Example sentences of "can be just as [adj] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 Voluntary work in the community can be just as useful as anything you may have done in a paid capacity .
2 But while you can be just as sure as you ever were about the quality of what you choose , the kind of toys on offer from Matchbox now are very different from the huge fleet of little cars most of us associate with this particular name .
3 ‘ Ethnic minorities ’ she says , most Black women take offence when considered to be in the same category as Europeans who can be just as racist as Delia Cope .
4 In other departments the approach to assessment was deliberately kept as informal and flexible as possible , as in the following extended quotation from the Head of Drama at ‘ Pope John Paul ’ , which illustrates that this type of apparent informality can be just as thorough and searching , if not more so , than many supposedly more objective methods :
5 I can be just as nasty as friendly if I must , but it is not often necessary . ’
6 This can be just as traumatic and lengthy as coming off an opioid , as the following interviewee experienced :
7 Even if you have n't a pool , a large bucket of water can be just as good if you have the right kind of toys .
8 In fact , a man 's skin can be just as dry as a woman 's .
9 Bank fishing can be just as productive as fishing from a boat , so even during the high winds that are your frequent companion on Orkney , anglers can always find a sheltered corner from which to attack .
10 Varying the textures within this sort of monochromatic colour scheme can be just as interesting and lively as a scheme full of more obvious contrasts .
11 Social and psychological burdens can be just as incapacitating as physical ill health .
12 The author himself can be just as candid when the spirit moves him .
13 The aim is to demonstrate that environment-friendly modes can be just as quick and efficient , if not more so , than the private motor car .
14 Remember , though , that badgering agents is quite useless ; if they want to come they will come , but telephoning them and overselling yourself can be just as useless as not letting them know that you 're alive and working .
15 ‘ blind kids can be just as spiteful as other kids . ’
16 A transparency sent round in a cab or a special piece of artwork produced at short notice can be just as valuable as an exciting launch or a slap-up lunch .
17 ‘ The loss of a pet can be just as upsetting as the death of a member of the family because people become so attached to them , ’ she said .
18 The loss could well be considerably higher , particularly if you are male or heavily overweight ; but over-high expectations can be just as demoralizing as very slow weight loss , so we are taking a restrained attitude .
19 But unofficial links can be just as significant as more overt official association , as in the close association of business and financial interests with the Conservative Party .
20 This latter is quite an important point , because although it may not be immediately obvious , a deposit which consists only of large particles can be just as well-sorted as one which consists only of small ones .
21 I think there 's a danger that you can go over the top with praise , in that you 're anxious to give quality feedback , the thing that you have to be careful with is that it 's not just meaningless like that , because that can be just as bad as giving negative feedback .
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