Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] be just as [adj] " in BNC.
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| 31 | There is a wealth of cheap software written especially for education , but standard application packages can be just as beneficial . |
| 32 | If heavy bushes are out of place , graceful grasses can be just as efficient . |
| 33 | The idea is to show that environment-friendly modes of transport can be just as quick , if not quicker , than the private motor car . |
| 34 | Many of your colleagues in the broadcasting field are well-known to me , how can I persuade them , when they go to the bar that a Perrier or a tonic water might be just as efficacious as alcoholic liquor ; and how can I persuade them to stop smoking before they have a heart attack ? |
| 35 | Our existing tenants are more than happy with the service they receive and we are confident that new tenants will be just as pleased . |
| 36 | But in a moment of anxiety , a kind smile can be just as lasting . |
| 37 | He continued : ‘ It is perhaps encouraging that Scotland has suffered less than most regions , however , although the average fraud perpetrated in Scotland tends to be smaller than in some regions , the impact on Scottish businesses can be just as damaging . ’ |
| 38 | 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 . |
| 39 | Experiences that inhibit us as learners can be just as important in this respect as experiences that help . |
| 40 | National brewing giants such as Allied or Whitbread , though , are not the only villains ; small independent firms can be just as insensitive in their treatment of their tied houses . |
| 41 | A woman should be just as committed as a man to the construction of justice and love . |
| 42 | Arguably , however , the midwife 's record of a normal fetal heart rate should be just as acceptable as evidence . |
| 43 | On growth , the Labour party ignores the evidence of independent forecasters that , on top of the substantial growth rates that we have achieved in the 1980s , our growth rate will be just as good as the G7 average and faster than Germany 's in the second half of next year . |
| 44 | 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 . |
| 45 | 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 : |
| 46 | In actual fact , if a court finds it hard to know whether a particular situation comes within the words of a statute or not , the probability is the situation was not foreseen by the legislature , so that the Lords and Members of Parliament would be just as puzzled by it as the judges are . |
| 47 | Reg and I were most vitriolic about the risk to which we had been exposed and hoped that the Germans would be just as inefficient . ’ |
| 48 | Facing a similar mixture today , and with even more to gain , Europe should be just as brave . |
| 49 | Given a fair blow much higher speeds must be just as easy . |
| 50 | Mind , Uncle could be just as witty as them sometimes . |
| 51 | An acquittal by default could be just as serious . |
| 52 | One visitor went there expecting obfuscation , for I have read Sartre on art and think that Sartre on cricket would be just as illuminating . |
| 53 | The vinyl may harden and crack after 10 to 15 years , but until then the bed will be just as comfortable as the day you bought it . |
| 54 | This is why less sleep can be just as effective in restoring us physically , though we may be used to sleeping longer . |
| 55 | 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 . |
| 56 | Norweb is paying a higher interim dividend , up from 5.3p to 5.9p and the final should be just as healthy . |
| 57 | They had removed him from the stifling atmosphere of the Court , but already he was finding that Civil Service protocol could be just as oppressive . |
| 58 | The behaviour of Danie Craven and his 102-year-old SA Rugby Board in this matter could be just as problematic . |
| 59 | I think we had something like eight and a half months without rain and there 's the feeling , quite often , that when we get a good summer in this country , people assume that the next summer will be just as good . |
| 60 | 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 . |