: Re: How to fix awkward "sufficiently... that..." sentence structure? I have written the following sentence, but I am dissatisfied with its construction. In particular, the that joining the two parts

Here's a simple reformulation which breaks you out of the structure you dislike:

Since the database layout is sufficiently similar across all source data formats, we can write a single SQL query to export each output data format.

You could also rephrase for clarity, if you feel the original isn't clear enough. This probably requires some expansion, to make sure to get in all the details and reasoning that you consider both (a) crucial and (b) not necessarily obvious to the reader.

Since the database layout is sufficiently independent from the source data format, our export format need not rely on the original source format. Therefore, the implementation of each export format requires only a single SQL query.

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: What's the distinction between "vanity publishing" and "self publishing"? This question came up on the pros and cons of publishing avenues question; when I tried to look it up, I found the results

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: There's no real limit on what can be published, and I don't think vulgarity is a barrier on poetry (in some markets, sure, but far from all). The question is who exactly you're aiming this

: Depends on your goal for your writing. If you ever want to sell your work commercially, you better stick to conventional formatting. You won't be able to get away with breaking the rules

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