Example sentences of "is so [adj] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | There are a number of modelling programs suitable for use on microcomputers at a price which is so low that a complete system often costs less than the terminals used merely to communicate with larger computers . |
| 2 | But Judge Robin David told Dodman : ‘ This matter is so serious that a custodial sentence is inevitable . |
| 3 | But Judge Robin David told Dodman : ‘ This matter is so serious that a custodial sentence is inevitable . ’ |
| 4 | The resemblance is so close that a human can easily mistake the new song for the sound of a trimphone . |
| 5 | In fact the force is so great that a concentrated jet from the water is capable of cutting straight through concrete . |
| 6 | The foreman of his jury wrote a letter to " The Times " : " Where a jury has to decide , as men and women of the world , " how much " " , the degree of uncertainty is so great that a random answer , consistent only with a total lack of any sort of yardstick , can be expected . |
| 7 | ‘ Nigel is so laid-back and a real joker but he works like hell and gets the horses very fit . |
| 8 | The poison is so effective that a single dart can kill a monkey in seconds . |
| 9 | In other words the employer 's conduct is so bad that a reasonable employee can not be expected to endure it any longer . |
| 10 | Indeed , the machine is so massive that a tokamak reactor would need something like 17 times as much material to produce the same power output as a pressurised-water reactor . |
| 11 | The problem is so difficult because a whole range of interrelated factors are involved : the rate at which heat is lost from different parts of the growing crystal , for example , depends on their curvature , but curvature also affects the melting temperature — and so on . |
| 12 | In order to support this position , one has to accept : ( i ) that the intention — recklessness distinction is the most significant dividing line for serious injuries , more relevant than factors such as premeditation or provocation ; ( ii ) that this is a workable distinction for the courts , especially in impulsive crimes , where the definition of intention may be fulfilled by a momentary realization of what is happening ; ( iii ) that it is so significant that a difference in maximum penalties between life imprisonment and five years ' imprisonment is appropriate ; and ( iv ) that there is not a strong case for phrasing the offences in terms of endangerment rather than of causing physical harm . |
| 13 | The informal organisation of a company is so important that a newcomer has to ‘ learn the ropes ’ before he can settle effectively into his job , and he must also become ‘ accepted ’ by his fellow workers . |
| 14 | The scatter at the high end — small numbers of authors publishing large numbers of papers — is so large that a straight line can not be fitted to this graph with any degree of confidence . |
| 15 | The scatter at the high end — small numbers of authors publishing large numbers of papers — is so large that a straight line can not be fitted to this graph with any degree of confidence . |
| 16 | Which which is why really at that th for the development funding they did the did n't particularly want I I P supporting because it is so structured and a lot of it is on a plate in a sense . |
| 17 | Perhaps the target is so unrealistic that a short-fall is inevitable . |
| 18 | Sometimes the scar tissue is so thick that a couple never truly manage intimacy again . |