Example sentences of "be [vb pp] so [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | These questions should be designed so that a positive answer indicates a strength , a negative answer a weakness . |
| 3 | In some cases unofficial ‘ bargains ’ may be made so that an outside body will agree not to lobby MPs to oppose the legislation in return for government acceptance of certain proposals . |
| 4 | The model — known as the rational model involves a cycle of decisions which need to be made so that an organisation can achieve its objectives . |
| 5 | A much higher average might well cancel out these small variations and should be done so that a more reliable measurement would be available immediately without waiting for later processing on a mainframe . |
| 6 | Care can , for example , be timed so that a particular nurse has the chance to develop the skills she lacks . |
| 7 | Although the model represents the organisation as a whole , it can be adapted so that a particular part of the model can appear in a different form to different users . |
| 8 | The test would need to be constructed so that a range of marks is produced , for a narrow band of scores would not discriminate sufficiently to facilitate the allocation of pupils . |
| 9 | An ambitious plan was formed for a bridge of boats to be constructed so that an attack on the mainland could be mounted . |
| 10 | Nevertheless , the research has identified ways in which a more systematic evaluation of polling districts and census zones can be achieved so that an integration of information about electoral behaviour and more general socio-economic information at the local level may be obtained . |
| 11 | Thus the traditional formulation of an agenda needs to be changed so that a meeting starts with clarification of purpose , agreement on timing , allocation of tasks and consolidation of process issues from previous meetings . |
| 12 | Clearly the designer of the system with a load torque of 1 Nm would like to know what parameters of the motor and drive need to be changed so that a pull.out torque of 1 Nm is available at 500 steps per second . |