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Meanings of so proficient in English

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Usage of so proficient in English
1
Some become so proficient that they can develop a design as they proceed.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
2
He used almost to wish that she was not so proficient in her studies.
By the Light of the Soul: A Novel
3
Unfortunately he becomes so proficient that he kills the rabbit, much to his regret.
The new yorker
4
The art of badinage in which she was so proficient stood her in no stead.
The Great Prince Shan
5
We had no idea that very-young-Perth could produce so proficient a golfer as Mr Greig.
The Guardian
6
Is it the Red Indian blood in them, think you, that makes them so proficient in scouting?
Ruth Fielding at the War Front; or, The Hunt for the Lost Soldie...
7
He was not so proficient this time around, nor did he get as much help from his defense.
Reuters
8
Time and practice had made her so proficient at imitating their sounds, even the animals could not tell the difference.
The Shelters of Stone
9
We hear these two giants are really afraid of him since he has become so proficient in the use of the sword.
Adventures in the Land of Canaan
10
In truth, Squire Pope, who knew little of Philip's playing, except that he did play, was amazed to find him so proficient.
The Young Musician; Or, Fighting His Way
11
The leaders of the US and the UK have become so proficient at changing direction that "U-turn" no longer seems adequate.
The Irish Times
12
But in time I became so proficient that I could completely destroy more than one of these six-by-eight-foot druggets in a single night.
A Mind That Found Itself: An Autobiography
13
Little by little he mastered their language, until he has become so proficient in it that he is now planning to write a grammar.
Short Sketches from Oldest America
14
After decades feeling intermittently not good enough in one way or another, losing stuff is the one thing I wish I wasn't so proficient at.
The Irish Times
15
It was very skilful, but the driver was so proficient in his art that one wondered why he had to practice at it any longer.
Here are Ladies
16
At the end of three years he had become so proficient that his former master rewarded him with a five-dollar bonus for shoeing one horse.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States...
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