so that

Idioms  

1. In order that, as in I stopped so that you could catch up .

2. With the result or consequence that, as in Mail the package now so that it will arrive on time .

3. so ... that . In such a way or to such an extent that, as in The line was so long that I could scarcely find the end of it . All three usages date from a.d. 1000 or earlier, and the first two are sometimes put simply as so , as in I stopped so you could catch up , or Mail it now so it will arrive on time .

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Example Sentences

These measures included staging “non-working” replicas of the company’s servers so that inspectors wouldn’t realize the real versions had been unlawfully sent to China, prosecutors claim.

From MarketWatch

These measures included staging “non-working” replicas of the company’s servers so that inspectors wouldn’t realize the real versions had been unlawfully sent to China, prosecutors claim.

From MarketWatch

Even so, that defeat leaves Magpies boss Eddie Howe in a similar situation to Liam Rosenior at Chelsea, where it is important that he is has a strong end to the Premier League season to silence all his doubters.

From BBC

He allied with Albinus so that he could crush Niger.

From The Wall Street Journal

“It’s been stable since September, so that tells you that,” Powell said.

From MarketWatch