Meanings of adhere so in English

It was an honour to the 'Edinburgh Review' to adhere so stoutly to the principles you uphold; and for this, it is indebted to you.

They had been right at home, by all the tenets to which they adhered so religiously.

After a few minutes the planks adhered so firmly to the base that they could be removed only with difficulty.

It's one of the brilliant things about Paul Kelly that his songs manage to be so distinctive, while adhering so closely to existing forms.

At a Downing Street press conference on Thursday, chief scientific officer Patrick Vallance congratulated the British people for adhering so closely to social distancing rules.

We have often wondered that the revising committees that have gone over these documents so often, should have adhered so closely to such gross translations.

Indeed we have always thought that Mr. Darwin has unnecessarily hampered himself by adhering so strictly to his favourite "Natura non facit saltum."

"And yet there is no statesman in Europe who adheres so closely to his principles as yourself," exclaimed Binder, with the enthusiasm of true friendship.