Example sentences of "so [adj] [conj] it [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are interrupting my fixed gaze into the third ring of the electric fire , or my autistic pacing around the living room , as I try to determine whether the print that I thought was beautiful is in fact so vulgar that it is lying in wait to expose me to ridicule . |
| 2 | This was only a small-scale study but the results are so striking that it is worth speculating on some of the possible causes of gender bias in the classroom . |
| 3 | In other words , a successful multimedia system must offer an interface with its user , so friendly that it is effectively transparent . |
| 4 | I trust I have provided enough reasons to show that the use of the phrase ‘ pain in animals ’ is so indefinable that it is meaningless to animals and to those who have the well-being of animals at heart . |
| 5 | The lack of clarity may be so total that it is comparatively meaningless to seek to identify a policy or to study its implementation . |
| 6 | Indeed , the research evidence is so strong that it is now reflected in the high incidence of work teams , ‘ away days ’ for functional groups and courses in team-building . |
| 7 | Another milestone was passed in 1989/90 with more than 200,000 candidates registering for one or more modules for that year ; indeed the growth in the number of candidates has been so strong that it is likely to pass 225,000 this year , a rise of more than 15% . |
| 8 | NEWCASTLE United yesterday sent a written offer to Celtic for Roy Aitken reportedly so low that it is likely to be returned to St James ' Park unopened . |
| 9 | The main problem is that the cost of most new resistors and capacitors is now so low that it is barely worthwhile going to the trouble of removing and testing them . |
| 10 | One vet on his or her own almost inevitably gets absorbed into a larger one , or fees must be kept so low that it is n't profitable . ’ |
| 11 | At Procedure Roll a defender may , very occasionally , succeed in persuading a Court that the pursuer 's case is so hopeless that it is not worth allowing evidence to be heard because even if that evidence was heard , it would not make out a case which would entitle the pursuer to succeed . |
| 12 | ‘ It seems so strange when it is all settled , ’ I said . |
| 13 | But the prohibition in the Act is so complete that it is commonly ignored . |
| 14 | Although throughout Marx 's and Engels 's work reference to property is so extensive that it is impossible to take them all into account , a general pattern emerges . |
| 15 | That , at least , is a clear statement of the belief that the arts and sciences were incompatible ; for one thing , the arts and the sciences are considered so different that it is difficult to concentrate one 's energies on both ; for another , English is not useful — and , therefore , by implication , worthless — to someone studying science . |
| 16 | As the Ruddock case has shown , the standard of review employed in national security cases is set so high that it is possible that the Tribunal could be compelled to refrain from interfering with discretionary decisions taken for this reason . |
| 17 | Or is it so high that it is too cool for crops to ripen ? |
| 18 | There are few days when the weather is so unpleasant that it is impossible to walk ; and even on a rainy day there are often periods when the rain stops . |
| 19 | Other people found his looks so engaging that it is sad to think that he was deeply conscious of noses , especially when he was worried about Jewishness . |
| 20 | Is the paper so glossy that it is difficult to write on with a highlighting pen ? |
| 21 | A few other French demands are so regressive that it is inconceivable that they will be met . |
| 22 | Adults travel further and feed at random much more freely , and the damage they do is not so noticeable since it is more widespread . |
| 23 | Government departments are now so vast that it is unrealistic to expect a minister to know all about matters of administration . |
| 24 | This algorithm is so simple that it is often not taken seriously . |
| 25 | Improving the layout of a page , or correcting the odd error or two , is now so simple that it is very easy to fall into the trap of poor style , loose grammar , or idiomatic phrasing . |
| 26 | The behaviour of physical , nonbiological objects is so simple that it is feasible to use existing mathematical language to describe it , which is why physics books are full of mathematics . |
| 27 | They glorify it : it 's so sad that it 's beautiful . |
| 28 | And I was so sad because it 's it was some water went on it . |
| 29 | ‘ Staffing is now so minimal that it is difficult to second staff on a regular basis for internal training ’ . |
| 30 | ‘ Staffing is now so minimal that it is difficult to second staff on a regular basis for internal training ’ … |