Example sentences of "so [conj] [adv] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | But broadcasting costs are more volatile than other costs and also rise at a faster rate so that even a licence fee increase which keeps up with general costs is an actual real decrease in its total value . |
| 2 | Yes , he knew his face was finely made , his forehead broad , his gaze haunting , his lips sculpted so that even a sneer looked fetching on them , but he needed a living mirror to tell him so . |
| 3 | Nevertheless , skin care assumes considerable importance in the woman 's mind , so that even a secondary association can be a significant one . |
| 4 | The medium carries the paint evenly , so that just a touch of colour can be introduced to the medium to make a transparent glaze layer . |
| 5 | Most servicing valves have an internal ball with a hole through it , so that just a quarter of a turn is needed to move the valve from fully open to fully closed . |
| 6 | Indeed it was still argued that determined efforts should be made towards monetary union so that eventually a common currency could be issued by a European central bank . |
| 7 | Motability has arranged special schemes with motor manufacturers , wheelchair manufacturers , insurance brokers , and other so that today a variety of schemes can be offered which not only help disabled people become mobile but also give them a chance to be truly independent . |
| 8 | Taken as a whole , the 1950s can be seen as a decade in which everyone had to work very hard just to keep the District on an even keel : it reflects great credit on all concerned that , in statistical terms , the decline of the early fifties was halted so that ultimately an expansionist phase could begin . |
| 9 | A skilful negotiator will attempt to trade concession for concession so that ultimately an agreement which satisfies both parties is reached . |
| 10 | The procedures for assessment and the evaluation of educational needs have become more formalised since the 1981 Education Act so that now a report from a qualified teacher of visually handicapped children is a requirement of the assessment procedure for a child whose learning or development is affected by defective sight . |
| 11 | But the Japanese have become obsessed , in recent years , with improving the strain , so that now a good Goshiki has all the virtues of a Kohaku , in terms of ordered blocks of colour , with the additional bonus — shared by the Koromo fish — of additional overlaying patterns . |
| 12 | In fact the rules were changed so that now an 85 per cent affirmative vote was required before the IMF could sanction a return to an adjustable peg arrangement . |
| 13 | Towards the end of field-work , after a neighbourhood policeman had been murdered in another area , which up until then had been considered ‘ soft ’ , with no threat from terrorists , Easton 's neighbourhood men began going out in threes , with two men providing cover , so that only a third of beat time was devoted to each neighbourhood patch . |
| 14 | Her property was her separate property ( that is , separate from her husband , so that only a married woman could have such property ) , and , by means of a settlement , she could be restrained from anticipating it . |
| 15 | The ideal toy is very light , so that only a small amount of effort moves it a long way , and very soft , so that sharp feline claws and teeth can sink into it in a satisfying way . |
| 16 | Moreover a shop would normally be emptied of its goods before abandonment , so that only a sudden catastrophe , like a fire , would catch it fully stocked . |
| 17 | PCT and its associated RGT ( Repertory Grid Technique ) are thoroughly discussed elsewhere ( Bannister and Mair , 1968 ; Bannister and Fransella , 1974 ; Fransella and Bannister , 1977 ; Osbourn , 1980 and 1988 ; Gaines and Shaw , 1981 ; Shaw , 1980 and 1981 ; Thomas and Harri-Augstein , 1985 ) so that only a brief outline will be presented here . |
| 18 | In other cases the ion state is only weakly bound , so that only a few discrete levels exist , and the band shows a few lines followed by a broad continuous portion . |
| 19 | At the same time energy is lost from rotational degrees of freedom , by collisions during the expansion , and samples often end up almost entirely in the lowest few rotational levels , so that only a few transitions are observed in the spectrum . |
| 20 | However , autonomous replication occurs in only 50-70% of the transformants , suggesting a defect in the recognition of the Tetrahymena telomeric template by the putative P. anserina telomerase so that only a fraction of entering DNA is stabilized into linear extrachromosomal molecules . |
| 21 | Now it is rare for a centre-forward to skipper a side ( and I do n't think that has happened on more than one occasion at the Palace since ) so that only an exceptional player would do so . |
| 22 | This leads us on to OBSERVATION : so that quite a lot of time should be given over to looking . |
| 23 | It is necessary to both study and understand the facilities available , and to be familiar with the calculations and preparations involved so that once a pilot can maintain a performance in IFR conditions within the prescribed limits and under stress — he must also be in a position to make full use of the facilities available to comply with the traffic patterns and procedures required . |
| 24 | Repairs would have been difficult , if not pointless , in the depths of winter , so that almost a close season for carts and wagons might have been observed , with pedestrians and pack-animals being the only travellers . |
| 25 | Therefore we command you to cause trees to be felled in that dense part , and a ride to be made to the least possible damage of the forest , so that henceforth a way through those parts may be open for travellers without danger . |
| 26 | So and so a number on a yellow or a blue or a red , yeah I 've seen it . |