Example sentences of "[coord] [noun pl] [prep] [noun] so " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was ‘ in the English constitution an absence of those declarations or definitions of rights so dear to foreign constitutionalists ’ , but this was a strength rather than a weakness ; whereas ‘ general rights guaranteed by the constitution may be , and in foreign countries , constantly are , suspended ’ , the English emphasis on specific remedies protected by legislation and the courts meant that ‘ the suspension of the constitution , as far as such a thing can be conceived possible , would mean with us nothing less than a revolution ’ . |
| 2 | The courts will normally refuse to allow claims of confidentiality in respect of the names and addresses of employees so as to prevent offers of other employment being made to them by departing staff ( see Baker v Gibbons [ 1972 ] 1 WLR 693 and Searle ( GD ) & Co Ltd v Celltech Ltd [ 1982 ] FSR 92 ) . |
| 3 | Dr Barsamian stresses , however , the importance of a correct understanding of such concepts and methods of analysis so as to avoid unrealistic expectations about their capabilities by non-experts . |
| 4 | Erm there was a big scandal about it and there was a report by um Butler Schloss which recommended , among other things , a whole range of safeguards and checks and balances of procedures so that this sort of , oh my God , this tragedy must n't happen in future . |
| 5 | Soon PostScript ( and one of its rivals , called TrueType , which is the brain-child of Apple and Microsoft , two suppliers to the personal-computer market ) will be added to the nuts and bolts of computers so that their screens accurately display the page about to be printed . |
| 6 | The fact that one has a clear conscience is not always a sign of right responses to the trials and temptations of life so much as an appropriate response to sin and guilt . |
| 7 | Although the test is intended to delineate specific abilities and disabilities in children so that remediation may be undertaken , it is clear that the restrictions placed upon selection of the standardisation sample limits the value of the standardised scores for the purpose of comparison ( Weener et al . |
| 8 | They are water-based products which dry fairly quickly , and they can be washed off tools and hands with water so long as they are still wet . |
| 9 | This publication aims to help you to make sensible decisions and choices about alcohol so that it gives pleasure without putting anyone 's health at risk . |
| 10 | The breed is prone to occasional stomach troubles and bouts of enteritis so a good-quality diet is essential . |
| 11 | It is suggested that in the context of a monogamous union , adultery was elevated to the status of a sin ( or indeed a crime ) and grounds for divorce so as to reinforce this concept of marriage and , in the absence of birth control , to prevent the social ‘ untidiness ’ caused by the production of children not the product of a couple married to each other , with all the inheritance and support complications which could follow . |
| 12 | We all agree to the need for more rational use of insecticides than hitherto , especially in agriculture ; yet insecticides to control mosquitoes are normally applied to the inside walls and roofs of buildings so that , unlike agricultural pesticides , they are not widely dispersed over the landscape but confined within houses . |
| 13 | ( 3 ) A person who is an employee of a holder of a licence under this Act and any other person engaged in a business which deals in alcoholic liquor , including directors , officers and employees of companies so engaged shall not act as a member of a licensing board for any purpose under this Act . |