Example sentences of "[noun] [modal v] be [adv] as [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | In reality , a well-conceived general course may be just as coherent as a narrower one ; after all , the study of classics traditionally involves two languages and three disciplines and who is to say that classics is not both general and coherent ? |
2 | In other words , an abstract idea will replace a master-man relationship ; but in practice the workings of a labour force may be just as difficult . ’ |
3 | Though other books may be just as good or even better on one particular feature . |
4 | Yet the resort to arms is by definition a crisis of politics , and to neglect the political response for the sake of military considerations may be just as perilous . |
5 | Since wage rates are equal in the two industries and the marginal cost of meals ( 5 ) is half the marginal cost of films ( 10 ) , the marginal physical product of labour must be twice as high in the meals industry as in the film industry . |
6 | Indeed , without such unifying pressures , the two peoples could be just as conscious of their differences — cultural and otherwise — no matter how happily individuals might mingle in Washington , London , Harvard or Oxford , and despite the multitude of personal ties and experiences . |
7 | Losses would be twice as high if energy producers imposed a carbon tax and kept the revenues for themselves , or if a tax were levied by a world agency which then shared out the revenue in proportion to each region 's population . |
8 | An old fashioned stone yard is ideal , but a good clean well built modern set of stables can be just as good . |
9 | ‘ blind kids can be just as spiteful as other kids . ’ |
10 | Activity in any single unit can farm part of many representations and the inactivity of a cell can be just as important for representing something as its activity . |
11 | Bank fishing can be just as productive as fishing from a boat , so even during the high winds that are your frequent companion on Orkney , anglers can always find a sheltered corner from which to attack . |
12 | Acts of Parliament and committee recommendations do cause a shift of emphasis , but social and political pressures , academic research , and evolving classroom practice can be just as influential . |
13 | With such a small population averages tend to be meaningless but butterfats are generally about 4 per cent and milk yields can be almost as high as a Jersey 's . |
14 | The result is that the books can be just as amusing on second reading , which is just as well given the ambitious content . |
15 | Lithuania should be just as concerned with the emergence of a free Poland , for the same reasons . |
16 | If it is difficult to change habits like smoking or drinking , despite the best of intentions , then the switch to nut steaks and vegetable lasagne might be just as painful , and for those forced to it because of the unavailability of meat it would also be deeply resented . |
17 | ‘ And the second half 'll be just as one-sided . ’ |
18 | Stroboscopic vision " sampling " at the bat 's cruising rate of about 10 samples per second would be nearly as good as normal " continuous ' vision for some ordinary purposes , though not for catching a ball or an insect . |
19 | I do not believe that those countries will be half as eager to abandon their new-found sovereignty so soon after regaining it . |
20 | ‘ The co-operation of all the technicians and supervisors in achieving the objectives of the profit plan will be just as possible ! ’ says George . |
21 | Nigel will be just as safe in IndyCar racing as he has been in Formula One , if not safer . ’ |
22 | Parents can be just as sensitive to school as their five-year-old child . |
23 | People accuse the whites of being prejudiced , but blacks can be just as bad . |
24 | On those rare days when the weather has run out of rain and the sun has driven away the clouds , the wrong packed lunch can be just as disastrous . |
25 | Hence , buffers should be both as large as possible and related in size to index record size . |
26 | Future canine guests should be just as welcome — she did n't leave any hairs in the bath ! |
27 | Equations ( 7.9 ) and ( 7.10 ) combine to show that , when the time constant of the inductor is very large , the time constant must be just as large at balance so that it may not be feasible to reach the value of R 2 needed to achieve balance . |
28 | Unfortunately , Cooper could be just as difficult in private as he was in public , and Richardson moved out in 1960 . |
29 | The purpose of this chapter has been to establish three propositions : that religious beliefs have penetrated scientific discussion on many levels , that to reduce the relationship between science and religion to one of conflict is therefore inadequate , but that to construct a revisionist history for apologetic purposes would be just as problematic . |
30 | Bob Shorter , the contracts director for Highland Health Board , said the news was encouraging , but stressed that money to cover running costs would be just as important as money which might pay for a new hospital . |