Example sentences of "[noun pl] can be just as [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An old fashioned stone yard is ideal , but a good clean well built modern set of stables can be just as good . |
| 2 | ‘ blind kids can be just as spiteful as other kids . ’ |
| 3 | The result is that the books can be just as amusing on second reading , which is just as well given the ambitious content . |
| 4 | Parents can be just as sensitive to school as their five-year-old child . |
| 5 | People accuse the whites of being prejudiced , but blacks can be just as bad . |
| 6 | The loss could well be considerably higher , particularly if you are male or heavily overweight ; but over-high expectations can be just as demoralizing as very slow weight loss , so we are taking a restrained attitude . |
| 7 | There is a wealth of cheap software written especially for education , but standard application packages can be just as beneficial . |
| 8 | If heavy bushes are out of place , graceful grasses can be just as efficient . |
| 9 | 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 . ’ |
| 10 | Experiences that inhibit us as learners can be just as important in this respect as experiences that help . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | The aim is to demonstrate that environment-friendly modes can be just as quick and efficient , if not more so , than the private motor car . |
| 15 | Prescribing unnecessary drugs or too many medicines can be just as bad for your health as prescribing too few . |
| 16 | Social and psychological burdens can be just as incapacitating as physical ill health . |