Example sentences of "so [conj] to minimise " in BNC.
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| 1 | But those preparing standard assessment tasks and other assessment instruments should consider them so as to minimise bias in the task or context and guard against any preconceptions of assessors ; and any comparison of results between single-sex schools or between those with different ethnic or social class populations should be made in the light of the evidence referred to above . |
| 2 | The records typically understate the concentration of wealth , for they rely on individual declarations which are manipulated and presented so as to minimise apparent wealth holdings . |
| 3 | The Americans were anxious to see the Russians engaged in the Far East as soon as possible so as to minimise American losses . |
| 4 | This cerebral dominance hypothesis is able to explain the results of an experiment by Barton , Goodglass and Shai ( 1965 ) who presented three-letter words in a vertical orientation so as to minimise putative scanning mechanisms . |
| 5 | ‘ This refers specifically to the assumed facility of a wholesaler to order in bulk , and to be able to recycle and place previously purchased stock so as to minimise returns . |
| 6 | Firstly , they often recruit subjects with a high risk of the disorder under study so as to minimise the number of subjects needed to show an effect . |
| 7 | In view of these concerns over the mode of inheritance of chronic inflammatory bowel disease , attempts to map susceptibility loci should be analysed by a robust linkage test ( for example , affected pedigree member of ‘ sib pair ’ test ) so as to minimise false positive claims of linkage . |
| 8 | These are often so important that they require the marketer to find direct means of dealing with them , so as to minimise their effect on the satisfaction of consumer demand . |
| 9 | ( 5.32 ) indicates that the variation of inductance with rotor position ( L ) should be small compared to the average phase inductance ( t , ) The speed range can also be improved by careful selection of the excitation scheme , so as to minimise the ratio v/v — For a three-phase motor the voltage component ratio for each excitation scheme is shown in Table 5.3 : By operating the motor with one-phase-on excitation the speed range is considerably improved compared to two-phases-on operation , for which the value of is doubled . |
| 10 | For systems in which there is little variation of both load torque and distance of travel it may be appropriate to operate with a fixed switching angle , so as to minimise the controller costs . |
| 11 | 2 Locational decisions are taken in general so as to minimise the frictional effects of distance . |
| 12 | The Directors of Waterford Wedgwood UK plc are committed to managing the Group 's operations so as to minimise any adverse environmental impact . |
| 13 | What steps is he taking to ensure that this year local authorities such as Southwark , which a week or two ago had paid less than one fifth of its mandatory grant cheques to eligible students , pay up , so as to minimise student hardship ? |
| 14 | However , all of these cases are obstetrically assessed by a Consultant Obstetrician , whether in Canada , or Downpatrick , so as to minimise the potential dangers of transfer . |
| 15 | One can only speculate about the line the UK legislature would take , should it address itself to this problem , except that it is not too difficult to predict that the present administration would change the law so as to minimise the protections afforded to the worker . |
| 16 | Perhaps cyclists using the service could be asked to clean their bikes as much as possible so as to minimise the risk of oil stains etc . |
| 17 | In far-infrared lasers , y and I " are in the megaHertz range , which readily allows optimisation of y so as to minimise the threshold value of D0 . |
| 18 | Impending bankruptcy It may be preferred to activate the power to expel at an earlier date in the bankruptcy process so as to minimise the damage caused to the firm by protracted , and possibly contested proceedings . |
| 19 | Newco will wish to attribute as much of the purchase price as possible to those of the assets which are likely to increase in value , but which Newco may be intending to dispose of at a later date , so as to minimise the gain arising on the disposal ( and to maximise the amount of base cost which can be indexed for capital gains tax purposes , again to reduce the ultimate gain ) . |