Example sentences of "[adv] that [pron] becomes " in BNC.

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1 ’ . Again Douglas ( 1966 : 138 ) has suggested there is a liaison which exists between the physical body and its use as an expression of the social , so that one becomes a paradigm for the other : ‘ the [ human ] body is a model which can stand for any bounded system …
2 He is likely to be very bright and to find learning easy but in many cases he will be coached and encouraged by a parent ( usually the father ) in that one direction so that he becomes a prodigy or a ‘ genius ’ at mathematics .
3 Christians I have suggested , if they are rightly to be named Christians , must in some sense believe that God was in a unique way related to Christ , so that he becomes particular for them , and they are ( as I am not ) in their religion related to history .
4 It is a good idea to say the key words aloud every time as you check each item so that it becomes a habit .
5 Where Federman and Sukenick replace finished story with the process of narrating so that it becomes difficult to say what their novels are ‘ about ’ , Rudolph Wurlitzer pursues a rather different task in his fiction .
6 In effect , Barth simultaneously reworks texts and multiplies the dimensions to LETTERS so that it becomes a protean work , constantly shifting resemblances .
7 Alternatively the chemical may react with the dirt so that it becomes water soluble and it can be rinsed away .
8 Whether shorter or longer , the important thing is to make it serve you so that it becomes not a burden but a means of personal reflection and integration .
9 Technological hazards are more unpredictable and may be extremely rare , so that it becomes difficult to use probability concepts to quantify risk , especially those which rely on notions of relative frequency .
10 Move the fifth paragraph ( 'TABLES : … leg room ? ' ) so that it becomes the second one
11 It hopes to adapt the life of the electronic control gear to the life of the lamp so that it becomes a throwaway item and bring it in line with the ‘ convenience purchase ’ of the coiled-coil lamp .
12 This is a major system of burrows , all interlinking so that it becomes necessary to work on all aspects of the warren at one time .
13 Another , and perhaps the worst aspect is that the wind has the habit of blowing debris into the net so that it becomes entangled and this too limits its catching ability .
14 Ryle points out that in being impressed by the certainty of the seen and the known , one is assuming that seeing and knowing are analogous with looking and thinking , so that it becomes a problem how they escape the fallibility of these operations ; he invites us to shift ‘ see ’ and ‘ know ’ to the category of achievement verbs such as ‘ find ’ and ‘ cure ’ , which are related to ‘ seek ‘ and ‘ treat ’ as ‘ see ’ and ‘ know ’ to ‘ look ’ and ‘ think ’ , but do not tempt us to suppose that there are infallible methods of discovering lost articles or restoring to health .
15 Alternatively , pretend to take some yourself , so that it becomes a shared ritual . ’
16 8.6.2 replace or modify the Converted Text of the Work so that it becomes non-infringing .
17 The Act defines three types of offensive weapon : ‘ made ’ ( such as a bayonet ) for killing or wounding ; ‘ adapted ’ ( like a smashed milk bottle ) so that it becomes a weapon ; or ‘ intended ’ ( such as a penknife or empty bottle ) which was not designed or adapted as a weapon but could be used if the need arose .
18 You should repeat the puppy 's name at every opportunity within its hearing , so that it becomes accustomed to the sound .
19 As a routine measure , you should open your dog 's mouth each week , so that it becomes used to this procedure .
20 It used to be considered that simulator specifications could only be proposed when the on-line system design had been completed but there are considerable advantages in developing the simulator before the on-line system so that it becomes a dynamic mock-up of the real situation .
21 Even if you are confident of your ability to manage a compost heap so that it becomes hot enough to cleanse itself of disease spores , there remains the risk of the subsequent compost matter containing thorns which are extremely resistant to decomposition .
22 Mix thoroughly so that it becomes a smooth paste .
23 Although there are no studies for El Salvador , research in Mexico shows that the weight of the basket can cause damage to the spinal column , so that it becomes slightly twisted and exerts pressure on the uterus .
24 The primary aim is to underpin the local economy so that it becomes more attractive to an expansion of the private sector .
25 The falsificationist must now try to make his hypothesis more precise so that it becomes more readily falsifiable .
26 If the idea itself is more important to you than the glory reflecting from its success , then raise the idea at a meeting so that it becomes an idea generated by a team .
27 What is also curious , is that if the vertical pointer is lined-up with the vertical stroke of the letter ‘ E ’ so that it becomes an ‘ I ’ , the name SION can be read .
28 The Spirit who inspired their writing is perfectly well capable of taking some part of them and writing it on our hearts so that it becomes an inescapable pointer to a particular course of action .
29 But the aim of radical reform is not merely to change the law 's approach so that it becomes more in tune with modern perceptions of sexual assault , but to address directly the problem of processing rape .
30 This is somewhat like making the target broader so that it becomes easier to hit .
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