Example sentences of "[is] so [adv] [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 A dull , cold , rainy day does not literally mean ‘ sadness ’ — it is possible to be happy on such a day — but it is so obviously a metaphor for sadness that when it appears in writing it has become a cliché , intended to trigger a predictable response .
2 The human element which is so much a part of the informal approach must be standardized if a team is to operate as a unit .
3 In 22 the Poet is so much a part of the Friend that he can not age , himself , ‘ So long as youth and thou are of one date ’ .
4 Brushing your teeth is so much a part of daily routine that it is sometimes easy to forget the importance of doing it properly .
5 And the word ‘ Glory ’ in verse 21 is so much a part of the language of our worship that it easy to overlook the significance of the phrase that Paul uses there .
6 Someone who is so much a part of you that if you were separated you 'd no longer feel whole . ’
7 It is another pointer to that ambiguity which is so much a characteristic of his life and work , in which the essential orderliness and formal morality of his upbringing clash with his more libertarian — and sometimes libertine — impulses and imagination .
8 Maestro who is scoring well The programme planning , always fastidious , often fantastic , is so much the hallmark of a Wigglesworth concert today Mary Miller talks to the conductor Mark Wigglesworth about his burgeoning career
9 That the programme planning , always fastidious , often fantastic , is so much the hallmark of a Wigglesworth concert today , owes much , perhaps , to learning from those dull but honest days .
10 Even the most casual visitor can not fail to notice the quality of homesteads , the increased personal incomes , the efficiency and comfort of transport systems and the pride in culture and heritage , which is so often a reflection of economic security .
11 She looked the sort of girl who is so often a trademark of California — a girl who could dance all night , yet play tennis or golf , ride or swim the next day without the slightest effort .
12 You do n't need to be a programmer ; there 's no code to write , and you do n't even have to adopt the programmer 's mindset that is so often a prerequisite for building advanced database applications .
13 This concern is so often a feature of social service intervention ( O'Hagan , 1986 ) .
14 There seem to be an extraordinary number of people on the Council , which makes it unwieldy in my view , but that is so often the way with professional organisations of similar nature .
15 The pace never slackens , even though on the night their big set-piece , the cloud swing , had to be cancelled because the performer had injured herself : not from doing what is actually one of the most dangerous of aerial tricks , but as is so often the way of circus , from doing something offstage unthinkingly , in this case , dancing .
16 Continuing what is so often the crux of the Queen 's and Nimzo Indian defences ; the struggle for e4. 9 …
17 As is so often the case with such ventures the programme was overambitious ; by the time I completed the initial research I had reached no further than 1910 ( Marriott 1984 ) .
18 As is so often the case with archaeological data , the smaller cemeteries present such a small sample as to make detailed conclusions of dubious value , and their small size may be misleading as more graves may await discovery .
19 It is , as is so often the case in criticism of Leonard 's work , a travesty of Pope 's high standards , a supra-imposing of the critic 's personal standards not dispassionate appraisal . )
20 But , as is so often the case in the Army , that was not the end of the day : from 1930 to 2130 that evening he had agreed to referee a boxing competition between two local regiments .
21 As is so often the case in Paisley 's career , the crucial step was taken by someone other than Paisley and then offered to Paisley as an opportunity the possibilities of which he could appreciate .
22 As is so often the case in operations which go wrong , over-heavy management went hand in hand with a haphazard lack of supervision .
23 As is so often the case in the social sciences , it is more helpful to develop theoretical notions in relation to actual , specific issues , rather than to posit theoretical distinctions in the abstract .
24 As child-care is easily available and children are integrated into daily life having a child does not automatically exclude a woman from her previous lifestyle as is so often the case in Britain .
25 The even strength of his fingers and his robust eloquence ( James Huneker would never have found the Scherzo from the B minor Sonata ‘ as light as a harebell ’ after this ! ) and assurance are often awe-inspiring ; few young pianists have found a more direct path to musical truth , or heeded Jorge Bolet 's adage that speed is so often the enemy of excitement .
26 That 's the trouble is n't it Peter , that 's so often the trouble with United as well , they 've done so well this afternoon , but such an important game against Oldham , again I 'm a great Oldham fan , I think Oldham play some delightful football .
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