Example sentences of "the [noun] can be as [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In good times , the timespan can be as much as three months . |
| 2 | They are very friendly and docile with those they know and trust and respond readily to sympathetic handling ( which , again , is characteristic of the zebu ) but the bulls can be as vicious and spiteful as any Spanish fighting bull . |
| 3 | It follows that in complex animals in particular , the rules for learning the rules can be as much to do with social interaction as anything else . |
| 4 | But neither the board nor the judiciary can be as close , or as sensitive , to public opinion as a minister responsible to Parliament and to the electorate . |
| 5 | Among certain groups living in southern Africa the labia can be as long as seven inches and the owners of such equipment have to push the lips back into the vaginal opening in order to get on with their daily tasks . |
| 6 | Currently , production personnel spend nearly 4 per cent of their working time in training , but the figure can be as high as 25 per cent in the case of new nuclear power stations . |
| 7 | From haute cuisine right through to superb vegetarian menus , dining at the Sauerhof can be as waist-expanding or waistreducing as you require . |
| 8 | The daisies can be as much as 5 or 6in across and are carried in terminal branched heads , a truly remarkable sight . |
| 9 | And er the sun can be as much as nearly twenty minutes slow or fast . |
| 10 | A skilled endoscopist is essential , but the equipment can be as simple as a standard endoscope and an injection needle . |
| 11 | The descriptions can be as varied as you like along this sort of theme , providing the adventurers with something to think over as they approach the Castle . |
| 12 | The bands can be as deep as you like and the whole time you are creating a unique structure . |
| 13 | In fact , the walking can be as strenuous as you want it . |
| 14 | With some products , particularly new ones , advertising to the trade can be as important as advertising to the consumer . |
| 15 | It is , of course , important to ensure that reference and sample spectra are recorded under the same conditions of phase , temperature , concentration and instrument resolution so that the comparison can be as detailed and reliable as possible . |
| 16 | As with most classifications of natural phenomena the exact forms of which are governed by the interactions of continuously variable sets of conditions , the classification can be as complex as one likes and the only non-controversial classification is that which puts each reef in a class of its own . |
| 17 | Moreover , the system can be as basic or as sophisticated as required . |