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so that
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 .
With the result or consequence that, as in Mail the package now so that it will arrive on time .
In order that, as in I stopped so that you could catch up .
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A subspecies of northern giraffe, they’re known for a coat pattern that disappears down their legs so that it looks like they’re wearing white socks.
Trump just announced that he's bringing back coal mining in a big way, so that presents some excellent possibilities as well.
“I also have to wait, because I’m watching it with my partner. So that’s the real reason. We have to be together.”
“Ever since I saw the Weirdos at the Whisky, I’m sitting there thinking, ‘I want to be that good, I want to be that tight,’ and so that was my goal.”
“It was profound and it was sad, but I know that he would have wanted me to fight and to finish the documentary, so that’s what we did,” Zavala said.
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