Example sentences of "[am/are] [vb pp] to [be] as [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Abstracts are intended to be as concise as the nature of a particular topic being dealt with allows and not to be detailed rule-books dealing with every conceivable circumstance . ’ |
| 2 | These areas are specifically set apart for retail outlets ( both large and small ) and are designed to be as convenient and pleasant as possible for both customer and retailers . |
| 3 | Human beings are expected to be as mechanical as the musak . |
| 4 | Surfers are said to be as exclusive in their manners as the upper classes they have replaced , talking only among themselves and inevitably spending a good deal of their time incommunicado offshore . |
| 5 | This Astra was stolen by 5 teenagers , some of whom are thought to be as young as 13 . |
| 6 | ’ I have n't been on the stage for a long time , so I 'm bound to be as nervous as a kitten before I go on . |
| 7 | If all goes smoothly , she now has the chance to become the first ‘ young British designer ’ to be internationally recognised ( oddly , in the fashion business , designers are believed to be as young as their clothes look , which , in Hamnett 's case , is about 19 ) . |
| 8 | In common with tests , surveys are required to be as reliable and valid as is feasible in the circumstances . |