Example sentences of "[adv] so [subord] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are relatively few circumstances when examination of a book by a librarian can make any significant difference to whether or not the book should be selected for a library — especially so since the biggest consumers of approval collections are public libraries , who do not claim to be experts in any particular field . |
| 2 | This is especially so when a diagnosis of dementia blinds works to remaining skills . |
| 3 | That is especially so when the actor in question can be viewed as a contender for the title of number one in a profession well populated with aggressively chauvinistic egocentrics . |
| 4 | This is especially so when the idea of ‘ reflection ’ — in which art works directly embody pre-existing social material — is modified or replaced by the idea of ‘ mediation ’ . |
| 5 | It was surely — the words came in the tone of voice her mother would have used — ‘ most unsuitable ’ , and it seemed especially so when the bus passed the block of flats where she and her mother had lived . |
| 6 | This is especially so if the criticism is directed against people who are working very hard , doing their best in , often , very difficult circumstances . |
| 7 | This is especially so if the case is defended , which can mean more time and money being spent on travelling to attend court . |
| 8 | Structure — having a routine ( this seems to be especially so if the job was highly structured ) . |
| 9 | Within the union , therefore , Scargill 's call was for solidarity , for those with more readily-guaranteed futures to support other miners ' prospects which were less bright , especially so if the NCB could capitalize on splits and other weaknesses within the NUM , thereby enabling it to isolate vulnerable areas . |
| 10 | This will be especially so if the process is understood as leading towards truth . |
| 11 | They in fact shade into each other , even more obviously so where the distinction is between different forms of literate practice ; and the distinction , if it is based on supposed differences in cognitive processes , in ‘ logic ’ and the development of ‘ science ’ , is open to the criticisms that Goody himself , along with Lévi-Strauss and others , levels against the theory of a ‘ great divide ’ . |
| 12 | Such an explanation has often seemed plausible ( though less so since the abandonment of this cheap food policy upon entry into the EEC ) . |
| 13 | Flight appreciably heavier than a gull but less so than a buzzard , and remarkably agile when chasing other birds ; will pursue even Gannets . |
| 14 | Lloyds is no more outlandish or intrusive than Tower Bridge and much less so than the monstrous and melancholy Battersea Power Station , a sublime work of imperious architecture that Londoners once loved to hate but now admire . |
| 15 | Precisely what they would do to justify their share of the precious filtered air in the bunker is unclear , although only marginally less so than the process by which they were chosen for the job in the first place . |
| 16 | ALL THE opinion polls were seriously wide of the mark , Gallup for The Daily Telegraph fractionally less so than the others . |
| 17 | They became strong and agile swimmers , still vulnerable to attack but much less so than the invertebrates . |
| 18 | The amount of tar in cigarettes is also important but less so than the number smoked or duration of smoking . |
| 19 | Arcadelt was more successful than Verdelot in catching Italian dolcezza e soavita , particularly in such pieces as ‘ O felici occhi miei ’ , although of course less so than the native Italians : for instance , Festa in ‘ Cosi suav' è'l; foco et dolce il nodo ’ , and Domenico Ferrabosco , earliest of a whole dynasty of musicians , in his very popular setting of Boccaccio 's ‘ Io mi son giovinetta ’ . |
| 20 | The building looked as impressive in actuality as it did in magazines , though the Hudson somewhat less so than the river I 'd just left . |
| 21 | Even the ticking-over rate of about 10 pulses per second is probably quite costly , but much less so than the maximum rate of 200 per second . |
| 22 | Tolkien could be learned and practical at once , a style common enough in Old English but ( he probably reflected ) less and less so as the Norman Conquest and the Renaissance wore on , seeing to it that ‘ education ’ meant increasingly ‘ education in Latin ’ and the creation of a distinctive literary caste . |
| 23 | Traditionally , organisations are constructed pyramidally , with a hierarchy most powerful at the top and progressively less so as the pyramid spreads downwards . |
| 24 | We argued from the above that the two should correlate closely if the neutrophils are seeking a mucosal chemoattractant , less so if the chemoattractant is in the lumen , in which case the inflammation should be disproportionally greater than the blood loss . |
| 25 | The game is going to be TV-driven in the future , and rightly so when the worldwide trend is towards seated stadiums with reduced capacities . ’ |
| 26 | Sally-Anne approached the cubbyhole giving admission to the building with some trepidation , rightly so when the commissionaire had sniffed at her , and demanded to know why she sought admission — her clothing and general appearance were not those worn by other visitors to the editor . |
| 27 | Look out for a new range of shampoos and conditioners called ShiKai , which means ‘ fruit for hair ’ , and aptly so because the main ingredient for this range originates from shikaki fruit in the Far East . |
| 28 | Why do I have to give myself galloping shingles and chronic insomnia just so as the critic of the Evening Standard can say , ‘ Maureen Lipman is to the world of chat show hosts what Frank Bruno is to the world of petit-point ’ ? ’ |
| 29 | This was all the more so since the most fervent supporters of the League were precisely those traditional Liberal voters whose vacillations between the parties tended to determine the outcome of inter-war elections . |
| 30 | Today , such a practice would not be considered particularly unusual ; in the context of 1945 it was novel , more so since the Observer had been purchased in 191 1 to keep it as a ‘ Tory organ ’ . |