Example sentences of "so [that] their [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | is the problem of soil erosion perceived to be important enough for them to unite on this issue so that their combined power leads to a coherent response ? |
| 2 | Their remuneration comes from this position and takes the form of profits or high salaries and bonuses tied to profitability , so that their financial reward is linked very closely to the success of the firm . |
| 3 | It seems clear that what has happened here is that Johnson has forgotten about the problem of finding ways of making meaning plain and has shifted to a different lexicographical problem , namely how to provide an exhaustive definition of words so that their entire meaning is made explicit . |
| 4 | The curriculum should help learners acquire and develop ( i ) knowledge and conceptual understanding , ( ii ) skills , ( iii ) personal qualities and attitudes , so that they will be able ( iv ) to take advantage of opportunities and cope with challenges in the various circumstances of their present and future lives — to enable and encourage them to contribute responsibly and constructively to society ( in its various facets ) and so that their personal lives may be enriched . |
| 5 | These may shape the activities of unions , so that their political manoeuvring is based on clientelist relationships , rather than class relationships . |
| 6 | Anxious that nothing should disturb her aunt , Alexandra had the hens moved to a small paddock the far side of the stables so that their greedy shouting for breakfast could not be heard in the house . |
| 7 | Are the parent birds really putting themselves at risk for their offspring , laying down their own lives so that their young may live ? |
| 8 | She 'd put bowls of fresh flowers everywhere , so that their cool scent filled the room . |
| 9 | Often there is insufficient management talent on board to achieve this objective , or it might be stretching the existing team too much so that their existing businesses may suffer . |
| 10 | WACC 's Women 's Programme encourages full and equal participation of women in public communication so that their distinctive insights into , and experiences of , life become part of the public agenda while , at the same time , the oppressive mechanisms of male domination are removed . |
| 11 | Let us posit a partnership of 5 partners , each with a taxable share of profits of £60,000 , so that their taxable income profiles are as follows : — |
| 12 | Thoughts circled relentlessly in her head , jumbled together , so that their rational order of importance no longer seemed to govern . |
| 13 | so that their concerted efforts should be effective in achieving the purpose of the organisation . |
| 14 | The objective of segmentation is to group individuals so that their collective response to marketing inputs is similar . |
| 15 | Not only was there an imperative to respond to threatened attacks by diverting much time , energy , and , above all , money into defence , principally into the building of urban fortifications and castles ; when the raids occurred the defenders ' means of production ( crops , fishponds , mills , barns ) were among the prime targets for destruction , so that their economic capability was seriously undermined . |
| 16 | Always young women , they recline and modestly turn their faces into their arms which are raised around their heads , so that their graceful , elongated bodies are presented as objects to be looked upon without the discomfort of a confronting stare back into the viewer 's gaze . |
| 17 | Users have been conditioned by accountants over many years , so that their expressed needs may simply reflect marginal improvements on what they have already been receiving . |
| 18 | But institutions could compensate for their loss of income by taking a more active role to ensure better performance from the management , which would at least give them the chance of a greater capital gain , so that their total return is unaffected . |
| 19 | The chapters of this book switch erratically between these two aspects but they must come to blend in readers ' minds so that their practical implications control the course of an investigation . |
| 20 | Show some ability to use any available presentational devices that are appropriate to the task , eg handwriting , typewriting , computer printout , artwork , computer graphics , desk-top publishing , so that their finished work is presented clearly and attractively . |
| 21 | Pope Benedict XII was not only keen to reconcile Edward and Philip so that their planned crusade could go ahead , but he was also anxious to keep Lewis of Bavaria isolated from either French or English help . |
| 22 | The other is to disperse them so that their unwanted presence may be put more or less out of sight ’ ( p. 280 ) . |
| 23 | In the post-war period , both Weber and Schumpeter 's ideas considerably influenced pluralist theory , as we noted above ( pp. 51 — 3 ) , so much so that their fundamental acceptance of elite theory patterns of argument was often ignored or lost sight of . |
| 24 | For the celebration , soldiers of his Army had been forbidden to shave for the last month so that their faced would more nearly represent those of warriors of old . |
| 25 | No structures are traceable , so that their exact function is uncertain . |
| 26 | Firms aim to set prices so that their expected level of production is in each period ( in total ) Y n . |
| 27 | The strategic level concerns policy and the shaping of a " common vision " through clarifying system-wide objectives which will include commitments : — to increase the motivation of young people in schools and colleges so that their educational achievements are improved , and their vocational aspirations are raised . |
| 28 | They had to travel with civilian number plates on the Land Rover , with civilian papers , and out of uniform , so that their military connections would not be known . |
| 29 | To remedy this , we must choose our three anchor biomorphs carefully , so that their genetic distances , one from the other , are all the same . |
| 30 | Ulph emphasizes the need to consider different groups in the labour force separately e.g. those who work at the tax threshold ( mainly part-time married women ) and the currently unemployed — so that their particular incentives can be analysed . |