Example sentences of "are so [adj] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These eruptions give rise to rocks known as ignimbrites , and they are so powerful that tens of cubic kilometres of ignimbrite can be erupted in nuee ardente-like incandescent clouds in the space of a few hours or days . |
| 2 | the forces of the countries of the socialist camp are so great today and they are so strong economically that they can fully take upon themselves , on the basis of the development of normal trade relations , the provision of Cuba with all the necessary goods which are denied her by the United States … the Soviet Union is prepared to deliver oil and other goods in amounts fully meeting the requirements of Cuba , in exchange for Cuban goods . |
| 3 | In summary , these are : i ) low-income countries will not lose so much in the way of earnings if their population is damaged by pollution , since wages are so low anyway ; ii ) under-populated countries in regions such as Africa are effectively " under-polluted " compared to urbanized areas such as Los Angeles or Mexico City — ideally , there should be a " world-welfare-enhancing trade in air pollution and waste " ; and iii ) environmental concern , on health and aesthetic grounds , is much more acute in high-income countries than in the third world , where direct alleviation of poverty is seen as more pressing . |
| 4 | Stoppard 's stage directions are so explicit here that we do not have to watch the TV production in order to appreciate the impact of Anderson 's action . |
| 5 | They must drink because they are so dry yet cold water disagrees with their stomach so they only take it in sips . |
| 6 | ‘ Why not , if the two of you are so good together ? |
| 7 | the forces of the countries of the socialist camp are so great today and they are so strong economically that they can fully take upon themselves , on the basis of the development of normal trade relations , the provision of Cuba with all the necessary goods which are denied her by the United States … the Soviet Union is prepared to deliver oil and other goods in amounts fully meeting the requirements of Cuba , in exchange for Cuban goods . |
| 8 | Alcohol , on the other hand , is forbidden to Muslims , and islamic societies are often characterised by an absence of the alcoholic averages which are so familiar elsewhere . |
| 9 | Gas tanks are so expensive though for automatic guns . |
| 10 | When costs are so profitable why would they need full-time employees , they can just have us stood at the door any d any g at the gate any week they want , begging for a day 's work . |
| 11 | ‘ The audiences are so young now , ’ says Myra , ‘ lots of 16-year-olds . |
| 12 | The catalogues produced by manufacturers and distributors of water pumps are so complex now that they can become difficult territory for the uninitiated , so advice should be sought from all quarters . |
| 13 | It is astonishing , considering this turbulent history , that the remains of the palace are so extensive today . |
| 14 | We are so close so equal . |
| 15 | Also there are many binaries in which the components are so close together that no telescope will separate them , and they betray their true nature only by means of the spectroscope . |
| 16 | This is because the two components are so close together that they almost touch , and presumably gravitational strains mean that each is distorted into the shape of an egg . |
| 17 | It is yellowish , with a G-type spectrum , and is actually a close binary , though the components are so close together that no ordinary telescope will separate them . |
| 18 | It is actually a binary , but the two components are so close together that they can not be separated with ordinary telescopes . |
| 19 | There are some excellent villages , like Iholdy , where the church and the frontón are so close together they seem to be one building , and the church has an unusual , very charming wooden gallery attached to the side wall . |
| 20 | The Earth and the Moon are so close together that it has been estimated that the exposure of both planets to asteroids and comet debris has been much the same . |
| 21 | The lines are so close together that two of them can be seen crossing the planet Jupiter at any one time . |
| 22 | The cars are so close together in the street that it 's like a river . |
| 23 | Taking the last first , there are three villages which are so close together that with any allowance for coalescence , even the one kilometre which I believe was taken in the original look at this problem by the County Council , there would be no possibility of fitting in a settlement er of the size proposed . |
| 24 | This development here , as you approach from Farnsfield , if you look at the angle of the position on site , will be clearly visible and it will create the impression that it is it is one single house , because they are so close together they will stick out like a sore thumb . |
| 25 | Why use funds to develop a new product when there are so many already on the market ? |
| 26 | I hardly date write anything about the goats as there are so many strongly held views on management that each time I say I did something one way , lots of readers write and tell us how completely wrong that way is ! |
| 27 | Well the , the risk has changed for a start I mean with the chemicals there are so many now erm chemicals and so much of it being transported by road , the risk of that and the dangers of accidents must be increased , although legislation has brought in a number of improvements , so firemen have to be very much up to date with that . |
| 28 | Some may question whether we need new churches when there are so many half empty old church buildings . |
| 29 | Well Jennifer I think it 's er viburnum lanterna and it 's quite an interesting er bush because it was in the sixteenth century a er gave the tree its poetic name as he frequently come across it in old drove roads er over and across the old drove roads in the chalk downs of er from Winchester to Epsom and London but sorry about this it can grow to fifteen feet and in May it opens up its cluster of white flowers and it 's really quite an attractive thing but the berries I do n't think are so attractive so I think erm |
| 30 | I 'm sorry to write like this when you are so hard up yourself — Please do n't think I 'm bemoaning — but honestly this house is insupportable . |