered in August 1347 , and went on to campaign successfully in France so that a favourable treaty was concluded in 1360 . |
| 41 | In an NHS clinic this may be only ten to fifteen minutes , but the average practitioner seeing a patient privately likes to give about an hour to the first interview , so that a good idea of as many facets of the patient as possible can be ascertained . |
| 42 | He urged any groups with monies outstanding to pay them into the event 's special bank account as soon as possible , so that a good idea of the final total could be reached . |
| 43 | Often the bookseller or cataloguer has not bothered to identify the arms , so that a good deal of pleasure can be obtained from rectifying their indolence or ignorance . |
| 44 | He was expected to set an example in knightly exercises , and to show a personal example of prowess in war , although he and his enemies were sufficiently prudent to value him more highly alive than dead , so that a crowned king was rarely killed in battle . |
| 45 | Each year a galaxy of international jazz musicians packs every concert hall , hotel , pub and street , so that a memorable foot tapping weekend is assured . |
| 46 | Please write , phone or talk to me with your ideas so that a mutual exchange can benefit all teachers . |
| 47 | The dice would be recast if the outcome was incompatible with the assumptions , so that a southerly-flowing segment would be prohibited from turning through 180° and flowing north . |
| 48 | In all cases , focus preferences were taken to be strong , so that a binary plausibility check , rather than ‘ special mode ’ inference , was assumed . |
| 49 | Will he therefore liaise with his colleagues in the Department of the Environment so that a joint effort can be made to give the law the rigour to prohibit the illegal occupation of public and private land by traveller families ? |
| 50 | The government has not at this stage , legislated in this area , but I understand in their next White Paper , they probably will take away the ceiling that presently exists , so that a rich offender could pay a lot more for his fine than er a person of average means . |
| 51 | St Bridget is supposed to have quickly twisted some dry reeds into the form of a cross , so that a dying pagan could see the symbol of Christ and perhaps enter Heaven . |
| 52 | It was pointed out earlier that one difficulty in using inverted files is the need to deal with all the records possessing a given attribute at the same time , so that a great deal of working space is required in main storage . |
| 53 | Like them , Fukase also has the ability to link imagery in a complicated sequence , so that a great number of disparate subjects can be — surprisingly — unified . |
| 54 | The mortises for the laths are cut slightly undersize with a round front edge so that a slight taper is planed on the laths for a good wedge fit . |
| 55 | The traditional hazel rod was a freshly cut forked stick , held in both hands by each ‘ fork ’ , in some tension , so that a slight movement of the hand could result in a large movement of the rod . |
| 56 | This was done on a haphazard basis , so that a Peruvian Indian from the Andes could be issued with papers proving beyond legal doubt that he had in fact spent all his life in Godalming . |
| 57 | Herbs distributed about the garden mixed in with the general plantings will often supply that " surprise " quality that the old garden-landscape designers insisted on , as an aroma wafts through the air on a hot sunny day , or when a plant is brushed accidentally so that a spicy smell comes apparently out of nowhere . |
| 58 | The Protocol documentation , as is seen later , requires the seller 's conveyancer to prepare absolutely everything at the outset , so that a complete package is sent to the buyer 's conveyancer for consideration . |
| 59 | To avoid this we can emphasize the need for honesty , or provide a filter question so that a low-prestige answer seems equally acceptable . |
| 60 | Resistor R5 reduces this flow a little , so that a small percentage is fed back to pin 2 to reduce the a.c. gain of the op.amp . |