Example sentences of "[vb pp] [adv] that a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although when measuring pebbles to determine axial lengths individually , relatively small numbers of grains are considered , in most methods large numbers of grains are examined so that a statistically meaningful set of numbers is obtained to characterize the sample . |
| 2 | Yes , it is unsaleable at this price of £4914.91 but can be made saleable if the price is adjusted so that a return at the new , higher , current rate of return can be earned . |
| 3 | Either a curve must be fitted , a job which is difficult to do well , or the data must be manipulated so that a straight line becomes a good summary . |
| 4 | If the stimulation conditions are altered so that a red coloured area is presented , illuminated by red , green , and blue light , that area will look strongly red to the observer but the cell wo n't fire ! |
| 5 | In this situation the circulation was altered so that a cold polar vortex remained until the end of the simulation , thereby maintaining the presence of PSCs for a much longer period . |
| 6 | These figures had now been revised so that a truer comparison of the housing stock 's condition could be made . |
| 7 | This is particularly true in this country , where the insurance industry requests that thefts and burglaries are reported so that a claim may be proved . |
| 8 | It can not be stressed enough that an adequate system for financial control must be a priority matter for the haulier . |
| 9 | These questions should be designed so that a positive answer indicates a strength , a negative answer a weakness . |
| 10 | The Khmers Rouges had claimed meanwhile that a " group of Soviet technicians " was repairing " electronic equipment in Soviet-made tanks " in preparation for an attack on Battambang by the State of Cambodia forces . |
| 11 | A much higher average might well cancel out these small variations and should be done so that a more reliable measurement would be available immediately without waiting for later processing on a mainframe . |
| 12 | Is the text or part of the text written so that a reader will benefit in a future encounter with a work of art ? |
| 13 | A short story in prose or verse which is written so that a moral may be learnt from it . |
| 14 | In some cases unofficial ‘ bargains ’ may be made so that an outside body will agree not to lobby MPs to oppose the legislation in return for government acceptance of certain proposals . |
| 15 | The model — known as the rational model involves a cycle of decisions which need to be made so that an organisation can achieve its objectives . |
| 16 | But it could surely be argued further that a provision which mentions implied threats and does not refer to fear unaccompanied by threat must be interpreted to exclude such fear from rape . |
| 17 | The position of Gaelic has deteriorated dramatically in the intervening forty years and it is now argued convincingly that a local language is itself a development tool . |
| 18 | I have written before that a collector ought not to haggle . |
| 19 | Some people think that Jesus still meant death in the sense that it might be said today that a person had ‘ fallen asleep ’ when they had died . |
| 20 | Researchers have argued consistently that a coherent approach is needed to finding the type of intervention which works best for which children . |
| 21 | The point should not be missed either that a great deal of capital for investment comes not from profits in industry but from the vast and growing capital of pension funds and other financial institutions relying on personal savings , which , as we shall show below , have shown an upward trend in recent years . |
| 22 | Oskar Lafontaine , the SPD leader in the Saarland , has argued vociferously that a modern mass party like the SPD could not afford to have its policies confined to the narrow interests of employed industrial workers . |
| 23 | Some method is required to organise the partial structures produced so that a more efficient parse is obtained . |
| 24 | Cable which has a large reserve of strength is mostly used so that a weak-link device of some kind safeguards the structure on a fast launch in gusty conditions . |
| 25 | ‘ I was told once that a good vintage should be like a woman — full-bodied and generous . |
| 26 | COOKSTOWN Magistrates Court was told yesterday that a farmer forged his deceased mother-in-laws name on a cheque to pay his electricity bill . |
| 27 | Research has shown clearly that a ‘ modern ’ pattern of crime control developed in Western Europe and North America in the nineteenth century . |
| 28 | Employees at the Dupont nylon fibres factory in Brockworth , Gloucester were told today that a quarter of the workforce … 250 out of a total of 990 , are to lose their jobs . |
| 29 | Care can , for example , be timed so that a particular nurse has the chance to develop the skills she lacks . |
| 30 | ‘ The applicants or their successor(s) shall ensure that house completions are phased so that a maximum of 30 units are completed per annum , commencing on 1 January 1992 , of which 20 units shall be detached or semi-detached family houses and 10 units shall be flats , all to the satisfaction of the Director of Education , Lothian Regional Council and the Director of Planning , Edinburgh District Council . ’ |