Example sentences of "[adj] as to make [art] " in BNC.
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1 | Even if we make the comparison with the earlier part of the twentieth century when people were beginning to live longer , the economic conditions of family life were so different as to make a decision to take an old person into one 's home , if they could not maintain themselves , a very different decision from its equivalent today . |
2 | Now , it may or not me noticeable if it 's a minor alteration in the surface geometry then it may be so slight as to make no difference in the way it performs so if , for example , it 's an enzyme it may not affect it at all . |
3 | Or — another possibility — the curvature might be so great as to make the Universe close back on itself . |
4 | Actions against the biggest American firms are rare — so rare as to make the FTC 's current investigation of the business practices of Microsoft in computer software a real surprise . |
5 | Yesterday 's initial tour selection is so strong as to make no difference . |
6 | His shows are serious and grown-up , by his lights , and they certainly have storylines so odd as to make The Ring look like a sit-com . |