Example sentences of "is [adv] as [adj] [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | The AP1-88 is only as noisy as a major road at a distance of 100 m to 200 m , and at I km is no noisier than a quiet residential area . |
| 2 | Telemine is only as large as a conventional torpedo — of which two British versions were sufficient to sink the Argentinian cruiser General Belgrano with the loss of more than 300 lives during the Falklands war last summer . |
| 3 | An oral contract for supplying a haulage service is just as enforceable as a written one for this purpose . |
| 4 | Once agreement is reached , the settlement is just as final as a judgment and , unless the agreement has been improperly procured , the issues of fact and law raised in the original claim may not be the subject of further litigation . |
| 5 | In the case of humans — to the physical factors or the environment , the ideological environment must be added , because a idea is just as valid as a kick in the teeth ; ideas are actually more important stimuli to the nervous system than are other types of stimuli ; ideas are , or induce , emotions that evoke energy in the nervous system . ’ |
| 6 | But that staying at home and looking after the children , or whatever and bringing up a family is just as valuable as a job , or a career . |
| 7 | He once went five and a half years unbeaten and he is still as modest as a mouse . |
| 8 | But just because your adored , powerful 1980s-style fragrance is now as démodé as a Dynasty-style shoulder-pad , that does n't mean you should cast it aside . |
| 9 | That being so , suppose we have another member of staff who is equally as effective as a teacher but who does not work up the lecture notes in the same way : could we not say that his or her teaching is integrated with research to the same degree ? |
| 10 | The nutmeg , complete with its edible rind , is almost as big as a hen 's egg , with a diameter of about two inches . |