Example sentences of "not so [adj] as [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ride followed by Marian and Allen , although not so broad as the main Highway , was lighter because the trees that flanked it , being for the most part giant oaks , had quelled the subordinate vegetation and left airy vistas between their trunks . |
| 2 | Although this is not so good as the quick sponge or madeira cake for cutting and shaping , it is ideal for the simpler shaped fantasy cakes and its advantage over the quick sponge is that it is lighter . |
| 3 | These procedures can detect the disease , but they are not so accurate as the macroscopic study of a surgical specimen in determining the pattern and extension of the tumour . |
| 4 | In later experiments a brightly coloured plastic bottle was used and the blackbirds even learned to mob this object , although it was not so effective as a novel stuffed bird . |
| 5 | Many women died in childbirth , but it was not so dangerous as the warlike pursuits of the men-folk . |
| 6 | This was not so wide as the first one had been , and she bridged it safely . |
| 7 | Charles sat among Charity 's glossy acquaintances , the only uniform in the whole peculiar set of imbibers , perhaps not so peculiar as the last time he 'd dropped in when the Aleister Crowley entourage gave sinister overtones to the entire pub , the ‘ Black Magician ’ himself in his wide black hat sat surrounded by his followers in equally curious clothes . |
| 8 | Sartorial elegance , though , is not so important as the playing style which makes Ferguson the natural partner for McCoist in Lisbon . |
| 9 | Yet even the gashes were not so ugly as the expensive boat that had caused them . |
| 10 | The 15th was the longest hole at 580 yards , although not so formidable as the 8th where ‘ fences are utilised as hazards , and there are several trees stumps ’ . |
| 11 | The aircraft was not so manoeuvrable as the Japanese Zero , but its strength far exceeded the Zero in a dive . |
| 12 | This kind of mismatch is not so obvious as the other , but it should not be forgotten , as it can cause difficulty in understanding . |
| 13 | This process of exploitation is not so obvious as the direct payment of tithes or forced labour under feudalism , but it is still , according to Marx , economic exploitation . |
| 14 | The first part , on the promenade , was not so bad as the last lap up into the town centre where all the local talent was collected round the cinema and amusement arcade or merely loafing about the pavement . |