so many

Forming a group, as in The reporters turned on the speaker like so many tigers let loose . [c. 1600]
An unspecified number, as in There allegedly are so many shrimp per pound, but of course the exact number depends on their size and weight . [First half of 1500s]
Such a large number, as in There were so many guests that we didn't have enough chairs . [First half of 1200s]

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But regardless of whether you feel Benn or Eubank was at the bigger disadvantage, if so many conditions needed to be met to create a level playing field, should they have been fighting each other in the first place?

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Mr Stancombe added: "Even now it still blows me away that so many people know about it and you're getting messages from the prime minister."

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"I would love people to know I've seen their message, but I have genuinely read so many of them. It's amazing," he added.

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"There are so many lessons," McKenna said.

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"It was good to hear that on a day when so many heads of state were on St Peter's Square," a woman called Maria told the BBC.

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