Example sentences of "as [adj] [conj] [v-ing] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | In practice , this may mean as little as insisting on modest changes in decision-making procedures and modes of academic debate ; or it may mean as much as the sacrifice of a whole way of life for activism in some major political cause . |
| 2 | With weeks , sometimes months between the issue of travel documents and their actual use , frequent changes in timetabling and the inevitable delays on overworked railways and sea routes , predicting when and where a transport would arrive was about as reliable as betting on a roulette wheel . |
| 3 | It 's not quite as effective as walking on water , but it comes close . |
| 4 | Although London 's Oxford Street topped the list when it came to spending on fashion and footwear , Aylesbury beat both Oxford and the West End as far as spending on food , furniture , electrical goods and D I Y items was concerned . |
| 5 | Everyone in MAS should be familiar with the chapters applicable to all MAS engagements , the remaining chapters can be referred to as necessary when working on the appropriate type of engagement . |