Example sentences of "[noun pl] so [conj] " in BNC.

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1 Each NIC has attempted to develop a broad industrial base to satisfy domestic demand and diversify exports so as to reduce reliance on a few major primary commodities , e.g. coffee , meat , rubber .
2 I remember the over-eager , gaping mouths and outstretched necks , as well as those who could only just about lift their eyelids and had to have the food forced down their throats so that they would have the strength to keep fighting for life .
3 We 're very conscious of that erm and where , where we offered advice in large places where for instance , where housing where chemicals are stored and all the precautions that are needed are provided and built in , for instance stopping off the drains so that water is contained , providing sloping areas in , in the bottom of warehouses where water does n't come out , erm monitoring it telling people about it .
4 In addition , one is struck by the importance of such factors as : vocal quality — this is Billie Holiday and could not be anyone else ; phrasing — that is , the way she places accents , alters the rhythm , often by stretching out notes so that they sound behind the beat instead of on it , and joins notes together , for example smoothly or with attacked consonants ; and pitch inflection — the way she sometimes slides up to or away from notes , hits them slightly ‘ off-pitch ’ , and so on .
5 You make notes so that you can extract , at a glance , the basic information you seek .
6 But to talk about the way forward to do with A L O's so can we all address our minds to the problems that we perceive ma make some notes so that we can draw up a proper agenda of all the issues likely to be encountered through the civilianisation programme okay ?
7 increasing the size of local authorities so that they could undertake strategic tasks and attract a higher ‘ calibre ’ of officer and councillor
8 For one thing it seems that Ho 's reply , via Saigon , was held up deliberately by the French authorities so that it was not received in Paris until after the war had begun .
9 Will my right hon. Friend do all that he can to open a dialogue with representatives of landlords and planning authorities so that they can encourage and enable retailers to erect something to protect their property ?
10 The issue which divides your Lordships is whether this House should now reinterpret the principles lying behind the authorities so as to give a right of recovery in such circumstances .
11 She can not get a job without training and she can not get training from the Basildon authorities so as to make herself available for work .
12 Remote stepdown transformers are also fitted for safety reasons so that the dispensers can operate at 6 or 12 volts
13 Such nurses need to benefit from an individual appraisal and assessment of their experience and skills so that re-entry becomes a natural progression for them rather than a hurdle to be jumped .
14 The second theme concerns the importance of developing automatic word-recognition skills so that attention can be released for comprehension calculations .
15 The ERCs can , if necessary , be followed by periods of vocational training at training centres and colleges which teach the disabled new skills so that they can obtain work again .
16 sharpening perceptual skills so that categorization follows rather than precedes the search for clues .
17 My wish is to emphasise thinking skills so that they will be able to deal with unexpected questions on an examination , and more importantly , continue thinking and questioning throughout their lives .
18 They should aim to enable individuals to use their personal emotional and intellectual resources to modify their attitudes and behaviour and to learn new social skills so as to achieve a stable way of life with diminished or no use of alcohol .
19 From birth , the baby and infant imbibes moral values and learns to control instinctual wishes so that he or she is not chastised by parents , or other agents of socialization .
20 So whether it means add or take away or subtract or negative we can sort of forget about it and just look at the signs so if get if we get take away plus three , that will be the same as take away plus three , yeah ?
21 This suggests that you should sit at arms length from your monitor and should n't site desks so that people sit near the back of monitors .
22 And then we had the desks , sloped desks so that these huge big er
23 Compaq Computer Corp announced both desktop machines and servers and is actually placing most of its valuable early Pentiums into the desktop products so that the new Deskpro 60/M and 66/M machines will debut first .
24 Apscore is concentrating on re-developing its products so that they are more GUI and database independent , with an emphasis on object orientation — thus linking with Apscore 's other interests , including its representation of the ObjectStore object oriented database in Australia on the Sun platform .
25 You have the right to accurate , informative labeling of products so that you can make your own decisions about what to buy .
26 — To ascertain the relative profitability of products so that organizations can make decisions regarding the mix of products .
27 Design and manufacture products so as to optimise their environmental performance , including considering the environmental effects when sourcing raw materials .
28 They need it as an expert critic of their investment projects so that bad decisions can be nipped in the bud .
29 This analogy leads to the ‘ decision tree ’ , a useful way of structuring the multiple problems associated with development projects so that the expected value ( EV ) criterion can be used to help decide which branch to follow .
30 The basic program can outline several projects so that the total effect on resources can be displayed and individual calendars can be constructed for each person .
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