Example sentences of "is as [adv] [verb] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is easy to be critical of prejudice in the lives of others , particularly when it is as small minded as that of Phyllis . |
| 2 | Leith 's prose is as emotionally loaded as he can make it — Darwin himself ‘ confessed ’ that imagining the eye to have evolved was almost absurd ( Leith of course makes no mention of Darwin 's reference to the sequence of eyes from very imperfect to almost human in invertebrates ) . |
| 3 | I urge my right hon. Friend to ensure that other EC countries emulate our far-reaching rules and regulations to ensure that there is a total ban on veal crates throughout the Community and that the transportation of live animals , particularly horses and ponies , inside the European continent is as stringently controlled as it is in this country under our domestic rules and regulations . |
| 4 | The heavy stuff masks the whole body , but the structure is as clearly realised as in the Peplos kore ( fig. 39 ) . |
| 5 | If you venture past the crowds to see the Poussins , you find yourself alone with a collection which is as lamentably hung as ever . |
| 6 | As always , the music is as carefully constructed as the words — Newman 's grasp of the basics of popular song has been amazingly consistent from his orchestrated debut in 1968 through the height of his popularity with the brilliant Little Criminals to this , the latest jewel in the crown of a quite exceptional body of work . |
| 7 | But this is no vulgar skirmish of brittle nylon colours — its startling brightness is as carefully coordinated as a Zandra Rhodes gown |
| 8 | The whole structure which the Ministry controls and administers is as closely integrated as that of modern warships and high-performance aircraft . |
| 9 | Moreover , certainty of precedent , while in general most desirable , is not of as great an importance in relation to a doctrine which is as infrequently invoked as this . |
| 10 | Er , whereas St John is as tightly controlled as a as a strong elastic band is n't he ? |
| 11 | The body of Nikandre 's statue is as formally constructed as the head , and similar clothed bodies with Daedalic heads are found on a smaller scale in many materials : terracotta , bronze , ivory , gold-relief . |
| 12 | Not all dialogue is as linguistically elaborate as this example . |
| 13 | I have so far only encountered the names of Marieke Blankestijn and Thierry Fischer on the ASV label and if their music-making is as consistently inspired as it is here , I very much hope that we will be hearing more of them . |
| 14 | None of the highly civilised heroes of Yourcenar 's history and fiction is as sympathetically drawn as these two aristocrats who were not allowed to grow . |
| 15 | But health officials are worried that the drug culture which sprung up with it has now reached epidemic proportions … and the Swindon area is as hard hit as anywhere . |
| 16 | ‘ Old rituals and traditions are cherished within each constituent College , ’ we are told , ‘ Boanerges ’ is as much loved as ever . ’ |