Example sentences of "is as " in BNC.
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| 1 | The simple answer is as much or as little as you feel able to give . |
| 2 | In this , its 300th anniversary year , its role as human rights watchdog is as vital now as ever it was . |
| 3 | Its daring conception , ideal in the highest sense of the word , is based on the purest truth , and wrought out with the concentrated knowledge of a life , its colour is almost perfect , not one false or morbid hue in any part or line , and so modulated that every square inch of canvas is a perfect composition ; its drawing is as accurate as fearless ; the ship buoyant , bending , and full of motion ; its tones as true as they are wonderful ; and the whole picture dedicated to the most sublime of subjects and impressions … the power , majesty and deathfulness of the open , deep , illimitable sea . |
| 4 | A climate of artistic opinion is as tricky to predict as the English weather , and also quite as changeable . |
| 5 | This is as unsatisfactory as reading about a picture which is not illustrated . |
| 6 | An apt combination of noun and adjective , a bon mot , an evocative phrase , is as much as an artist can hope for and a reader can expect . |
| 7 | Chatterton is as much as anything the famous painting of his death in a Holborn attic done in the 1850s by Henry Wallis — with the poet lying across the bed in a kind of frozen entrechat . |
| 8 | His religion is as much as anything the regression to a past of obedience , disobedience , sin and doom . |
| 9 | For example , if you are embarking on Julia in Two Gentlemen of Verona and her Proteus letter , it is as well to have a sheet of paper that you can tear up to make the scene start with a dramatic focus and give the lines some action . |
| 10 | Read newspapers , and do n't assume that the whole world is as interested in acting as you are . |
| 11 | A house of sin you may call it , but not a house of darkness for the candles are never out , and it is like those countries far in the north where it is as clear at mid-night as at mid-day … |
| 12 | ‘ In the summer his vegetable garden is as neat and attractive as the one at Villandry . ’ |
| 13 | Growing apples is as easy as apple pie , if you are Joan Greenway of Highfield Nurseries . |
| 14 | Site is as important as soil , for plants that prefer full sun , shade or shelter may not thrive if planted in the wrong place , and are then more likely to succumb . |
| 15 | Violence in the home is as much a crime as violence from a stranger , so do not put up with it . |
| 16 | However , mats can themselves pose hazards , and it is as well if you are aware of these . |
| 17 | Finally , it is as well to realise that the title of ‘ karate champion ’ can only be legitimately conferred by a national governing body recognised by the Martial Arts Commission . |
| 18 | ‘ It is as well he is not a Papist , then , or the Pope would take off his frock. , ‘ He what ? ’ |
| 19 | It must be the Sabbath getting into our bones. , ‘ It is as well to take a full look at the worst . ’ |
| 20 | Yet Atholl is as far , and we have good ties with them . |
| 21 | The answer is as obvious as the sign on a streetcar — it is a business man . |
| 22 | You sitting on the sofa is as bad as letting the dog on it . ’ |
| 23 | Well , now I want to introduce another of Fodor 's theses which , for my money , is as correct as the other two are false . |
| 24 | Nobody is as bad as Aveling looks . |
| 25 | Waiting lists are known to be an inaccurate indicator of need , as many doctors do not refer patients if they know the wait will be long ( this is as true for instance for hearing aids as it is for hip replacements ) . |
| 26 | There are 80 organic wines on his list ( ‘ no chemicals so less chance of a hangover ’ ) and he 's been to loads of vineyards to make sure production is as natural as possible without actually treading the grapes . |
| 27 | It 's a reflection on sadomasochism , and on negation , and on the Underground throughout these novels , that the true gambler 's urge to lose is as strong as and not ultimately separable from its opposite . |
| 28 | But on the contrary , this world of ‘ it was rumoured ’ and ‘ that may well have been so ’ followed at once by ‘ it is more likely that nothing of the sort happened ’ — again in the opening paragraphs — is as exhilarating as the challenge of life 's opacities to a healthy curiosity . |
| 29 | Though untalkative , he is as inspectable as Hamlet , and no less inscrutable . |
| 30 | But he has had his vision of family , home , and work , and that is as real as the thwarting of it . |