Example sentences of "so that a [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | He paused , the butt of his cigar held against his brow , so that a cataract of white spume dribbled down into his eye socket . |
| 3 | Then she took one step more towards me so that a bar of light fell across her face and I could see the angry expression on it . |
| 4 | He was , however , a preacher and a man of goodwill rather than a leader and man of action so that a change of leadership had become desirable when he retired . |
| 5 | The Conservative Education Association strongly urged the government to amend the legislation so that a majority of parents on the register would be required to vote for opting out . |
| 6 | That does not answer the burning problem of law-breaking on a Sunday , especially when the House has not been afforded the opportunity even to debate the matter in full so that a consensus of hon. Members can be taken . |
| 7 | And in this case we had to align the timber so that a sheet of plasterboard would line up with the projecting wall |
| 8 | This rationality is well described by a former head of the British civil service , Sir Douglas Allen : ‘ The desire for uniformity of treatment , coupled with accountability for decisions , require elaborate codes and rules so that a multiplicity of decision-makers can produce acceptably similar results in similar cases ’ ( cited in Thomson 1983 : 141 ) . |
| 9 | But not all managers are instinctively skilled at handling problem people so that a variety of methods have been evolved to assist with coping with them . |
| 10 | Experiments and modern calculations suggest that the Sutton Hoo type boat could average a speed of 3 knots for little more than six hours , so that a crossing of the North Sea from Holland to East Anglia could have been achieved in about 14 days , although if sails were available the time would be considerably less ( Green 1963 ) . |
| 11 | Some of the latter were portable so that a current of air could be allowed to play direct on to the patients ' faces . |
| 12 | In some cases these interests match up , so that a course of events which realises a class 's economic interests will simultaneously realise its political and ideological ones as well . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Reading a work 's introduction can be helpful , though even then content may not live up to the billing , so that a sampling of the text is also advised . |
| 15 | Discuss this with the vet beforehand so that a member of the staff can restrain the dog . |
| 16 | Tests of the accuracy of radiocarbon dates against samples of wood dated by dendrochronology ( see below ) have shown that ‘ radiocarbon years ’ can not always be directly equated with calendar years ( because the amount of carbon 14 varies ) , so that a date of 4,100 BC in ‘ radiocarbon years ’ may actually be closer to a real date of 5,000 BC . |
| 17 | The Siporax is only half submerged , so that a head of water never covers the biological media . |
| 18 | Jess kicked out , catching the handle of his tankard so that a puddle of porter slopped on to the counter . |
| 19 | The Group works council volunteered to make collections and their £1,280 was matched by the Company so that a total of £2,560 was donated to the appeal . |
| 20 | There is something curious , too , about the gradation of honours , so that a Ministry of Agriculture clerk is called before the young sergeant from the Royal Ulster Constabulary who chanced his life in some undisclosed anti-terrorist operation . |
| 21 | Because , as I say , we 've got recycling credits on our side , we 've got the fact that we 've got this outlet in Exmouth which will take the paper , and that 's why we 're looking at producing this workshop area , so that a lot of this stuff that goes to landfill , I 'm talking about , fridges , tables , whichever else that can be repaired and reused er , I know this is only on a very small scale , but one of the things that I think is very important with is that we 're not purely a recycling centre , we also want to set an education project , to raise people 's awareness of what yo yet waste production is n't about recycling , it 's about not producing it in the first place , |
| 22 | Everybody started equal , so that a uniformity of training and military technique was possible . |
| 23 | ‘ The applicants or their successor(s) shall ensure that house completions are phased so that a maximum of 30 units are completed per annum , commencing on 1 January 1992 , of which 20 units shall be detached or semi-detached family houses and 10 units shall be flats , all to the satisfaction of the Director of Education , Lothian Regional Council and the Director of Planning , Edinburgh District Council . ’ |
| 24 | No book bears the imprimatur of so many great names — Caedmon , Bede , Wycliffe , Tyndale , Coverdale , Cranmer among them ; so that a collection of Bibles can be a worthy and exciting thing , even though the first editions of a number of landmarks will almost certainly be denied you . |
| 25 | The idea of scaling down , so that a picture of a thing is usually smaller than the thing itself . |
| 26 | From this altitude their instruments view a swath of the Earth 's surface that extends 1500 km to either side of their suborbital tracks , so that a picture of the globe over a 24-hour period is built up . |
| 27 | On such a picture , a region of space which contains more than its fair share of matter ought to pull in still more by gravity , so that a cluster of galaxies forms in the heart of a region of space sucked clean of matter . |
| 28 | ( 4 ) The Bills of Sale Act 1878 will apply to genuine sale transactions so that a sale of goods evidenced in writing , by virtue of which the seller remains in possession , is void against execution creditors and trustees in bankruptcy unless it is registered in compliance with the Act ( Bills of Sale Act 1878 s8 ) . |
| 29 | Sometimes small panels were painted , apparently so that a sequence of tableaux could be shown . |
| 30 | With videodisc it is possible to select the frame precisely and speedily so that a set of stills on the screen could very easily be used . |