Example sentences of "not matter so " in BNC.
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| 1 | This would not matter so much if Pound had not been a great technical innovator in verse writing . |
| 2 | Today it did not matter so much that he was different . |
| 3 | Whether this is the way they express themselves does not matter so long as we can establish that this is the substance of their view . |
| 4 | This vagueness will not matter so long as one is clear about the level at which the formula of ‘ ought implies can ’ is being applied : thus the latter , and weaker , kind of ‘ can not ’ would be enough to provide a strong argument against the behaviour being made into a norm for a human society , but it would not be enough if the question concerned the adoption of a personal ideal in an individual case . |
| 5 | This might not matter so much in relation to a skill such as " estimating " as for a concept such as " area " or " place value " . |
| 6 | Each hand drilled hole had to be carefully positioned in order that it might have greatest effect , but it did not matter so much with machine holes . |
| 7 | It would not matter so much if a Turkish president were just a figurehead . |