Example sentences of "is so [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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31 Is that not why there is so much concern in Scotland among supporters of the regiment ?
32 There is so much happening at the Institute and in the profession at the moment that the task of ensuring that members , the public and decision-makers are aware of developments is an enormous challenge . ’
33 There is so much life in this area .
34 But he would be shocked and saddened by how utterly selfish most of us so-called Christians are at Christmas when there is so much hunger and grief in the world .
35 There is so much emotion around , and so much expectancy .
36 ‘ There is so much talk about , ’ said Julie excitedly .
37 The French stand-off , Didier Camberabero , explained : ‘ There is so much arrogance in the assumptions people make .
38 But the truth is , we have all been unwell , I 'm sure my wife will have told you , and there is so much sickness in the village — ’
39 It is because there is so much potential in individuals that even the largest degree of stretch that we can put on them still leaves plenty more capacity , provided it is applied gradually , like stretching elastic ; and I believe this is a prime feature of an organization which utilizes the skills of its people .
40 If I could understand why they accept such cruelty , I could understand why there is so much violence here .
41 The eminent novelist and philosopher Iris Murdoch was asked in an interview in 1982 " What do you think of other forms and media , such as television ? " and I could not agree more with her reply which was " People say that British television is the best in the world but there is so much violence and such a lot of it is so terrible .
42 HaYing said all this I must confess that , because there is so much uncertainty in the calculations , if a chemist did succeed in creating spontaneous life I would not actually be disconcerted !
43 In her discussion on the exchange rate mechanism , was she aware of the growing unease of many of the member countries about a fixed exchange rate mechanism covering such a broad spectrum when there is so much uncertainty about German monetary union ?
44 There is so much rubbish revered in rock , reams of terrible by these so-called geniuses like Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Lewis .
45 There is so much energy and life in this recording , so much infectious enthusiasm , that I had to get up and do something .
46 I wonder why there is so much crime or is it the world we live in which makes people so greedy ?
47 Erm in ter in terms of the erm crime why do why do you think that there is so much crime here ?
48 Sometimes the consultant feels that there is so much ambiguity regarding the appointment that it is unlikely to be successful as presently structured .
49 The idea of inflation could also explain why there is so much matter in the universe .
50 In his poetry , Wordsworth uses the language of faith years before his ‘ prose mind ’ can accept Christian doctrine ; this is why his ‘ conversion ’ is impossible to date , and why there is so much divergence between the poetic and prose statements he may make at any stage in his progress .
51 Since there is so much information available in natural language form — such as books , journals and reports — another application to receive attention is automatic information retrieval .
52 That is so much bunkum , as every Labour Member knows .
53 Clearly there is so much ground to be covered , particularly on the engineering and operational sides , when a large transport aircraft is involved that you will need several investigators working at the same time .
54 There is so much waste in groups and record companies , ’ he says .
55 For David Sharland in Zaire , and for wisdom for the mission as there is so much tension in that country .
56 It is perhaps because of this that there is so much opposition to any form of state involvement in today 's press .
57 This is something which has been drawn to my attention on many occasions and would she not agree that there are many of us who very much regret the fact that so many parents er are find it difficult to exercise their right to vote , because there is so much opposition er at a local level from officials
58 ‘ Not only are people starting to stay at home but the next danger is that there is so much football that viewers will start saying , ‘ Do I really want to watch this ? ’ ’
59 I went to the er conference that we had at Stokewatchford , which together with er , John , er my Vice Chairman er on Europe , the other week , and there is so much mythology , er , that has been dispensed by people who are half-hearted towards Europe or got a vested interest in no has not been committed to Europe , and and they use this , and in fact the classic example was , that , one of our own Lincolnshire M P's claimed that he had saved , Lincolnshire 's from the ravages of Europe .
60 ‘ There is so much talent , but it 's restricted as they are playing among themselves .
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