Example sentences of "a way that [pron] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Palmer ( 1971 ) points out that " as linguists we must write our grammars in such a way that they relate to semantics as well as phonetics — our grammar must be sensitive to semantics ' . |
| 2 | Perhaps if there really was ( and is ) ‘ widespread discontent … about the quality of education ’ , the best remedy would be to enhance teaching as a profession so as to attract and retain the best recruits , by paying them proper salaries and by promoting those who teach well , in such a way that they stay in the classroom instead of becoming administrators . |
| 3 | If the process of nursing is seen as a problem-solving activity in which the nurse acts on her own initiative generating her own solutions , rather than one in which she repeats ready-made solutions ; and if the reasoning of the cognition theorists is accepted as valid ; then the teaching of nursing should be organised in such a way that the student not only acquires the necessary knowledge and skills , but does so in such a way that they develop in her flexible cognitive structures . |
| 4 | Apart from errors and omissions these are defined in the National Accounts in such a way that they come to the same value . |
| 5 | Clauses 12 and 13 of Precedent 1 rely on the principles in that discussion to pass the test of reasonableness , and are drafted in such a way that they apply to all types of breach however caused ( including by reason of wilful default ) . |
| 6 | Essentially , these express the number of deaths occurring as a proportion of the number of people at risk in each region in such a way that they take into account the fact that regions have different age and sex distributions ; their construction will be explained fully in chapter 14 . |
| 7 | It is essential that the data are preserved in such a way that they continue to be accessible over time . |
| 8 | Horizontality is , in fact , preserved by bringing into use an additional pair of wheels under the leading edge of the tank , fitted on the same axle as the main track wheels , one at each end of the axle , and thus outside the main pair , in such a way that they engage with a second , outside , pair of rails laid over the curve ( figure 7 ) . |
| 9 | Because we all try to twist circumstances in such a way that they conform with our subconscious picture of ourselves , those who see themselves as permanent victims will automatically seek out people who are going to treat them as such . |
| 10 | One trader might try to " cash in " on the goodwill and reputation of another trader by dressing up his goods in such a way that they look like those of that other trader . |
| 11 | They were fastened together , too , in such a way that they moved with the person — who was Mama . |
| 12 | The interplay between these sequences and the tendency either to see representational figures in pattern , or alternatively to repeat representational figures in such a way that they reduce to pattern , was held by Boas to be the foundation of art and design , providing the basic dimensions which united the diverse media of craft production , music , dance and poetry . |
| 13 | And sometimes , leaving his office , he would close his door in such a way that there seemed to be something or someone intriguing behind it , as Richard Miller noticed when he went to talk to him about banking for the contras ; it was deliberately stage-like , impressive . |
| 14 | Make it your goal to listen in , such a way that you ask at least one question by the end of each class . |
| 15 | 2 Write a story in which parents treat you in a way that you believe to be unfair . |
| 16 | The examination is set and marked in such a way that it excludes by its very nature from Science and Social Studies papers any questions based on the local environment . |