Example sentences of "so [that] [pron] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The plant is being installed near an existing hydro-electric power plant so that its performance can be evaluated and compared with that of hydro power . |
| 2 | ( 3 ) Rewrite the extract on p. 78 beginning " Moore states … " , so that its register is consistent ( and neither too high nor too low for academic writing ) . |
| 3 | Alternatively , the protein may be modified so that its activity is increased . |
| 4 | With the scarf joint such breakages were minimised since the headstock section was grafted on so that its grain ran parallel with the neck 's pitch . |
| 5 | Position the plant in the centre of the pot so that its crown is about 2 cm ( 1 in ) below the pot rim ( 1 cm/½ in if the compost is soilless ) , spread the roots out if they do not already form a compact ball with the soil and , holding the plant with one hand , fill in compost with the other all round the roots until the pot is full . |
| 6 | Dutch Edam is well known and much loved in Britain for its mild flavour and appeal on the cheeseboard — so much so that its versatility for use in cooking is sometimes forgotten . |
| 7 | The po solution is to move the factory upstream of itself so that its effluent is drawn into its intake . |
| 8 | He slid his rifle through the thick grass , then pushed his tricorne hat back so that its peak would not catch on the weapon 's doghead . |
| 9 | A scion is the growth that arises from an implanted bud or graft , whereas the stock — sometimes referred to as the root- stock — is the host plant that receives the bud or graft , with its own top growth removed so that its sap and energies are made to support the new guest . |
| 10 | Elsewhere he describes women as having an essentially passive sexual function , ‘ … so that its course is determined by the treatment accorded by the man . ’ |
| 11 | The difference between the glosses for ( 77 ) and ( 78 ) depends clearly on boxes , but not trees , having intrinsic sides ( the difference is perhaps even clearer with an object like a car , which has an intrinsic orientation , so that its bottom remains its bottom even when the vehicle is turned over , and its front remains its front even when going backwards ) . |
| 12 | Information about the target 's position passes automatically to the computer , which calculates where the gun should point so that its shell will hit the target . |
| 13 | ‘ Doan speak English , n the mother said in the voice of a record , turning the child on her lap so that its back now faced me . |
| 14 | Right and said erm a particle moves so that its displacement is given by this function of T |
| 15 | Beginning in September 1987 , the CIA 's Department of Justice Liaison Officer , Richard Owens , began feeding evidence against Haser and the Magharians to the DEA so that its country attaché in Bern , Gregory Passic , could pass it on to the Swiss authorities . |
| 16 | Of fascination to some , most would prefer to have it taken away or at least effectively cordoned off so that its presence could largely be ignored . |
| 17 | A pipette is inserted gradually into the fluid so that its inlet is 20 cm below the surface and a volume of 20 ml is withdrawn 58 s from the start of settling . |
| 18 | We now have to pass the wire all the way through the sleeve so that its bend or fold emerges at the other end . |
| 19 | Two main types : ( i ) Operations Research models , which are an abstraction of real systems or processes which are used to represent the basic variable and constant features of the reality , so that its behaviour or process can be explored , explained and simulated ; ( ii ) Macroeconomic and econometric models which may be used at a company level , or at a more general industry or economy level . |
| 20 | The art director included a small shot of the range in the advertisement so that its charm would not go unseen . |
| 21 | It was encrusted in mud and blood and excrement , so that its great-coat was plastered against its trousers . |
| 22 | Key aspects to be remembered with respect to intellectual property rights are the importance of confidence , especially concerning employees and potential business partners , the usefulness of keeping a documented record of the development of an idea or invention so that its origin can be verified and the value , sometimes unexpected , of making drawings . |
| 23 | Bambusa vulgaris has been carried throughout the tropics so that its home , too , is no longer recognizable . |
| 24 | This is a way of holding an anaesthetized animal ( by now of course not an animal at all but a ‘ preparation ’ which ceases even the pretence of life once the support system is switched off ) gently but firmly so that its brain can be exposed and an electrode lowered into it , according to known coordinates . |
| 25 | Because of economic constraints and the need to achieve cost targets , forestry has become increasingly mechanised so that its contribution to rural employment and local cash flow has been seriously eroded . |
| 26 | If the ion is attached through one oxygen , so that its symmetry is reduced from T d to C 3 ν , splits into two components ( a 1 and e ) , while if the ion is attached to one or more metal atoms through two of its oxygens the degeneracy is entirely removed and three components of ν 3 ( a 1 , b 1 and b 2 ) appear , as well as ν 1 . |
| 27 | Make sure the food is set out in an attractive way so that its appearance makes the children excited . |
| 28 | Friends of the Earth has had a similar growth rate in that period , so that its membership is now over 180,000 . |
| 29 | We have to take great care to select the visual environment so that its effect can be measured . |
| 30 | Some tumours are indeed radio-sensitive , and some progress was made in therapy with x-rays and also with radium , which could be inserted into a tumour so that its effect was concentrated . |