Example sentences of "as is [adv] often [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are slow and inappropriate , especially if time is at a premium as is most often the case . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . ) |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | As is so often the case in operations which go wrong , over-heavy management went hand in hand with a haphazard lack of supervision . |
| 7 | If this is not possible , as is so often the case when fishing a near bank swim , do n't worry ; you will still feel the bites at the same time you see the rod-tip move . |
| 8 | All of them in search of personal happiness but , as is so often the case , hard pressed to recognise it even when they find it . |
| 9 | As is so often the case , the performer 's proximity to the work 's inception reaps an idiomatic bonus that transcends any technical shortcomings . |
| 10 | In fact , as is so often the case , she does all these things because her life is so full : ‘ Gardening is therapy from the pressures of life . |
| 11 | Starting at the far left of the picture , the SW213 has the lowest price tag but , as is so often the case , it 's the easiest to play , with a surprisingly low action . |
| 12 | The five-way selector deals out all the sounds you would expect to find and the tone control really does add more sparkle , rather than ( as is so often the case ) rendering everything tinny and harsh . |
| 13 | 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 ) . |
| 14 | 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 . |
| 15 | As is so often the case , the transition from arms to feet is more difficult than expected , but a careful combination of undercutting , balance and barely breathing should see you right . |
| 16 | As is so often the case , these gates have been made by someone who has obviously no experience of walking , because they are impossible to negotiate with a rucksack on , unless you climb onto the bottom bars of the fence around the gate to lift the sack above the top rail . |
| 17 | As is so often the case , however , nature refuses to conform to such a convenient theory . |
| 18 | As is so often the case , the evolving terminology used to describe families epitomises these changes . |
| 19 | As is so often the case , the source of our difficulties is not what we are discussing but how we are discussing it : it is we , not the Zande , who are at fault . |
| 20 | As is so often the case , more work needs to be done . |
| 21 | Munch made the première recording not long after the war and , as is so often the case , that brings the whole atmosphere of the period as well as the work alive . |
| 22 | 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 . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | Where the " we " -groups are exogamous , as is very often the case , the " we/they " distinction corresponds exactly to the distinction " those with whom we may not intermarry because they are of common substance with us " / " those with whom we may intermarry because they are not of common substance with us " . |