Example sentences of "not to be as [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The years of steady expansion were over , although achieving the hoped-for cuts was not to be as easy as the centre expected . |
| 2 | The proofreading seems not to be as accurate here as in the rest of the book , and there are some flaws in the details concerning the manuscripts and the discussion of the settings . |
| 3 | The Kent County cricketing team came again , beating Henley 20 — 2 although the Standard bravely reported it ‘ not to be as one-sided as it might appear ’ . |
| 4 | However these products tend not to be as rich in calcium as dairy products and red fish . |
| 5 | This will be wonderful in the bookshops as she has returned to the ghost story , and although it is reputed not to be as good as The Woman in Black , its sales are going to be . |
| 6 | Because a colour system requires three dots ( one for each primary ) at each point on the screen , resolution tends not to be as good as a similarly-sized monochrome display . |
| 7 | I was careful not to be as blatant with Émile . |
| 8 | It is n't their height but their shapely form that attracts discerning hillgoers , and since many of the tops are not included in tick lists — some of the Scottish ones do n't even get Corbett status — they tend not to be as popular as their loftier neighbours . |
| 9 | This affords Brown a chance to explore the planet which he believes not to be as dead as it first appears . |
| 10 | I 've heard that Chinese carrots tend not to be as reliable as some Eastern European ones … |
| 11 | The workshop classes were a mixture of all grades of academy , and it was here that I found common ground absorbing my trade instruction ; and happily in this field I was able not to be as conspicuous as I was at school . |
| 12 | I 'll try not to be as shaky this morning . |
| 13 | ‘ I try not to be as foolish u the doctor , and not to blunder in where the Inspector wishes to go quietly . |