Example sentences of "[be] [not/n't] [adv] as [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am not always as successful as I hope . |
| 2 | That started a whole new chain of experiences , both sorting out the piece from scratch all over again , and finding out how to cope with such a monumental work technically without ruining my physique ( I am not quite as young as I was ) ! |
| 3 | Running men and dogs , too , supply about two-thirds of their forward power by springing , but they are not nearly as effective springs as kangaroos . |
| 4 | This evidence , like the evidence discussed in Children 's Minds , provides support for the argument that young children are not nearly as egocentric as Piaget claimed . |
| 5 | Besides , most keiretsu are not nearly as exclusive as American critics claim . |
| 6 | EMC is not a new thing in the US , although the regulations are not nearly as stringent as the EC directive . |
| 7 | I have heard these referred to as Disco Fish occasionally , but they are not nearly as common in the trade as they were . |
| 8 | Inside , the collections here are not nearly as fine as those you will find in St George 's or the National Gallery . |
| 9 | But look more closely at the statistics , look at what is really happening on the streets and in the shops , look at how people 's lives are changing , and it becomes clear that things are not nearly as bad as they are painted . |
| 10 | You have national radio , of course , but in a sense there 's less of it , in terms of hour times , and you have to be that much better to get on it , and the opportunities are not nearly as flagrant as on local radio . |
| 11 | Optical tablets using infra red beams to detect the position of a stylus are not nearly as sensitive as the other systems but are quite adequate for allowing a finger to be used to select an item from a program menu . |
| 12 | The Ascot fences are not nearly as fierce as their Mildmay counterparts at Aintree , but several of the fancied horses made remarkably heavy weather of them . |
| 13 | In fact , the Great and Good are not nearly as changed as popular myth would have it . |
| 14 | For most of us , though– these responses are not nearly as threatening as the possibility of being rejected or overpowered . |
| 15 | As in the UK , bright young people find it extra galling that some of those who are occupying the jobs they need are not nearly as bright as they . |
| 16 | If you have a good and close relationship with your mother you should be able to talk to her , but sometimes things are not even as straightforward as this , and if you are close to someone who you know is going to be upset or disappointed in you , it may be even harder to do . |
| 17 | Also , what do I wear and will they say my legs are not even as good as Terry 's let alone Sue Lawley 's ? |
| 18 | You are not even as old as Bicker , and he has no grey in his hair . ’ |
| 19 | Just because we grow older , it does n't mean that we are not just as much in need of comfort from those around us . |
| 20 | Anytime a westerly or south-westerly wind is blowing , for example , means you must be in with a good chance of making a catch , even if other conditions are not equally as good . |
| 21 | This makes six extra words , at least , but they are not equally as common . |
| 22 | Draft agreements in the UK are not usually as one-sided as is frequently the case in the United States . |
| 23 | This might be a straight ‘ swap ’ but matters are not usually as simple as that . |
| 24 | It is a magnificent setting but I do n't like playing music in the open air , and the acoustics there are not perhaps as good as they are claimed to be . |
| 25 | The Allied videos are not quite as good , but this probably reflects the greater number of types described and our greater familiarity with most of the types shown . |
| 26 | IBM Corp enabled Wall Street to start last Tuesday with a smile on its face , reporting first quarter net profit of $1.04 a share , significantly ahead of analysts ' best estimates — but the figures are not quite as good as they looked , because a change in the basis of recognition of software revenues . |
| 27 | Unfortunately things are not quite as simple as that . |
| 28 | Unfortunately , matters are not quite as simple as some of us thought they were . |
| 29 | Chapanis suggested that computers are not quite as easy to work as the glossy brochures suggest . |
| 30 | If you are shooting video in a zoo where animals are kept behind bars , you are likely to come up against situations which prove that auto-focus systems are not quite as clever as you are . |