Example sentences of "and [adj] as it [is] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But this annual nerve-shredder , as remorseless and cruel as it is exhilarating , had already struck . |
| 2 | To Bradford from Helen Craig : ‘ How pleasant and easy it is to shop at Sainsbury 's in comparison to other supermarkets … please do n't change anything , just keep it simple and pleasant as it is . ’ |
| 3 | The shift of Amis 's mind , thoughtful and unphilosophical as it is , has been broadly a pattern to others of his age . |
| 4 | Vile and contemptuous as it is , mimicry is not a crime , though it should be , the worst . |
| 5 | The dietary fibre connection is not in any way as clear and direct as it is in the evidence concerning cancer of the colon . |
| 6 | It follows , in my opinion , that the servant may , whilst in the employment of the master , be as agreeable , attentive , and skilful as it is in his power to be to others with the ultimate view of obtaining the benefit of the customers ' friendly feelings when he calls upon them if and when he sets up business for himself . |
| 7 | stretched and paler as it is . |
| 8 | Im happy for us to stick with the present team ( when DOL fit ) , unless we start to make obvious cock ups in one postition. the team looks balanced and functional as it is … just need the forwards to start knocking in a few more goals … |
| 9 | But surely what we want is more than just housework to be waged and left as it is ? |
| 10 | Of all the Birds of Paradise , the Greater is as rare and remarkable as it is difficult to reach . |
| 11 | He is aware that , absorbing and stimulating as it is , his answer to the question of consciousness will seem to some to be on a par with ‘ 42 ’ , the celebrated answer to life , the universe and everything . |
| 12 | But , in a situation in which an arboreal habitat has led to a reliance on visual cues and a generalized body-structure and postural suppleness , even the correct mating-position may not be obvious and automatic as it is in many other animals . |
| 13 | Now she 's gone , and I do n't have to pay out , I 'm not badly off ; I 've saved a bit , and I 'd thought there would be no need to let the room , but if you and Mr Paul was looking for somewhere clean and comfortable , with good food , and reasonable as it 's yourselves , perhaps you 'd think it over . ’ |
| 14 | Above all , it should be as physically comfortable and relaxing as it is easy on the eye . |
| 15 | Everyone 's frightened and tired as it is . |
| 16 | But it remains true that this culminating defence , conservative and apologetic as it is , still partakes of the same fundamental challenge to gender division as the other defences . |
| 17 | The rallying cry of the ‘ Short Report ’ , evocative and important as it is , oversimplifies many complex political and social realities . |
| 18 | The approach is as persistent and tenacious as it is conventional and unimaginative . |
| 19 | ‘ May the ocean be always as calm and benevolent as it is today . |
| 20 | And , as I hope to demonstrate from time to time in later chapters , it is as legitimate to utilize Lévi-Straussian notions where these seem appropriate and fruitful as it is to derive inspiration from Freud — without necessarily being a dogmatic , doctrinaire Freudian . |
| 21 | Curiously enough — and tragic as it is — your negotiating position , Nader , is actually better than before the kidnap . |
| 22 | ‘ The commonness and the uselessness of the thought are abominable ; and if only his idea , common and useless as it is , were clear … |
| 23 | Old and non-digital as it is , videodisc technology is today still the only platform available that can deliver high quality , full motion , full frame video complete with a range of trick frame features such as forward and backward variable speed motion and perfect freeze frames . |