Example sentences of "is so [adv] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Other surveys have identified the walking problems of the handicapped , for whom accessibility to shops and services is so frequently a problem . |
| 2 | A dull , cold , rainy day does not literally mean ‘ sadness ’ — it is possible to be happy on such a day — but it is so obviously a metaphor for sadness that when it appears in writing it has become a cliché , intended to trigger a predictable response . |
| 3 | He is so much a scum supporter it makes me heave . |
| 4 | The human element which is so much a part of the informal approach must be standardized if a team is to operate as a unit . |
| 5 | In 22 the Poet is so much a part of the Friend that he can not age , himself , ‘ So long as youth and thou are of one date ’ . |
| 6 | Brushing your teeth is so much a part of daily routine that it is sometimes easy to forget the importance of doing it properly . |
| 7 | And the word ‘ Glory ’ in verse 21 is so much a part of the language of our worship that it easy to overlook the significance of the phrase that Paul uses there . |
| 8 | Someone who is so much a part of you that if you were separated you 'd no longer feel whole . ’ |
| 9 | It is another pointer to that ambiguity which is so much a characteristic of his life and work , in which the essential orderliness and formal morality of his upbringing clash with his more libertarian — and sometimes libertine — impulses and imagination . |
| 10 | Travel is so much the norm that even family celebrations such as marriage have become part of the travel business . |
| 11 | This is so much the case that the management of leg ulcers is commonly left entirely to the DN . |
| 12 | Maestro who is scoring well The programme planning , always fastidious , often fantastic , is so much the hallmark of a Wigglesworth concert today Mary Miller talks to the conductor Mark Wigglesworth about his burgeoning career |
| 13 | That the programme planning , always fastidious , often fantastic , is so much the hallmark of a Wigglesworth concert today , owes much , perhaps , to learning from those dull but honest days . |
| 14 | Even the most casual visitor can not fail to notice the quality of homesteads , the increased personal incomes , the efficiency and comfort of transport systems and the pride in culture and heritage , which is so often a reflection of economic security . |
| 15 | She looked the sort of girl who is so often a trademark of California — a girl who could dance all night , yet play tennis or golf , ride or swim the next day without the slightest effort . |
| 16 | You do n't need to be a programmer ; there 's no code to write , and you do n't even have to adopt the programmer 's mindset that is so often a prerequisite for building advanced database applications . |
| 17 | This concern is so often a feature of social service intervention ( O'Hagan , 1986 ) . |
| 18 | The pace never slackens , even though on the night their big set-piece , the cloud swing , had to be cancelled because the performer had injured herself : not from doing what is actually one of the most dangerous of aerial tricks , but as is so often the way of circus , from doing something offstage unthinkingly , in this case , dancing . |
| 19 | There seem to be an extraordinary number of people on the Council , which makes it unwieldy in my view , but that is so often the way with professional organisations of similar nature . |
| 20 | Continuing what is so often the crux of the Queen 's and Nimzo Indian defences ; the struggle for e4. 9 … |
| 21 | It is , as is so often the case in criticism of Leonard 's work , a travesty of Pope 's high standards , a supra-imposing of the critic 's personal standards not dispassionate appraisal . ) |
| 22 | But , as is so often the case in the Army , that was not the end of the day : from 1930 to 2130 that evening he had agreed to referee a boxing competition between two local regiments . |
| 23 | As is so often the case in Paisley 's career , the crucial step was taken by someone other than Paisley and then offered to Paisley as an opportunity the possibilities of which he could appreciate . |
| 24 | As is so often the case in operations which go wrong , over-heavy management went hand in hand with a haphazard lack of supervision . |
| 25 | If this is not possible , as is so often the case when fishing a near bank swim , do n't worry ; you will still feel the bites at the same time you see the rod-tip move . |
| 26 | Walters observes : ‘ unfortunately , it is so often the case that it is the painful , extreme , and perhaps rare effects of punishment that are stressed while the ‘ thorns and little shocks ’ that occur day in and day out which may ceaselessly , slowly and effectively change our habits and , indeed , our destinies are ignored . ’ |
| 27 | All of them in search of personal happiness but , as is so often the case , hard pressed to recognise it even when they find it . |
| 28 | As is so often the case , the performer 's proximity to the work 's inception reaps an idiomatic bonus that transcends any technical shortcomings . |
| 29 | In fact , as is so often the case , she does all these things because her life is so full : ‘ Gardening is therapy from the pressures of life . |
| 30 | Starting at the far left of the picture , the SW213 has the lowest price tag but , as is so often the case , it 's the easiest to play , with a surprisingly low action . |