Example sentences of "such [is] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such is the variety of expression that people use that no definitive grammar of English exists . |
| 2 | To see it , is another matter — such is the hold on us of the myth of mental processes . |
| 3 | Such is the wealth of information that analysis could easily become a complex statistical exercise . |
| 4 | Such is the wealth of historical literature that it has been difficult to decide what to give in notes in this chapter . |
| 5 | Such is the entertainment value of working out your own routes that I remain baffled by those who think the West Highland Way is a good idea . |
| 6 | Such is the relief of producing the final report that there is a great temptation to sit back and wait for congratulations . |
| 7 | Such is the frailty of most of our natures that once we take a toe off the straight and narrow we tend to slide off it altogether . |
| 8 | In all our inns we have plenty of ale , beer and sundry kinds of wine and such is the capacity of some of these that they are able to lodge two hundred or three hundred persons and their horses . |
| 9 | Such is the experience of most of us when we go to bed late : we might sleep slightly later than usual but rarely long enough to compensate completely for the late night . |
| 10 | Any disagreements between members of the two Houses and the official records are carefully looked into and such is the integrity of the record that any attempt to alter it , except for errors , would undoubtedly result in a national scandal . |
| 11 | Such is the size of Lough Erne that the contestants should experience good , uninterrupted winds . |
| 12 | Yet such is the skill of the writing that you will forget the strangeness of the language after the first couple of paragraphs . |
| 13 | But such is the skill of the production that in the end you just suspend disbelief , accept that you are absorbing a different way of looking at the world and take whatever comes . |
| 14 | Such is the skill of the rhythmic pacing however , that the final chord seemed poised to continue . |
| 15 | But , such is the pace of development , that an idiot 's guide to many of the most recent and fast-moving technological marvels , which often bristle with abbreviations , is not to be despised . |
| 16 | Here , such is the pace of change , it seems rather that wholesale chaos occasionally results in selective progress . |
| 17 | SUCH is the glamour of television that when the BBC 's news department wanted a new science correspondent for TV , the corporation 's advertisements produced nearly 400 applicants . |
| 18 | Such is the glamour of my lifestyle . ’ |
| 19 | Perish that one might be polite or circumspect — such is the mark of the aesthete . |
| 20 | On first impression it looks like the builders have managed to enclose Malham Cove , such is the scale of this set up . |
| 21 | The subject continues to invest itself in cultural forms , identifying , for example , with sports , cinema , clothing , a political line , or certain relationships ; but such is the scale of modern society that the same individual may become absurdly overextended into essentially superficial relationships , none of which augments his or her being , and yet simultaneously , may have nothing at all in common with another overextended individual who has selected entirely different areas of the surrounding culture . |
| 22 | In this case , however , the performer is Patricia Routledge , and such is the assurance of her grasp that the occasion is a masterclass in theatrical craft . |
| 23 | Such is the life of the radio reporter . |
| 24 | Such is the life of the supermodel . |
| 25 | Yes but such is the life of mice and men . |
| 26 | Such is the charisma of a man who has just had seven weeks off following an operation on an old knee injury and has played only two tournaments . |
| 27 | ‘ Such is the success of the venture , which also includes nature trails , that we are planning to build a cafe close by , which again will mean more employment locally , ’ said Mr Moares . |
| 28 | In practice , however , such is the scope for self-interest to stand in the way of the smooth running of the firm that the right of any one partner to veto some proper alteration should be excluded . |
| 29 | It follows that , apart from the question of the impact of Community law , such is the discretion which the courts should have exercised in the present case . |
| 30 | Suffice it to say that such is the complexity of this area of the law that one case on the subject , discussed in Chapter 13 , has already reached the House of Lords ; it is unlikely to be the last . |