Example sentences of "so [adj] [noun] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A high degree of constructive conflict is almost essential in this process and I should perhaps quote the comments of a wise manager I worked for at one time , who pointed out that in industry the optimum level of conflict is not zero ; just as no friction or one hundred per cent friction immobilizes movement in a mechanical sense , so total absence of conflict or one hundred per cent conflict will immobilize movement in a company . |
| 2 | Quite apart from educational and other handicaps , this was one reason why they and even their social betters took so little part in government , leaving it so often to Balts or Germans before 1917 , and to other non-Russians after that date . |
| 3 | But it places so little emphasis on resistance to the dominant culture , that it either becomes a sort of ‘ toothless liberalism ’ ( Segal 1987 : 24 ) , or ignores politics completely . |
| 4 | The complex processes set in train with such a blithe disregard of consequence and so little consideration of effect , will of course work their way out in many dimensions . |
| 5 | The motives for seeking office are partly that the life of a backbench MP soon becomes unsatisfactory and offers so little scope for achievement , for registering even the smallest impact on a restricted area of.public life , that the average MP looks with envy on any minister who has a positive job to perform , however limited the field . |
| 6 | Given the current arrangements in primary and secondary care , it is hardly surprising that there has been so little assessment of efficiency to date . |
| 7 | ‘ What is the matter , you Christian men , that you so greatly esteeme so little portion of golde more than your own quietnesse … |
| 8 | The almost incessant labour which that art requires leaves so little time for study that one can hardly find any person of sufficient experience capable of writing . |
| 9 | Given that we have so little information about rape , does the increased press reporting , given its restricted nature , hinder the chance of a raped woman getting a fair ‘ trial ’ ? |
| 10 | Given the pre-eminence of the multi-national corporation in international development , it is surprising that it is accorded so little attention in development literature … . |
| 11 | Out services can be improved and extended so that care at home becomes a real option for more people . |
| 12 | It was at that stage , Sir , that Mrs Brown made a claim for benefit to support herself and her eleven year old son and so that claim for benefit was a perfectly legitimate one . |
| 13 | The human ear is insensitive to subtle changes in rate , so electronic methods of recording were developed . |
| 14 | So another reason for church planting has to do with taking more ground for Jesus . |
| 15 | Excitement fades to disillusionment , and so another piece of technology goes to gather dust on a storeroom shelf . |
| 16 | Fewer people than in large organisations , and so lesser problems of coordination . |
| 17 | The door has a factory-applied coat of primer , so further coats of primer are not recommended , but a good quality exterior paint must be applied . |
| 18 | ‘ It helps to be a woman and I can exploit that when it suits because there are so few women in Parliament and it concerns a lot of people . |
| 19 | Explaining why she thought there were so few women in science , she said : |
| 20 | Why are there so few collectors of art in the United Kingdom ? |
| 21 | One might hardly suspect that so simple a task for so few seconds of film could prove so practically trying and , on reflection , so symbolic of our whole chain of adventures , attempting to keep aloft and alive a consecutive string of luminous mirrors against rather ridiculous odds . |
| 22 | The search space was organised around a global uniform data-base , the blackboard , and so different configurations of knowledge bases could easily be tested . |
| 23 | Mr Faulkner says the caterers are often the first point of contact for conference visitors so high standards of food and service are essential . |
| 24 | For a time it was popular to suggest that reversals in the earth 's magnetic field , which we know to have been sudden , may have temporarily broken down the protective shield provided by the van Allen Belt against cosmic rays and so stimulated evolution by way of genetic mutation . |
| 25 | So this wealth of information — all of it updated much more regularly than you could expect through normal information channels — is greatly under-used . |
| 26 | So this type of mortgage is most suited to individuals who are able to plan ahead with confidence . |
| 27 | So this element in documentary programmes is a good source of examples of authentic , spontaneous speech . |
| 28 | Right okay so this group of study here , you can get all your stuff and your videos , follow me and I 'll take you to the rooms . |
| 29 | So this aspect of defence is quite close to being a private good as it is excludable and rivalrous , hence some households build their own shelters . |
| 30 | So this figure of fun is going to bed now . |