Example sentences of "is [adv] so [adj] [conj] [art] " in BNC.

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1 Justice in Rio is normally so slow that the effect on law enforcement is almost negligible .
2 The hon. Gentleman 's grasp of detail is usually so light that the idea of actually debating with him at all is risible .
3 But the threatened drop in readership for 1990 is now so great that the the authorities have extended the date by a month .
4 In Ireland , the coverage of unions is now so extensive that the loan sharks have been almost driven out of business .
5 The situation is now so serious that an area of tropical rainforest the size of 6 football pitches is destroyed every minute of the day .
6 The situation is now so critical that the very structure that is needed to use the aid effectively has disintegrated .
7 ( 10.23 ) However , V is now so general that no complete integral for S has yet been found .
8 The meso- and metathorax become more or less intimately associated to form a pterothorax and the union is often so close that the limits of those regions can only be ascertained with difficulty .
9 He is often so busy that the less powerful males are able to disappear into a corner and copulate with his favourite females while his back is turned .
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